Virginia Highlands Community College, a division of the Virginia Community College System, is approved by the State Board for Community Colleges and by the Virginia Community College Systems Office. The associate degree curricula of the College have also been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

Virginia Highlands Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501: www.sacscoc.org) to award the Associate Degree. The College received initial accreditation in 1972 and accreditation reaffirmation in 1976, 1987 and most recently in 1997 for a period of ten years. Reaffirmation followed a period of self-study during which time the College took an in-depth look at its mission, explored ways and means of improving its programs and services, and charted its future course.

The Nursing Program is approved by the Virginia State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006, 800-669-1656, www.nlnac.org. NLN is officially recognized as the national accrediting agency for nursing education by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation (COPA) and by the U.S. Department of Education.

The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiography, which is recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation (COPA) and by the U.S. Department of Education as the national accrediting agency for radiologic education.

The College is approved for listing in U.S. Department of Education directories and for participation in various federally sponsored programs of students aid and educational assistance. It has also been approved by the Committee on Veterans Education and the State Department of Education for training of veterans.

Virginia Highlands Community College is an institutional member of the American Association of Community Colleges, the Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges, and the Association of Virginia Colleges.