Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Short description: University accreditation organization in the United States

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

MSCHE operational area

Abbreviation| MSCHE
Formation| 1887
Legal status| Association
Purpose| Higher education accreditation in the United States
Headquarters| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Region served

| Delaware, District of Columbia - (Washington, D.C.), Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and international locations

Board President

| Heather F. Perfetti
Affiliations| CHEA and ED
Website| www.msche.org

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (abbreviated as MSCHE and legally incorporated as the Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education) is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit membership organization that performs peer evaluation and accreditation of public and private universities and colleges in the United States and foreign higher education institutions. Until federal regulations changed on July 1, 2020, it was considered one of the seven regional accreditation organizations dating back 130 years. MSCHE, which is now an institutional accreditor, is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Its headquarters are in University City, Philadelphia.[1] It accredits nearly 600 institutions, primarily in Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

## Contents

* 1 Region and scope
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Region and scope

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit degree-granting institutions. Its traditional region was in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland; the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), plus the American territories/commonwealths of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (in the Caribbean Sea), that wish to participate in Federal "Title IV" student loan programs.[2][3] The Commission conducts business in 48 states, the exceptions being North Dakota and Montana; two U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands); and the District of Columbia. Its footprint extends to 94 countries.

## History

MSCHE grew out of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), an organization established in 1887 to improve education using evaluation and accreditation. MSCHE itself was established in 1919 and was one of three commissions of MSA until 2013 when MSCHE incorporated as a separate entity in Pennsylvania as the Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education doing business as the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[4] On July 1, 2019, MSCHE withdrew from MSA completely.[5]

## See also

* Higher education accreditation
* List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
* Educational accreditation
* United States Department of Education

## References

1. ↑ Contact. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on July 5, 2019. "3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104"
2. ↑ "College Accreditation in the United States - Pg. 6". U.S. Department of Education. http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg6.html.
3. ↑ "Newsletter June 2010". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. http://www.msche.org/newsletters/June-2010-Newsletter100630091636.doc.
4. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions About the Middle States Association and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 2015. http://www.msche.org/?Nav1=ABOUT&Nav2=FAQ&Nav3=QUESTION04.
5. ↑ "1919–2019: The 100-Year History of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education" (in en-US). https://www.msche.org/about-us/history/.

## External links

* Official website

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