Montgomery County Community College is fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. All activities conducted by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education as part of Montgomery County Community College’s accreditation status can be found at MCCC - Statement of Accreditation Status (msche.org).
Montgomery County Community College is a fully accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. Montgomery County Community College’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on January 25, 2015, was to reaffirm accreditation status. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
MSCHE is a global accreditor working with over five hundred institutions through a self-evaluation and peer appraisal process to ensure the highest standards of continuous improvement, institutional accountability, and innovation. For more information, visit: About Us - Middle States Commission on Higher Education (msche.org)
Middle States Documents
- December 21 2023 MSCHE VP Liaison Letter (PDF)
- Approved Self Study Design for 2025 Reaccreditation Process (PDF)
- MCCC's MSCHE Institutional Report (PDF)
- 2015 Self-Study Report (PDF)
- MSCHE Self Study Notification and SSI Information (PDF)
- MSCHE Self-Study Design Approval (PDF)
- Self-Study Timeline
- Accreditation Review Cycle (PDF)
Accredited Programs
Dental Hygiene
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Effective – 2021; Next Site Visit – 2027
https://www.ada.org/en/coda
Education in the Early Years: Birth through Fourth Grade
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Effective 2018 through 2025
1401 H Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005.
https://www.naeyc.org/
Medical Laboratory Technology
The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Effective October 31, 2020 - October 31, 2030
https://www.naacls.org/
Nursing
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Effective – March 2020; Next Site Visit – Fall 2027
http://www.acenursing.org/
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phlebotomy
American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Phlebotomy Program - Effective - December 2021 - January 2025
https://americanmedtech.org/
Physical Therapist Assistant
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Montgomery County Community College is
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030
Potomac Ave. Suite 100, Alexandria, VA, 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 215-641-6622
or email bsacks@mc3.edu.
Effective – October 29, 2024;
Next Activity: Compliance Report due February 1, 2025.
Radiography
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182
Telephone 312-704-5300
Effective: February 2023 - February 2028
http://www.jrcert.org/
Surgical Technologist
(CAAHEP on Recommendation of ARC/STSA)
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Telephone 727-210-2350
Effective – November 16, 2018; Next Site Visit – No later than 2028
https://www.caahep.org/
About Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Awards
Montgomery County Community College continues to be recognized nationally for its model programs and initiatives in student success, community service, sustainability, and building a model workplace. Below are some of our recent awards and acknowledgments of the excellent work we do and the services we provide.