Accreditations

Upholding the highest standards for academic excellence.

HCCC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), offering high-quality academic programs and support services in accordance with the MSCHE Standards of Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation. The MSCHE is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally.

The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.

View archived MSCHE accreditation information.

Other Institutional Affiliations

HCCC is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CHEA provides advocacy on behalf of accreditation and higher education self-regulation. Membership in CHEA signals that the College is accredited by a CHEA-recognized organization, as well as a supporter of higher education accreditation.

Curricula offered by the College are registered and approved by the New York State Department of Education and the State University of New York (SUNY). The College is authorized to award the Associate in Arts degree, the Associate in Science degree, the Associate in Applied Science degree, and program certificates as established by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York.

Program Accreditations

• The Physical Therapist Assistant A.A.S. program at Herkimer County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE  2017) — 111 North Fairfax St., Alexandria, Virginia  22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email accreditation@apta.org; website: https://www.capteonline.org
• CAPTE is an accrediting agency that is nationally recognized by the US Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), granting specialized accreditation status to qualified entry-level education programs for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.