KVCC is a public, non-profit, post-secondary institution supported in part by State legislative appropriations and federal funds, and is accredited and/or approved by the following agencies: the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE); the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs; the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services; the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM); the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board; the Maine State Board of Nursing; the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission; the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education; the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association; the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT); the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care; the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Professions on recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography; and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).