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Accredited child care and social services programs in Minnesota

30 accredited schools in Minnesota offer child care and social services programs approved for WIOA funding

These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Minnesota has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 99 of the 100 child care and social services programs on the state's list.

The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.

WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.

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Accredited early childhood programs in Minnesota

All 20 schools with early childhood programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 48 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 10 accredited schools

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College

    Minneapolis

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028

    2 programs

  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Granite Falls

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2032

    2 programs

  • Pine Technical and Community College

    Pine City

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2029

    2 programs

  • Rochester Community and Technical College

    Rochester

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 1960, next review 2027

    2 programs

  • St. Cloud Technical & Community College

    St. Cloud, listed as St. Cloud Technical and Community College

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2036

    2 programs

  • Alexandria Technical and Community College

    Alexandria

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2034

    1 program

  • Inver Hills Community College

    Inver Grove Heights

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 1976, next review 2027

    1 program

  • Leech Lake Tribal College

    Cass Lake

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 2006, next review 2031

    1 program

  • Minnesota North College

    Grand Rapids

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030

    1 program

  • Northland Community and Technical College

    East Grand Forks

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030

    1 program

Accredited human services programs in Minnesota

13 of the 14 schools with human services programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer 19 of the 20 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 3 accredited schools

  • North Hennepin Community College

    Brooklyn Park

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2034

    1 program

  • Pine Technical and Community College

    Pine City

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2029

    1 program

  • St. Cloud Technical & Community College

    St. Cloud, listed as St. Cloud Technical and Community College

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2036

    1 program

Accredited teacher assistant programs in Minnesota

All 13 schools with teacher assistant programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 16 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Show the other 3 accredited schools

  • Northland Community and Technical College

    East Grand Forks

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2030

    1 program

  • Ridgewater College

    Hutchinson

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionnext review 2028

    1 program

  • Winona State University

    Winona

    Accredited by Higher Learning Commissionsince 1940, next review 2032

    1 program

Accredited addiction counseling programs in Minnesota

All 8 schools with addiction counseling programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 9 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited community health worker programs in Minnesota

All 5 schools with community health worker programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 5 programs. See these programs with prices and results

Accredited mental health technician programs in Minnesota

All 2 schools with mental health technician programs on Minnesota's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results

How we matched Minnesota's schools to the accreditation list

Which schools are counted?

Schools with programs Minnesota approved for WIOA funding in education and social services, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.

How current is the accreditation?

We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.

Sources for the accreditation facts about Minnesota

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  1. US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
  2. 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
  3. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List