Reputation & Accreditation

Accreditation

  • SACS: Milligan College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Milligan College.

  • NCATE: The education program at Milligan is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (2010 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-466-7496). This accreditation covers initial teacher and advanced educator preparation programs.

  • ACOTE:  The occupational therapy program at Milligan College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), a division of The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824; 800-652-AOTA).

  • CCNE: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Milligan College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (One DuPont Circle NW Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120). This accreditation covers the baccalaureate degree program.

Affiliations

The College holds membership in the following professional organizations:

  • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
  • American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
  • American Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education
  • Appalachian Athletic Conference
  • Appalachian College Association
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
  • College Placement Council
  • Council for Advancement and Support of Education
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • National Association of College and University Business Offices
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
  • National College Testing Association
  • Tennessee Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
  • Tennessee Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education
  • Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools
  • Tennessee Independent College and University Association
  • Tennessee Deans and Directors of Nursing Programs (sponsored by the Tennessee Board of Nursing)

National Recognition

Milligan has been named one of the top ten colleges in the South numerous times by U.S. News & World Report and is consistently named to Washington Monthly's list of top 100 baccalaureate colleges. The College continues to be recognized for outstanding academics and its commitment to servant-leadership. View a full list of Milligan's accolades here.