Statement of Accreditation Status
Wor-Wic Community College
- CEO: Dr. Deborah Casey, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Karie Solembrino
- Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Bowden, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Associate Small » No research designation
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): Wor-Wic Tech Community College
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: June 20, 1980
- Last Reaffirmation: 2025
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2032-2033
- June 26, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To reaffirm accreditation. To note the on-site evaluation visit by Commission representatives to the main campus at 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804 on March 30-April 2, 2025. To request a supplemental information report, due August 3, 2026, providing further evidence of multi-year, long-range financial models that include realistic enrollment projections and the assumptions on which they are based to support sustainable financial stability (Standard VI) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2032-2033. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental Information report requested by the Commission action of January 16, 2025, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) from the 2024 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR 602.19 (b) and (c). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 30420 Revells Neck Road, Westover, MD 21890. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. To note that the evaluation visit has occurred and will be acted on by the Commission at the June meeting. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 30420 Revells Neck Road, Westover, MD 21890. To note the institution will complete its teach out plan by May 15, 2025. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note that students may obtain academic records at 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804. - January 16, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due February 14, 2025, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) from the 2024 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (b). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - November 21, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of October 31, 2023. To require the institution to submit a supplemental information report, due June 20, 2025 providing: (1) an update on the implementation of the prison education program(s); (2) submission of the best interest determination required by federal regulation, including the methodology used by the oversight entity; and (3) the data indicators used in the best interest determination. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - March 28, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 6, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement), as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19(d). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - November 6, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due December 13, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2024-2025. - October 31, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of written documentation from the United States Department of Education (USDE) authorizing the institution to continue accessing Title IV funding under the revised Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). To note that the institution is participating in the revised Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (SCP ESI) which allows participating institutions to continue offering their current programs to students who are confined or incarcerated for up to three award years while the institution works through the application and approval process for the PEP(s) they wish to offer under the new regulatory provisions. To note the action of February 21, 2023, including the additional location within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require the institution to submit a supplemental information report, due September 2, 2024, providing: (1) appropriate written documentation or correspondence from the United States Department of Education related to the institution's authorization to continue accessing Title IV funding under the revised SCP ESI; (2) a written memorandum of understanding with the correctional facility; and (3) an update on the implementation of the eligible prison education program(s) offered at the location. To direct a substantive change site visit as soon as practicable but no later than 6 months after the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - April 27, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the reclassification of the other instructional site at 30420 Revells Neck Road, Westover, MD 21890 to an additional location within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that written evidence of necessary approvals has been provided. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To direct a substantive change site visit as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the implementation of this substantive change. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. To note that this additional location is being used in the United States Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (SCP ESI) under an amended Program Participation Agreement (PPA) through June 30, 2023, for the following programs: (a) Business Management (Certificate) and (b) Hotel-Motel Management (Certificate). To require the institution to submit a supplemental information report, due October 1, 2023, that provides an update on the transition of the ESI location beyond June 30, 2023 including appropriate written documentation from the United States Department of Education authorizing the institution to continue accessing title IV funding under the SCP ESI. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Wor-Wic Community College
32000 Campus Drive
Salisbury, MD 21804 - Other Instructional Site
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210 North Somerset Avenue
Crisfield, MD 21817 - Other Instructional Site
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300 E College Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21804 - Other Instructional Site
Mardela High School
24940 Delmar Rd
Mardela Springs, MD 21837 - Other Instructional Site
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1015 Beaglin Park Dr
Salisbury, MD 21804 - Other Instructional Site
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1817 Old Virginia Road
Pocomoke City, MD 21851 - Other Instructional Site
Salisbury Christian High School
807 Parker Road
Salisbury, MD 21801 - Other Instructional Site
Salisbury University
1200 Camden Ave
Salisbury, MD 21801 - Other Instructional Site
Snow Hill High School
305 South Church Street
Snow Hill, MD 21863 - Other Instructional Site
Stephen Decatur High School
9913 Seahawk Road
Berlin, MD 21811 - Other Instructional Site
Washington Academy and High School
10902 Old Princess Anne Road
Princess Anne, MD 21853 - Other Instructional Site
Wicomico High
201 Long Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21804 - Other Instructional Site
Worcester Technical High School
6290 Worcester Highway
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Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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