Copiah-Lincoln Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools {1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 Telephone: (404)679-4500, Web site: www.sacscoc.org} to award Associate in Arts and the Associate in Applied Science degrees.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is also an active member of the American Association of Community Colleges (formerly AACJC), the Mississippi Association  of Colleges, and the Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges.