Accreditation

All courses and educational programs, including counseling services, are fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

• The Harper business related programs of Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Financial Services, Hospitality Management, Management, Marketing, Materials/Logistics Management, and Office Careers are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
• The Harper Dental Hygiene career program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Education of the American Dental Association;
• The Harper Music Department is accredited as a Community/Junior College Member of the National Association of Schools of Music;
• The Harper Paralegal Studies Program is accredited by the American Bar Association;
• The Harper Real Estate Program holds a Certificate of Real Estate School, Department of Registration and Education School Approval #46;
• The Harper Nursing Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing and approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation;
• The Harper Dietetic Technician Program is granted Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, a specialized accreditation body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.
• The Medical Office Assistant certificate and degree programs have been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for Medical Assistant Education, aka The Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment (AAMAE).