Statement of Accreditation Status
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Institution:
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE -
Address:
320 Dupont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720 -
Phone:
(302) 356-4636
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Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO):
Dr. Kathy Kennedy Ratajack
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Commission Staff Liaison:
Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, Vice President
The Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS) is the official statement of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) about each institution’s current accreditation status and scope of accreditation. The SAS also provides a brief history of the actions taken by the Commission.
Accreditation Summary
For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures.
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1975
- Last Reaffirmation: 2015
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2023-2024
Alternative Delivery Methods
The following represents approved alternative delivery methods included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method
Credential Levels
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
- Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope:
- Postsecondary award (1-2 yrs) Included within the scope:
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope:
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope:
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope:
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope:
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope:
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope:
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope:
Locations
The following represents branch campuses, additional locations, and other instructional sites that are included within the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
Location | Type |
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Brandywine 10 Beaver Valley Road Wilmington, DE 19810 | Additional Location |
Burlington County College, Mt. Laurel Campus 3331 Route 38 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 | Additional Location |
Camden County College (Blackwood Campus) 200 College Drive Blackwood, NJ 08012 | Additional Location |
Camden County College (Camden City Campus) 200 North Broadway #1 Camden, NJ 08102 | Additional Location |
Cumberland County College 3322 College Drive Vineland, NJ 08360 | Additional Location |
Dover Air Force Base 436 FSS/FSDE, 261 Chad Street, Room 301 Dover AFB, DE 19902 | Additional Location |
Dover Site 3282 North Dupont Highway Building 1 Dover, DE 19901 | Additional Location |
Georgetown Delaware Technical & Community College William A. Carter Partnership Center Seashore Highway, PO Box 660 Georgetown, DE 19947 | Additional Location |
John H. Ammon Education Center Christiana Care Health System 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19718 | Additional Location |
Mercer County Community College - James Kerney Campus Trenton 102 N. Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08608 | Additional Location |
Mercer County Community College – West Windsor Campus 1200 Old Trenton Road West Windsor, NJ 08550 | Additional Location |
Rowan College at Gloucester County 1400 Tanyard Road Sewell, NJ 08080 | Additional Location |
Wilson Graduate Center 31 Read's Way New Castle, DE 19720 | Additional Location |
AI Dupont High School 50 Hillside Rd. Wilmington, DE 19807 | Other Instructional Site |
Appoquinimink High School 1080 Bunker Hill Road Middletown, DE 19709 | Other Instructional Site |
Cape Henlopen High School 1250 Kings Highway Lewes, DE 19958 | Other Instructional Site |
Christiana High School 190 Salem Church Rd. Newark, DE 19713 | Other Instructional Site |
Delcastle Technical High School 1417 Newport Road Wilmington, DE 19804 | Other Instructional Site |
Delmar High School 200 North Eighth St. Delmar, DE 19940 | Other Instructional Site |
Discover Financial Services 12 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720 | Other Instructional Site |
Dover High School One Dover High Drive Dover, DE 19904 | Other Instructional Site |
First State Military Academy 355 West Duck Creek Road Clayton, DE 19938 | Other Instructional Site |
Glasgow High School 1901 South College Ave Newark, DE 19702 | Other Instructional Site |
Great Oaks Charter School 1200 N French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 | Other Instructional Site |
Laurel High School 1133 South Central Ave Laurel, DE 19956 | Other Instructional Site |
Milford Senior High School 1019 N Walnut Street Milford, DE 19963 | Other Instructional Site |
MOT Charter School 1156 Levels Rd. Middletown, DE 19709 | Other Instructional Site |
Polytech High School PO Box 97 823 Walnut Shade Road Wooodside, DE 19980 | Other Instructional Site |
Red Lion Christian Academy 1390 Red Lion Road Bear, DE 19701 | Other Instructional Site |
Smyrna High School 500 Duck Creek Parkway Smyrna, DE 19977 | Other Instructional Site |
Smyrna High School 500 Duck Creek Parkway Smyrna, DE 19977 | Other Instructional Site |
Definitions: For definitions of branch campus, additional locations, or other instructional sites, see the Commission’s Substantive Change Policy and Procedures.
Accreditation Actions
The following represents the MSCHE accreditation actions taken in the last ten (10) years. For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures and the Substantive Change Policy and Procedures.
- March 4, 2021To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- June 17, 2020To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 1 School House Road, McGuire AFB, NJ 08641. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind approval of this substantive change if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- January 4, 2019To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Brandywine, 10 Beaver Valley Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. Operations at the additional location must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action.
- January 4, 2019To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional location at North Wilmington, 3411 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of this additional location. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- June 21, 2018To accept the progress report. To rescind the substantive change action of March 2, 2017. To note the institution's decision not to enter into the contractual arrangement with Zip Code Wilmington and to withdraw from the USDE EQUIP initiative. The next evaluation is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- June 18, 2018Revised action of April 30, 2018: To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550; (2) Mercer County Community College - James Kerney Campus, 102 N. Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08608; (3) Camden County College (Camden City Campus), 200 North Broadway #1, Camden, NJ 08102; and (4) Camden County College (Blackwood Campus), 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at these additional locations. Operations at the additional locations must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- April 30, 2018To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550; (2) Camden County College (Camden City Campus), 200 North Broadway #1, Camden, NJ 08102; and (3) Camden County College (Blackwood Campus), 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at these additional locations. Operations at the additional locations must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- January 2, 2018To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the contractual agreement with Shenzhen University, China, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023 - 2024.
- March 2, 2017To acknowledge receipt of the complex substantive change request. To include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the contractual arrangement with Zip Code Wilmington as part of the institution's participation in the USDE EQUIP initiative. To request a progress report, due April 1, 2018, documenting steps taken to implement the contractual arrangement (Standard 13). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023 - 2024.
- August 29, 2016To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its Middletown Site additional location at 651 North Broad Street, Middletown, DE 19709. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of this additional location. The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle.
- February 29, 2016To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional site at Rowan College at Gloucester County, 1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2020.
- June 29, 2015To acknowledge receipt of substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the additional location at Salem Community College, 460 Hollywood Avenue, Penns Grove, NJ 08069 as an instructional site. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2020.
- June 25, 2015To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for the quality of the self-study process. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2020.
- April 28, 2014To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional site at John H. Ammon Education Center, Christiana Care Health System, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19718 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2014-2015.
- November 17, 2011To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2014-2015.
- August 30, 2011To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To reclassify the North Wilmington instructional site at 3411 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 as an additional location and to include it within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the progress report, due October 1, 2011, documenting steps taken to strengthen comprehensive enrollment planning and assessment (Standard 8). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2014-2015.
- March 3, 2011To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the relocation of the Dover Air Force Base location from 436 MSS/DPE, 639 Evreux Street, Room 215, Dover AFB, DE. 19902, to 436 FSS/FSDE, 261 Chad Street, Room 301, Dover AFB, DE. 19902. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at this additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To remind the institution of the progress report, due October 1, 2011, documenting steps taken to strengthen comprehensive enrollment planning and assessment (Standard 8). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2014-2015.
- November 18, 2010To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a progress report, due October 1, 2011, documenting steps taken to strengthen comprehensive enrollment planning and assessment (Standard 8). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2014-2015.
Information about the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is an institutional accreditor in the United States and is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). MSCHE accreditation applies to an institution as a whole rather than the specific programs within an institution. MSCHE does not approve or accredit individual programs. The MSCHE accreditation review cycle is continuous and accreditation does not expire. Each institution is reevaluated and monitored on a regular and consistent basis in accordance with the institution’s assigned accreditation review cycle and Commission policy and procedures. An institution maintains its accreditation unless it is voluntarily surrendered or withdrawn by the Commission for cause, after the institution has been afforded due process. The institution’s current accreditation phase and accreditation status are displayed on the institution’s listing in the Institution Directory and in the Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS).