The Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC) is an independent body under secretariat services of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundations (GATF). The Council is comprised of 11 educators and 8 industry personnel in the graphic communication field elected for three-year terms. The ACCGC operates under its own bylaws and is dedicated to the improvement and recognition of collegiate level curricula in graphic communications.

The mission of the ACCGC is to provide viable, creditable, and defensible accreditation standards that can be used to promote and encourage sound baccalaureate level educational programs in graphics communications.

In the Accreditation process, the ACCGC strives to stimulate the exchange of ideas between administrative and instructional personnel in academia and personnel in the graphic communication industries.

The ACCGC reviews both qualitative and quantitative evidence obtained through an institution's self-study and facts substantiated by a three-member visitation team in determining the accreditation status of an institution's graphic communications program.

Accreditation granted by the ACCGC ensures that the graphic communications program in higher education meets or exceeds the established standards. Ferris State University and Florida A&M University were the first institutions to be granted program accreditation by the ACCGC. Several other institutions having programs in graphic communications are currently seeking ACCGC accreditation.

At this time, only graphic communications programs from baccalaureate degree granting institutions may apply for accreditation. The ACCGC is investigating the feasibility of extending accreditation to associate degree programs in graphic communications.