Accreditation
The Lone Star College System, formerly known as the North Harris Montgomery Community College District, is accredited through the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Accredited since 1976, Lone Star’s accreditation was reaffirmed in 2001. SACS is one of six nationally recognized regional accreditation agencies through the United States Department of Education and oversees the accreditation of colleges in 11 southern states. For further information on SACS and regional accreditation please point your browser to http://www.sacs.org, or call 404.679.4501.
Individual programs at Lone Star are further approved by numerous national associations and state credentialing agencies including the American Dental Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist Commission on Credentialing, the American Veterinary Medical Association, The Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs, the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, the Texas Department of Health Services, the Texas Education Agency and many others. For a complete list of the system’s additional approving agencies see page 10 of the current college catalog.