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Accreditations

Bucks County Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Postsecondary Accreditation.

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1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801

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 and Innovation 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).

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.

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 a Mid-Point Peer Review at year 4 and an annual Institutional Update.  The cycle concludes in year 8 with the next Self-Study report and campus visit.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Postsecondary Accreditation. 

History of Reaffirmed Accreditation

In June 2012 the MSCHE reaffirmed accreditation for Bucks County Community College. In November 2017 the MSCHE accepted the June 2017 Periodic Review Report submitted by the college and reaffirmed accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2021-2022.

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