Statement of Accreditation Status
Hood College
- CEO: Dr. Deborah Ricker, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Shaowei Wu
- Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Sachs, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1922
- Last Reaffirmation: June 25, 2026
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2033-2034
- June 25, 2026
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 401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD 21701 on March 29-April 1, 2026. To request a supplemental information report, due September 8, 2027, providing further evidence of multi-year, long-range financial models, documented financial resources, funding base, and plans for financial development, adequate to support its educational purposes and programs (Standard VI) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2033-2034. - August 28, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 820 Commonwealth Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21741 that ceased operations May 16, 2023. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - August 28, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 401 South Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401 that ceased operations December 15, 2017. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - August 28, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 that ceased operations December 14, 2021. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - August 28, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 191 S. East Street, Frederick, MD 21701 that ceased operations May 11, 2012. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - January 4, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the second alternative delivery method program (online Master of Science in Cybersecurity) within the scope of the institution's accreditation. - January 4, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the first alternative delivery method program (online Master of Science in Information Technology) within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - June 21, 2018
To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - April 30, 2018
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the first and second Postsecondary Award/Certificate/Diploma (>=1 year, < 2 years) programs (Intermediate Certificate in Linguistic and Cultural Competence; and Advanced Certificate in Linguistic and Cultural Competence) within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To note that the progress report has been received and will be acted on by the Commission at the June meeting. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - June 22, 2017
To reaffirm accreditation and commend the institution for the quality of the self-study process. To request a progress report, due April 1, 2018, providing further evidence of (1) steps taken to assess the institution's short-term and long-term financial viability (Standard 3); and (2) further development of the use of student learning outcomes assessment results to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - 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
- Postsecondary award (2-4 years) 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 to offer ONE program: Doctorate in Organizational Leadership
- Main Campus
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701-8575
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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