Statement of Accreditation Status
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
- CEO: Ms. Michelle Anderson, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Tammie Lea Cumming
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs » Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): CUNY - Brooklyn College (7/26/2010)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1933
- Last Reaffirmation: 2019
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2027-2028
- September 22, 2022
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due October 6, 2022, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity; and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - April 16, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of formal written notice from the institution in response to the Commission's request of March 9, 2020. To temporarily waive Substantive Change Policy and Procedures and allow the use of distance education to accommodate students impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) interruptions, in accordance with United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 5, 2020. Continued use of distance education beyond the limitations of USDE guidelines will require substantive change approval in accordance with Substantive Change Policy and Procedures. This flexibility is not available for clock-hour courses that lead to licensure if the licensing body will not accept distance learning courses or hours or give credit for them toward the number of hours a student must complete. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - June 27, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the visit by the Commission's representatives. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - August 28, 2017
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the first alternative delivery method program - online Advanced Certificate in Early Intervention and Parenting (ACEIP) - within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - June 23, 2016
To accept the monitoring report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - March 3, 2016
To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional location at the Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, 25 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the Commission's action of November 20, 2014, requesting a monitoring report, due April 1, 2016. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - April 27, 2015
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at the Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, 25 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of the commencement of operations. 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. To remind the institution of the monitoring report, due April 1, 2016, documenting further progress on the implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve the total range of programs and services, achievement of institutional mission, goals and plans, and compliance with accreditation standards with the support and collaboration of faculty and administration in assessing student learning and responding to assessment results (Standards 7 and 14). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - November 20, 2014
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report, due April 1, 2016, documenting further progress on the implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve the total range of programs and services, achievement of institutional mission, goals and plans, and compliance with accreditation standards with the support and collaboration of faculty and administration in assessing student learning and responding to assessment results (Standards 7 and 14). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019.
- 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
- 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
- Additional Location
Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
25 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Opened: 08/27/2015 - Additional Location
Graduate Center for Worker Education
25 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10004 - Other Instructional Site
Bept. Teacher Center - Eastchester H. S.
2 Stewart Place
Eastchester, NY 10709 - Other Instructional Site
Levittown Teacher Center
150 Abbey Lane
Levittown, NY 11756 - Other Instructional Site
Lindenhurst Teacher Center
350 Daniel Street
Lindenhurst, NY 11757 - Other Instructional Site
New Visions
205 East 42nd Street
New YOrk, NY 10017 - Other Instructional Site
PS/IS 119 (The Glendale)
74-01 78th Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385 - Other Instructional Site
Rockville Center Teacher Center
110 Riverside Drive
Rockville Center, NY 11570 - Other Instructional Site
Suffolk's Edge Teacher Center
31 Lee Avenue
Wheatley Heights, NY 11798 - Other Instructional Site
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto De Rio Piedras
San Juan, PR 00931-3304
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