Accreditation:
Southwest Florida College is a private nonprofit institution
authorized to award degrees, certificates and diplomas in
business and related areas.
Southwest Florida College (Fort Myers and Tampa) holds
exemption license number 1347 and is authorized to award
Associate of Science degrees by:
The Commission for Independent Education
Colleges and Universities, Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(904) 488-8695.
The Fort Myers campus holds license number 1829 to award
certificates and diplomas by:
The Commission for Independent Education
Colleges and Universities, Department of Education
The Florida Education Center
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-9504.
The Tampa campus holds license number 2274 to award certificates
and diplomas by:
The Commission for Independent Education
Colleges and Universities, Department of Education,
The Florida Education Center
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-9504.
Southwest Florida College is accredited as a Junior College
by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools (ACICS). ACICS is an independent, national, institutional
accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education and is a member of the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA). ACICS is located at:
750 First Street, NE, Suite 980
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 336-6780