Institutional Accreditation

Brown Mackie College — Michigan City, IN is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award bachelor's degrees, associate’s degrees, and certificates. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

ACICS can be contacted at 750 First Street NE, Suite 980, Washington, DC 20002; telephone: 1.202.336.6780.

Brown Mackie College — Michigan City, IN is a branch of Brown Mackie College — Merrillville, IN.

Programmatic Accreditation

The Medical Assisting degree program is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 214 North, Falls Church, VA 22043 (703.917.9503).

The Brown Mackie College — Michigan City Associate of Science degree in Surgical Technology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology.

The Brown Mackie College — Michigan City Associate of Science in Medical Assisting is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).

State Licensure

This institution is regulated by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, 302 West Washington Street, Room E201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Telephone: 317.232.1320.

Veterans Administration

The degree programs described in this Web site are approved for veterans’ training by the Indiana State Approving Agency for Veterans Training.

Affiliations

Brown Mackie College — Michigan City is a member of Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, the Alpha Beta Gamma National Honor Society, the American Medical Technologists, the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Indiana, the Career College Association, the Indiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the Indiana Workforce Development, the Laporte Chamber of Commerce, the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the Veterans’ Administration and the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation.

U.S. Department of Education

Brown Mackie College — Michigan City is eligible for and participates in certain Title IV financial aid programs, state grant programs, and vocational education contracts with private vocational institutions. The College is authorized to enroll students as Vocational Rehabilitation program participants and as Social Security beneficiaries. The College does not participate in the Department of Education’s Leave of Absence Program.