Loyola University Maryland

CEO: Dr. Amanda Thomas, Interim President
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Tracey Frey
Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Paul Starkey, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs » Four-year, medium, highly residential
Control: Private (Non-Profit)
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: 1931
Last Reaffirmation: 2021
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029
Next Mid-Point Peer Review: 2025

Contact Information

4501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210

(410) 617-2000

www.loyola.edu

The following represents the MSCHE accreditation actions taken in the last ten (10) years.
June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To request a supplemental information report, due March 1, 2022, documenting further evidence of organized and systematic assessments that evaluate institutional effectiveness (Standard VI). To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029.
June 17, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 7601 Hanover Pkwy, Greenbelt, MD 20770 within the institution’s scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To require written evidence of approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
April 30, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Washington Montessori Institute, 18501 Mink Hollow Road, Ashton, MD 20861 within the institution’s scope of accreditation. To require written evidence of approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including the Maryland Higher Education Commission. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
February 27, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution’s decision to close the additional location at Greenville Montessori Institute (GMI) Training Center, 405 Tanyard Road, Greenville, SC 29609.
February 27, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution’s decision to close the additional location at International Montessori Training Institute, 1975 N. Park Place, Atlanta, GA 30339. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
February 27, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution’s decision to close the additional location at Hershey Montessori Training Institute (HMTI), 10924 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106.
February 27, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution’s decision to close the additional location at Montessori Training Center of St. Louis, 14000 Ladue Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017.
October 29, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies, 207 North Mesa Drive, Mesa, AZ 85201 within the institution’s scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at each location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021
October 3, 2019
To rescind the substantive change action of January 4, 2019 because the institution chose not to open the Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies additional location at 445 West 5th Place, Mesa, AZ 85201.
July 2, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the reclassification of the other instructional site at Transamerica Building, 100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 to an additional location within the institution’s scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
April 30, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the reclassification of the other instructional site at Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies (SIMS), 245 West 2nd Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 to an additional location within the institution’s scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
January 4, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies additional location from 123 North 13th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 to 445 West 5th Place, Mesa, AZ 85201within the scope of the institution’s accreditation. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the new location and the closure of the old location. Operations at the location must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
July 2, 2018
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to increase the number of credit hours required for the successful completion of the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) programs in School Counseling. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
July 2, 2018
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the relocation of the Montessori Northwest, San Francisco Campus additional location from 50 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 to 215 Dempsey Road, Milpitas, CA 95053 and to include the new location. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the new location and the closure of the old location. Operations at the additional location must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
May 1, 2017
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the relocation of the Montessori Institute of Atlanta additional location from 1768 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth, GA 30097 to 2991 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the new location and the closure of the old location. Operations at the additional location must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
March 23, 2017
To acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from Maryland Higher Education Commission and to include the online Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Technology within the scope of the institution's accreditation.
February 27, 2017
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the second alternative delivery method program - online Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Technology - within the scope of the institution’s accreditation effective upon receipt of state approval. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
November 17, 2016
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
August 29, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the relocation of the following additional locations: (1) Grenville Montessori Institute (GMI) Training Center from 717 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601 to 405 Tanyard Road, Greenville, SC 29609 ; (2) Montessori Institute of Milwaukee (MIM) from 3195 S. Superior Street, Suite L 428, Milwaukee, WI 53207 to 621 South 4th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204; and (3) Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies (SIMS) from 1025 E. Liberty Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85048 to 123 North 13th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 and to include the new locations within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the new locations and the closure of the old locations. Operations at the locations must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. To note that the Periodic Review Report has been received and will be acted upon by the Commission at the November meeting.
June 27, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional site at Montessori Training Center of St. Louis, 3854 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution’s accreditation. To note that the Periodic Review Report has been received and will be acted upon by the Commission at the November meeting.
May 2, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Greenville Montessori Institute (GMI) Training Center, 717 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601 within the scope of the institution’s accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
June 29, 2015
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional sites at (1) Thomas S. Wootton High School, 2100 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20850; and (2) Montessori Northwest, San Francisco Campus, 50 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 as additional locations and to include the locations within the scope of the institution’s accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
June 8, 2015
To acknowledge receipt of documentation from the Arizona State Board for Private Post secondary Education noting that state approval was not necessary and to include the additional location at Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies, 1025 E. Liberty Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85048 within the scope of the institution’s accreditation.
March 2, 2015
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional site at Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies, 1025 E. Liberty Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85048 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution’s accreditation, effective upon receipt of state approval. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
September 10, 2014
To note that state approval for the additional locations at (1) Howard High School, 8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043; and (2) Bishop McNamara High School, 6800 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747 is not necessary and to include the locations within the scope of the institution’s accreditation.
September 2, 2014
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the reclassification of the instructional sites at (1) Howard High School, 8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043; and (2) Bishop McNamara High School, 6800 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747 as additional locations and to include the locations within the scope of the institution’s accreditation to be effective upon receipt of documentation of state approval. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
September 3, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note that the institution has closed its additional location at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, 1611 E Ames Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106. To remove this additional location from the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
March 5, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to reclassify the instructional site at Houston Montessori Institute, 4600 Bissonnet Street, Bellaire, TX 77401 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse.
March 5, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the relocation of the additional location at Montessori Institute of Atlanta from 1970 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30329 to 1768 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth, GA 30097. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
January 31, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of notification of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and to include the online Master of Arts in Emerging Media within the scope of the institution's accreditation.
January 2, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the online Master of Arts in Emerging Media within the scope of the institution's accreditation effective upon receipt of state approval. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
November 15, 2012
To accept the progress report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
August 27, 2012
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to approve the relocation of the additional location at the Montessori Institute Northwest from 4506 SE Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97215-1636 to 622 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214. To include the new location 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. In the event that operations at the additional locations do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To remind the institution of the request for a progress report, due by October 1, 2012, documenting further implementation of the process to assess the achievement of institutional, general education, and program level student learning goals, including direct evidence of student learning, and the integration of student learning assessment results into planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions (Standards 12 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
May 1, 2012
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to re-classify the instructional site at the Center of Applied Technology North, 800 Stevenson Road, Severn, MD 21144 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the request for a progress report, due by October 1, 2012, documenting further implementation of the process to assess the achievement of institutional, general education, and program level student learning goals, including direct evidence of student learning, and the integration of student learning assessment results into planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions (Standards 12 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
November 1, 2011
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to re-classify the instructional site at the International Montessori Training Institute, 1975 N. Park Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the request for a progress report, due by October 1, 2012, documenting further implementation of the process to assess the achievement of institutional, general education, and program level student learning goals, including direct evidence of student learning, and the integration of student learning assessment results into planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions (Standards 12 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
August 30, 2011
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request, to note the institution's decision to close the additional location at the Montessori Education Center of Arizona (MECA), Phoenix, AZ, and to remove the location from the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the progress report, due by October 1, 2012, documenting further implementation of the process to assess the achievement of institutional, general education, and program level student learning goals, including direct evidence of student learning, and the integration of student learning assessment results into planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions (Standards 12 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
August 30, 2011
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To reclassify the Hershey Montessori Training Institute (HMTI) instructional site at 10924 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH, 44106 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 by October 1, 2012, documenting further implementation of the process to assess the achievement of institutional, general education, and program level student learning goals, including direct evidence of student learning, and the integration of student learning assessment results into planning, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions (Standards 12 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.

Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

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:

Additional Location
Bishop McNamara High School
6800 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
Opened: 09/02/2014
Additional Location
Center of Applied Technology North
800 Stevenson Road
Severn, MD 21144
Opened: 05/01/2012
Additional Location
Columbia
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, MD 21045
Additional Location
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
7601 Hanover Pkwy
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Opened: 08/24/2020
Additional Location
Houston Montessori Institute
4600 Bissonet Street
Bellaire, TX 77401
Opened: 06/10/2013
Additional Location
Howard High School
8700 Old Annapolis Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Opened: 09/02/2014
Additional Location
Montessori Institute of Atlanta
2991 N. Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Opened: 06/05/2017
Additional Location
Montessori Institute of San Diego
8660 Gilman Drive, Suite D
La Jolla, CA 92037
Additional Location
Montessori Northwest
622 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
Opened: 08/27/2012
Additional Location
Montessori Northwest, San Francisco Campus
215 Dempsey Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
Opened: 08/29/2018
Additional Location
Montessori Training Center of St. Louis
3854 Washington Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Opened: 07/06/2016
Additional Location
Southwest Institute for Montessori Studies (SIMS)
245 West 2nd Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
Opened: 04/29/2019
Additional Location
Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies
207 North Mesa Drive
Mesa, AZ 85201
Opened: 11/18/2019
Additional Location
The Montessori Institute
700 Knox Court
Denver, CO 80204
Additional Location
The Montessori Institute of Milwaukee
621 South 4th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Opened: 09/06/2016
Additional Location
Thomas S. Wootton High School
2100 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20850
Opened: 06/29/2015
Additional Location
Timonium
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093
Additional Location
Transamerica Building
100 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Additional Location
Washington Montessori Institute
18501 Mink Hollow Road
Ashton, MD 20861
Opened: 09/14/2020
Other Instructional Site
Calvert Hall College High School
8102 Lasalle Rd
Baltimore, MD 21286
Other Instructional Site
Carver Center Professional Development
2671 Carver Road
Gambrills, MD 21054
Other Instructional Site
Legg Mason Tower
100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202
Other Instructional Site
Loyola Blakefield High School
500 Chestnut Ave
Towson, MD 21204
Other Instructional Site
Montessori Institute of Milwaukee
614 S 4th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Other Instructional Site
Samuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School
507 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Other Instructional Site
The Loyola Clinical Centers
5911 York Rd
Baltimore, MD 21212
Other Instructional Site
Towson University
8000 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21252
Other Instructional Site
Transamerica Building
100 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

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