Accreditations
Bucks County Community College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission; www.msche.org). Bucks County Community College's accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission's most recent action on the institution's accreditation status on June 23, 2022 was to reaffirm accreditation. 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.
Middle States Commission Status Report
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) uses an eight-year cycle for reaffirmation of accreditation. The cycle begins with the Self-Study Report and campus visit, requires submission of an Annual Institutional Update each year. The cycle concludes in year 8 with the next Self-Study report and campus visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2029-2030.
Bucks County Community College
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
msche.org
Our Areas of Accreditation
- Bucks County Community College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD);
- Bucks County Community College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM);
- The Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies Department is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP);
- Associate Degree Nursing is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., (ACEN) and approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing;
- The Paralegal Area area is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
- The Radiography Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
- The Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing.
- The Medical Laboratory Technician Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
- The Historic Preservation Program meets the educational standards established by the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE).
- The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program follows JRC-DMS standards and is accredited by CAAHEP in the abdomen-extended and obstetrics & gynecology concentrations. After completing the program, graduates are eligible to take the abdomen-extended and obstetrics & gynecology registry exams administered by the ARDMS.
Eligibility standards for our athletic programs are set by the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC), Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Office, and the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA).
The college is approved for Veterans' Education by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth.