Accreditation
Albright College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Through its accreditation processes, Middle States assures students and the public of the educational quality of colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and international locations. Every eight years, Albright College undergoes a comprehensive self-study process. During this process, stakeholders in the Albright community investigate our processes and procedures to ensure their alignment with the standards for accreditation and requirements for affiliation. The final report represents the collaboration of the campus community. An external team of peer evaluators will engage with the report and visit the campus to provide a recommendation to the commission on Albright’s accreditation. The next visit is set for spring 2026. Please visit the Middle States Commission on Higher Education at msche.org to learn more about this process.
Albright College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Albright’s accreditation status is accredited. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 22,2017 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.
To view the additional information regarding the accreditation status of Albright College review the Albright College - Statement of Accreditation Status
Program Approval/Licensure
Albright College offers educator preparation programs that lead to teacher certification recommendations in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) approves the initial application of all certification programs, whether at the undergraduate or post-baccalaureate level. PDE also reviews these programs on a 7-year cycle to ensure that all certificate requirements are continually being met. The College successfully completed its major review cycle in “month” of “year”.
In addition to the state program approval, each year, Albright College submits an institutional report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education in compliance with Title II,
Section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1998, and General Standard for the Institutional Preparation of Professional Educators -- Chapter 354. The most recent report can be found here (link to our Teacher Program Rep). Annual institutional reports for past academic years are available upon request to soe@albright.edu.
More information about the Pennsylvania Department of Education can be found at this link: https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
For undergraduate students, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has approved teacher certification programs in K-12 art education, PreK- Grade 4 early childhood education, 7-12 secondary education (biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, & history).
For graduate students seeking PA teacher certification, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has approved teacher certification programs in K-12 art education, PreK- Grade 4 early childhood, K-12 foreign language education (German, French, Latin and Spanish), 7-12 secondary education (biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, history, physics, and social studies) and K-12 special education.
Chemistry – Accredited by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society. The chemistry program offers courses which allow for accreditation of the biochemistry degree by the Committee of Professional Training of the American Chemical Society.
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