History of the College
New River Community and Technical College originated when the West Virginia Legislature passed House Bill 2224 in March of 2003. Senate Bill 448, passed in 2004, made additional changes in the structure of the College.
The College officially came into existence on July 1, 2003. As a result of this legislation, New River Community and Technical College was created by combining Bluefield State College’s community college component with Glenville State College’s community college campus in Nicholas County. Consequently, New River Community and Technical College serves an area including Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, and Webster counties through its Mercer County, Greenbrier Valley, Nicholas County, and Raleigh County Campuses. New River Community and Technical College is a multi-campus institution headquartered at Beaver.
Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation
New River Community and Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60602-1411
Phone: (312) 263-0456; 1-800-621-7440
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.hlcommission.org
Institutional accreditation means that credits earned at New River Community and Technical College will transfer to many other colleges or universities in the United States. Accreditation also allows students (as graduates of an accredited institution) to apply for admission to other regionally accredited higher education institutions.
The agencies accrediting specific program offerings at New River Community and Technical College include:
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, West Virginia 25311-1688
Phone: 1-877-558-5767
http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
5600 N. River Rd., Suite 720
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Phone: (773) 714-8880
http://www.naacls.org
West Virginia Registered Nurses Board (WV RN Board)
501 MacCorkle Ave, SW
South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304) 744-0900
West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services
350 Capitol Street Room 425
Charleston, WV 25301
Toll Free: 1-888-747-8367
Phone: (304) 558-3956
www.wvoems.org
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Rocco V. Morando Building
6610 Busch Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: (614) 888-4484
www.nremt.org
Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 North
Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
Phone: (727) 210-2350
www.caahep.org
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
Phone: 703-706-3245. Email accreditation@apta.org
Website:http://www.capteonline.org/WhatWeDo/Recent Actions/PublicDisclosureNotices/
If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 304-929-3324 or Email: PTA-Program@newriver.edu
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