Specialized Accreditation

Malcolm X College’s (MXC) Health Science and Career Programs are training the professionals of tomorrow. In doing so, MXC offers programs that follow professional practice standards through specialized accreditation.              

Specialized accreditation is program specific and sets curriculum and program delivery standards. Currently, MXC offers eleven specialized accredited programs and one program in the initial application phase of accreditation. Please see the table for a list of MXC accredited programs, their accrediting bodies, the status of accreditation, location of accreditation disclosure and programmatic outcomes data.        

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Program Accrediting Body Status Programmatic
Outcomes Data

Child Development  School Education (AAS)                  

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)                  

Accredited                  

Child Development Programmatic Outcomes                   

Dental Hygiene (AAS)                  

Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)                  

Accredited                  

Dental Hygiene Programmatic Outcomes                  

EMT II-Paramedic (AC)                 

Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) & the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)            

Accredited                  

Paramedic Programmatic Outcomes                 

Health Information Technology (AAS)                

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)                 

Accredited                

HIT Programmatic Outcomes          

Medical Assisting (AC)         

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)                

Accredited                

Medical Assisting Programmatic Outcomes            

Mortuary Science (AAS)                  

American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE)                  

Accredited

Mortuary Science Programmatic Outcomes                  

Nursing (AAS)                  

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)  

Accredited

Nursing Programmatic Outcomes                   

Pharmacy Technology  (AC)

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP)      

Accredited

Pharmacy Programmatic Outcomes                   

Radiography (AAS)                  

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) 

Accredited

Radiography Programmatic Outcomes                   

Respiratory Care (AAS)

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory (COARC)              

Accredited

Respiratory Care Programmatic Outcomes

​Surgical Technology​ (AAS)

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

​Accredited

​Not Available

Physical Therapist  Assistant  (AAS)

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)                  

Accredited          

Physical Therapy Assistant Programmatic Outcomes

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