Meredith College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and masters degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Meredith College.

The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.

Program Accreditations and Approvals

The college maintains the following program accreditations:

• Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association. The Didactic Program in Dietetics and the postbaccalaureate Dietetic Internship Program are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606-6995, telephone (312) 399-4876).
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

The college has approval of programs from the following agencies:

• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (initial and advanced teacher licensure programs)
• North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission
• American Bar Association (postbaccalaureate, non-credit Paralegal Program)
  

Affiliations

Graduates of Meredith College are eligible for membership in the American Association of University Women (AAUW). In addition to AAUW, the college is a member of the following professional, state and national organizations:

American Association of Colleges & Universities
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of College Teacher Educators
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association for Hispanic Higher Education
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
American College Health Association
American College Personnel Association
American Council on Education
Association of College Housing Officers – International
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Birth to Kindergarten Higher Education Consortium
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
Consortium for Global Education
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Council of Independent Colleges
Council on Undergraduate Research
EDUCAUSE
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Institute of International Education
National Association for Campus Activities
National Association of College and University Business Officers
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
National Collegiate Honors Council
National Women’s Studies Association
North Carolina Association of College Teacher Educators
North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
North Carolina Campus Compact
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Society for College and University Planning
The College Board
Women’s College Coalition