Accreditation is a process of peer review that constitutes the basis for assuring quality within an educational community. It is intended to engage the institution in self-assessment and self-regulation with the goal of strengthening and sustaining both quality and integrity. It ensures that an institution and its educational programs are worthy of public confidence. Accreditation of programs and of institutions is an expression of that confidence by professional organizations that articulate standards of excellence. These standards ensure that the institution has a clear and relevant mission that guides its performance and effectiveness with a focus on student learning.

Mercy College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

MSCHE Accreditation Phase: Accredited

MSCHE Accreditation Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed 2015

Mercy College Statement of Accreditation Status

Accreditations

• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Commission on Accreditation (COA) of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
• Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Program Approvals and Designations

• American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals
• National Security Agency Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Defense Education

Memberships

• American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education(AACTE)
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
• American College Health Association (ACHA)
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Assessment Network of New York (ANNY)
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
• Association of Governing Boards of Colleges & Universities (AGB)
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 
• Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
• Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
• Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA)
• College of University Professionals Association (CUPA)
• College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)
• Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of the State of New York (CICU)
• Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE)
• Council for the Advancement & Support of Education (CASE)
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
• Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS)
• Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
• Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
• East Coast Conference (ECC)
• EDUCAUSE
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
• Institute for International Education Network (IIE)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
• National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
• National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
• National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
• National Association of College & University Business Officers (NACUBO)
• National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity (nc-sara)  
• National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA)
• New York State Disability Services Council (NYSDSC)
• North East Association of Institutional Research (NEAIR)
• Northeast-10 Conference (NE10)  
• One to World
• Scholars-At-Risk Network (SAR)
• Service-members Opportunity Colleges Consortium (SOC)
• Society of College and University Planners (SCUP)
• United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)
• United Nations Department of Public Information-Non-Government Organizations (UN DPI-NGO)
• Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO)
• Yes We Must Coalition

National Honor Societies

• Alpha Eta (Allied Health Professions)
• Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice)
• Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
• Delta Mu Delta (Business)
• Lambda Epsilon Chi (Paralegal Studies)
• Phi Alpha (Social Work)
• Phi Alpha Theta (History)
• Phi Delta Kappa (Education)
• Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Languages)
• Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science)
• Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
• Psi Chi (Psychology)
• Sigma Iota Rho (International Studies)
• Sigma Tau Delta (English)
• Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)