WestMed College has been given special recognition by the following organizations:
- The Editorial Staff of the Consumer Business Review recognized WestMed as the Vocational Education Professionals of the Year for 2002, 2003, and 2004, and as the Medical Education Professionals of the Year for 2005.
- The California Emergency Medical Services Authority has recognized WestMed in appreciation for its contribution of time and resources to develop recommendations for the revision of the EMT-1 Regulations declared by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority.
- SLM Financial, a Sallie Mae company, formally acknowledges WestMed College as one of their top performing schools, and is recognized as a member of their select group of top schools.