Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.sacscoc.org/) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctor'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 Western Carolina University.

In addition to this institutional accreditation, prgograms in the Kimmel School maintain the following program specific accreditations:

• American Council for Construction Education - Construction Management
• Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.