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Accreditation

PPCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456.

Self-Study Report 2003

State Authorization

Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) is currently working cooperatively with higher education authorities in all states and other U.S. jurisdictions to ensure compliance with state authorization requirements that govern the offering of courses in those states, including complaint processes. PPCC will continue to monitor developments in the jurisdictions in which it enrolls students, and, if authorization or licensure is or becomes necessary, it will obtain approvals or provide notice here of the jurisdictions in which it is not authorized to offer courses or programs.

Currently PPCC has approval to offer courses in the following states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

PPCC is in the process of obtaining approval in the following states:

Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio, Wyoming

PPCC is currently not authorized to offer courses in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, District of Columbia.

If you are not an on-campus student at PPCC institution and plan to enroll in distance classes, please check the information provided above to verify that your state has either authorized or exempted our college to offer such classes or programs to you as a resident of that state.

If you reside in an “unauthorized” state and plan to take distance education classes, please note that we are not authorized or exempted to offer distance education classes or programs to you as a resident of an “unauthorized” state.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Julie Witherow, Director of eLearning, at julie.witherow@ppcc.edu or 1(800) 456-6847, ext. 3049.