Statement of Accreditation Status
Union College
- CEO: Dr. Margaret McMenamin, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Maris Lown
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Kushnood Haq, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional » Two-year, large
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): Union College (8/17/1982), Union Junior College (9/1/1967), Union County College (7/1/2022)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1957
- Last Reaffirmation: 2017
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2024-2025
- November 17, 2022
To accept the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - August 22, 2022
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due September 5, 2022, addressing the recent action taken by the Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) and providing additional information on Requirement of Affiliation 6; Standard III (Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience); Standard IV (Support of the Student Experience); and Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - May 18, 2022
To note that the institution's request to conduct the self-study evaluation visit one year early has been granted. The next evaluation visit is now scheduled for 2024-2025. - June 22, 2017
To reaffirm accreditation and to acknowledge the institution's participation in the Collaborative Implementation Project. To commend the institution for the quality of the self-study process and report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - November 15, 2012
To accept the Periodic Review Report, to commend the institution for the quality of the Periodic Review Report and process, and to reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2016-17.
- 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:
- 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
- Branch Campus
Union County College Elizabeth Campus
12 West Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201 - Branch Campus
Union County College Plainfield Campus
East Second Street
Plainfield, NJ 07061 - Branch Campus
Union County College Scotch Plains
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 - Other Instructional Site
Arthur L. Johnson High School
365 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066 - Other Instructional Site
Cornerstone Day School
12 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016 - Other Instructional Site
David Brearley Middle and High School
401 Monroe Avenue
Kenilworth, NJ 07033 - Other Instructional Site
Queen City Charter High School
7-9 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060 - Other Instructional Site
Union County Performing Arts Center
1591 Irving Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
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