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MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITATION
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region.
Standards of Accreditation
During 17吃瓜网鈥檚 most recent Self-Study and accreditation review process in 2023, Middle States required institutions to demonstrate excellence in 14 Standards for accreditation. Since then, Middle States has adjusted its accreditation process and now evaluates institutions on seven (7)聽 .
As of November 2024, The Middle States Commission on HIgher Education has confirmed that 17吃瓜网 remains fully accredited and in compliance with Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment), Standard VI (Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement), and former Requirement of Affiliation 9.
The college will furnish a monitoring report, due August 8, 2025, demonstrating sustainability of implemented corrective measures and further evidence of (1) organized and systematic assessments, conducted by faculty and/or appropriate professionals, evaluating the extent of student achievement of institutional and degree/program goals (Standard V); (2) structures to support and sustain assessment of student learning outcomes and communicate the results of this assessment to stakeholders; and (3) consideration and use of assessment results for the improvement of student learning outcomes, student achievement, and institutional and program-level effectiveness (Standard V) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). A follow-up team visit may follow submission of the monitoring report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031.
You can view the Fourteenth Edition of the Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation HERE.
You can also view the Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines HERE.
Accreditation Cycle & Timeline
The Commission maintains an聽8-year cycle of review, beginning with a self-study and on-site evaluation visit;聽聽17吃瓜网鈥檚 scheduled accreditation will take place during the 2022-23 academic year.
17吃瓜网鈥榮 Middle States Self-Study 2021-2023
17吃瓜网 鈥榮 Self-Study Design will guide the discussion, research and writing undertaken by the Steering Committee and the Working Groups throughout the two-year self-study process leading up to the Team Visit in Spring 2023.
The self-study Core Team is pleased to share with the College the accepted Self-Study Design:
17吃瓜网 MSCHE Self Study Design 2021-23
See also the 17吃瓜网 2021-2025 Strategic Plan HERE.
If you would like to provide feedback about the Self Study Design, .
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3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (267) 284-5000
17吃瓜网 curricula are approved by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED). All curricula are approved for the training of veterans under the pertinent public laws, and the college is approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a Bureau of the US Department of Homeland Security, for the attendance of foreign students. Accrediting and licensing documents can be reviewed online or through the Office of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021-4244
Phone: (817) 283-2835 / Fax: (817) 354-8519
Both 17吃瓜网鈥檚 Respiratory Care and Nursing programs are accredited with the New York State Education Department.
New York State Education Department Bureau of Professional Licensing
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd, Floor, West Wing, Albany, N.Y. 12234
Phone: (518) 486-2967 / Fax: (518) 473-0114
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