National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
State Authorization for Online Education
All U.S. states require postsecondary educational institutions to be legally authorized to provide postsecondary educational instruction in their states. Hinds Community College wants to provide online education programs and courses to students in all states and territories. To facilitate this endeavor for out-of-state students, Hinds community College participates in “the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary online education courses and programs.
Professional Licensure
Requirements for licensure vary from one profession to another and from state to state. If you live outside the state of Mississippi and are considering a program that leads to licensure, then you should contact the appropriate licensing board in your home state before you apply to HCC. While it is the student’s responsibility to contact the appropriate licensing board in his or her home state to confirm whether or not the HCC program will meet the state’s licensure requirements, HCC will make attempts to contact students who are residing out of state while enrolled in licensure programs to prompt them to check their state’s requirements.
Professional Licensure Disclosures
- For each program, Hinds Community College offers, a list of links to the professional licensing board that regulates associated professions has been compiled.
- A specific email address for questions regarding professional licensure has been created and is available for student’s questions: stateauthorization@hindscc.edu
- Students are made aware of which category (Does Not Meet, Does Meet, Has Not Made a Determination) their program of study falls.
- For programs identified as Has Not Made a Determination, Hinds Community College provides contact information for any applicable licensing boards.
- Hinds Community College directly discloses information to each student BEFORE the student enrolls in a program. We have added this to our online application
- The records office directly emails all out-of-state students identified via our student information system. These emails go out on Mondays during registration for every term to ensure that the student gets the information before classes start.
- Student location is determined as disclosed by the student during the application process into the college and is stored within our Student Information System. Relocation, as provided by the student, is also recorded into this system.
- Hinds Community College has currently compiled a comprehensive list of programs and has a list of links to the professional licensing boards that regulate associated professions. Currently, the eLearning Department handles these disclosures. To compile this list, the eLearning Department has worked with Deans and VPs to create and maintain an up-to-date listing.
- Documentation of students’ locations and notifications made to these students will be retained for compliance defense.
Students who are in programs that could lead to professional licensure and whose location has been reported to the college as being out of the State of Mississippi will be notified via email with reference to the following webpage on the college’s website and with an attached document listing the applicable programs and known licensure information.
Per federal regulation 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v) institutions are required to publicly disclose whether programs that are designed to lead to professional licensure or certification meet the educational requirements of all U.S. states and territories. Mississippi’s community colleges offer several programs leading to professional licensure and agreed to collaborate, where applicable, to reduce duplication of effort and to ensure system-wide compliance with federal laws, regulations, and the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement. Through reasonable and good faith effort, research has been done to determine whether or not each program meets licensure requirements, does not meet licensure requirements, or has not yet been determined for each state. Licensure and certification requirements are set by agencies that are not controlled by or affiliated with Mississippi’s community colleges. These requirements, state laws, regulations, and policies can change at any time. If a program does not meet requirements or is undetermined, students should contact the Board in each state for more information.
Certificates & Licensures
Program | Credentialling Agency |
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Accounting | For students planning to seek licensure, please visit National Association of State Boards of Accountancy |
Accounting Technology | Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification |
Administrative Office Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Agribusiness Management Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Animal Science Technology – Beef Option | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Animal Science Technology – Poultry Option | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Animation and Simulation Design Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Automotive Machinist Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Automotive Technology | Automotive Service Excellence |
Aviation Maintenance Technology | Federal Aviation Administration |
Banking and Finance Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Barber/Stylist | MS Barber Board |
Barber/Stylist Instructor | MS Barber Board |
Biomedical Engineering Technology | Certified Electronic Technician |
Business Management Technology | Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification |
Clothing and Fashion Design | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Collision Repair Technology | ASE |
Commercial Truck Driving | Mississippi Commercial Driver’s License and Mississippi Dept of Public Safety |
Computer Networking Technology | Certified Internet Webmaster and Cisco Certified Technician |
Computer Programming Technology | Certified Internet Webmaster and Certified Associate in Python Programming |
Cosmetology | MS State Board of Cosmetology |
Counseling | For students planning to seek licensure in Counseling, please visit Counseling Degree Guide |
Culinary Arts Technology | American Culinary Federation |
Cyber Security Technology | CompTIA Security + (CTE2001) |
Dental Assisting Technology | Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. |
Dentistry | For students planning to seek licensure in Dentistry, please visit American Dental Association |
Diagnostic Medical Sonography | American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) |
Diesel Equipment Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Dietetics | For students planning to seek licensure in Dietetics, please visit Eat Right Pro |
Early Childhood Development Technology | Pre-Professional Assessment and Certification |
Education | Elementary Education, Secondary Education |
Electrical Technology | National Occupational Competency Testing Institute |
Electronics Technology | Electronic Technicians Assoc, Basic Systems Technician |
Emergency Medical Sciences – Paramedic | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians |
Engineering, Drafting, and Design Technology | AutoCAD Certified User |
Entertainment Industry Mechanics | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Fashion Merchandising (program closed) | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Film and Video Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Graphic Design Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Health Care Assistant | Credentia |
Health Information Technology | American Health Information Management Association |
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation | For students planning to seek licensure, please visit Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology | North American Technician Excellence |
Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology | ServeSafe Manager Certification |
Interior Design | For students planning to seek licensure in Interior Design, please visit Council for Interior Design Qualification |
Interpreter Training Technology | Mississippi State Interpreter Quality Assurance Exam |
Interpreting and Transliterating | For students planning to seek licensure in Interpreting and Transliterating, please visit Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf |
Lawyer | For students planning to seek licensure as a Lawyer, please visit Lawyer EDU |
Marketing Management Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Meat Merchandising | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Medical Data Technology | Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification |
Medical Doctor | For students planning to seek licensure as a Medical Doctor, please visit Nomad Health |
Medical Laboratory Technology | American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification |
Medical Physics | For students planning to seek licensure in Medical Physics, please visit American Board of Medical Physics |
Nursing | For students planning to seek licensure in Nursing, please visit Nursing License Map |
Occupational Therapy | For students planning to seek licensure in Occupational Therapy, please visit Occupational Therapy License |
Paralegal | For students planning to seek licensure as a Paralegal, please visit Paralegal EDU |
Paralegal Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Pharmacist | For students planning to seek licensure as a Pharmacist, please visit Harbor Compliance |
Physical Therapist Assistant Technology | Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy |
Physical Therapy | For students planning to seek licensure in Physical Therapy, please visit Occupational Therapy License |
Plumbing and Construction Technology | National Center for Construction Education & Research |
Practical Nursing | Mississippi Board of Nursing *if applying for licensure in Mississippi; if applying for licensure in another state, contact the Board of Nursing in the state you wish to apply for licensure |
Professional Engineer | For students planning to seek licensure as a Professional Engineer, please visit PE Exam Coach |
Psychology | For students planning to seek licensure in Psychology, please visit Psychology Degree 411 |
Radio/Television Production & Broadcasting Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Radiologic Technology | American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification |
Real Estate Technology | Mississippi Real Estate Commission |
Registered Nursing (RN) | Mississippi Board of Nursing *if applying for licensure in Mississippi; if applying for licensure in another state, contact the Board of Nursing in the state you wish to apply for licensure |
Respiratory Care Technology | The National Board for Respiratory Care |
Social Work | For students planning to seek licensure in Social Work, please visit Social Work Guide |
Speech-Language Pathology | For students planning to seek licensure in Speech-Language Pathology, please visit Speech Pathology Graduate Programs |
Surgical Technology | National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting |
Teaching Certification | For students planning to seek licensure for a Teaching Certification, please visit Teach.com |
Telecommunications Technology | Certified Electronic Technician |
Therapeutic Recreation | For students planning to seek licensure in Therapeutic Recreation, please visit American Therapeutic Recreation Association |
Travel and Tourism Management Technology | Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System |
Veterinarian | For students planning to seek licensure as a Veterinarian, please visit Relief Rover |
Veterinary Technology | American Veterinary Medical Association |
Welding and Cutting Technology | America Welding Society |
Student Complaint and Grievance Procedures
Hinds Community College values high quality in the delivery of academic and administrative services to all students. If a student feels that the treatment he or she has received is not consistent with expectations based upon the College’s official documents, such as the Catalog or the Student Guide, the student is required to express his or her complaints in a manner that will provide documentation for a timely response and resolution. Full detail of the process begins on page 35 of the Student Handbook.