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Jamestown Community College鈥檚 accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed. The Commission鈥檚 most recent action on the institution鈥檚 accreditation status on 2021 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Its curricula are approved by the State University of New York and are registered by the New York State Department of Education.</p> </div> </div> <div class="page-sections"> <div class="page-section section-type-buttons-group"> <div class="buttons-group"> <div class="button-links"> <div class="button-link"> <a href="https://www.msche.org/institution/0326/">JCC Accreditation at MSCHE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section section-type-content"> <div class="content-section"> <h2>Additional accreditation & approval</h2> <p>The nursing program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., formerly the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peach Rd., North East Suite, Atlanta, GA 30326, phone: 404.975.5000; fax: 404.975.5020; or <a href="https://www.acenursing.org/" target="_blank">acenursing.org</a>.</p> <p>The occupational therapy assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE鈥檚 telephone number, c/o AOTA, is 301.652.AOTA,聽and its web address is <a href="https://acoteonline.org/" target="_blank">acoteonline.org</a>.</p> <p>JCC is聽approved by the <a href="https://veterans.ny.gov/" target="_blank">New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs</a> for the training of veterans and other eligible persons.</p> <p>JCC is approved by New York state to participate in the <a href="https://www.nc-sara.org/" target="_blank">National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements</a>. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education.</p> </div> </div> <div class="page-section section-type-buttons-group"> <div class="buttons-group"> <div class="button-links"> <div class="button-link"> <a href="https://www.acenursing.org/">Nursing ACEN</a> </div> <div class="button-link"> <a href="https://acoteonline.org/">Occupational Therapy ACOTE</a> </div> <div class="button-link"> <a href="https://veterans.ny.gov/">NYS Division of Veterans' Services </a> </div> <div class="button-link"> <a href="https://www.nc-sara.org/">NC-SARA</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section section-type-content"> <div class="content-section"> <h2>Licensure</h2> <ul><li><a href="/programs/nursing-aas">Nursing A.A.S. degree licensure statement</a></li> <li><a href="/programs/occupational-therapy-assistant-aas">Occupational Therapy Assistant A.A.S. degree licensure statement</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </section> 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