Florida Tech Accreditation & Memberships

  • Florida Tech is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist and doctoral 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 Florida Tech. The commission requests that they be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.
  • The university is approved by the Office of Education of the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The university is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the American Council on Education, the College Entrance Examination Board and the American Society for Engineering Education.
  • The undergraduate programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET are aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering and software engineering.
  • The undergraduate computer science program is accredited by ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission.
  • The undergraduate programs in education approved by the State of Florida Department of Education are biology education, chemistry education, earth/space science education, mathematics education, middle grades general science education and physics education.
  • The undergraduate program in chemistry is accredited by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society. Students may obtain ACS-certified degrees by following a prescribed curriculum.
  • The aeronautical science, aviation computer science and aviation management programs are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).
  • The Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Specialization, is accredited by the American Psychological Association. The graduate program in applied behavior analysis is fully accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI).