Accreditation and State Approval Information
Gem City College is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). For more information on IBHE approval, you may contact Private Business and Vocational Schools Division, Illinois Board of Higher Education, at 1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333 Springfield, IL 32701-1377 at (217) 782-2551; general information website: www.ibhe.org; Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
Gem City College is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Cosmetology Only). For more information on IDFPR approval, you may contact Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62786, telephone: (217) 785-0877, general information website: www.idfpr.com.
Gem City College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE). For more information about the College’s accreditation you may contact Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, telephone: (770) 396-3898, Fax: (770) 396-3790, or general information website: www.council.org.