King Khalid University has received program accreditation for five academic programs from the National Center for Accreditation (NCA), an affiliate of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC).

The Dean of the Deanship of Development and Quality, Prof. Salem bin Ahmed Al-Qarni, explained that three programs have received full program accreditation. These programs represent three of the university's colleges and include the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics program in the College of Science, the Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling program in the College of Education, and the Bachelor of Laws program in the College of Law. The PhD in Education in Guidance and Counseling in the College of Education and the Master of Science in Geography in the College of Arts and Humanities have received conditional program accreditation.

Al-Qarni added that this accreditation comes as an extension of a series of national and international accreditations that the university has achieved for its various programs at different academic levels, reflecting its efforts in continuous development of the quality of its educational outputs.