Statement of Accreditation Status
College of Saint Rose, The
- CEO: Ms. Marcia White, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Margaret McLane
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Tiffany Lee, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs » Four-year, medium, highly residential
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Non-Compliance Warning
- Accreditation Granted: 1928
- Last Reaffirmation: 2014
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2030-2031
- June 20, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of April 25, 2024. To request a supplemental information report due October 1, 2024, providing written evidence of review, including but not limited to approval of or a determination that the entity has declined to review the transaction, from all outstanding required licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the United States Department of Education (USDE) (Standard II and Substantive Change Policy and Procedures). To remind the institution of its obligation to inform the Commission immediately about any and all significant developments that may impact the institution's closure. To note that the monitoring report is no longer due because the institution is closing. To note that accreditation will cease on December 31, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, The College of Saint Rose will no longer be accredited by the Middles States Commission on Higher Education. - June 20, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan and teach-out agreements requested by the Commission action of April 25, 2024. To approve the teach-out plan and agreements with (1) Iona University, New Rochelle, NY; (2) Niagara University, Niagara University, NY; (3) SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY; (4) SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY; (5) SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY; (6) SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY; and (7) SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY. To note that the institution will close effective June 30, 2024. To note that SUNY at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222 has been designated as the repository of all The College of Saint Rose student records. To require notification when student records have been transferred to SUNY at Albany by email to [email protected]. - May 20, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out agreements. To approve the teach-out agreements with (1) Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY; (2) Siena College, Loudonville, NY; and (3) Utica University, Utica, NY. - April 25, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request requested by the Commission action of December 18, 2023. To include the institutional closure within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note the institution's decision to close while on warning. To note the institution will close all locations on June 30, 2024. To require notification to the Commission verifying the date of closure of the institution by email to [email protected]. To note that accreditation will cease on December 31, 2024. To note the institution will maintain accreditation for the sole purpose of implementing the teach-out plan and agreements. To request a supplemental information report due May 17, 2024, providing (1) the final description of how educational and financial assets will be distributed; (2) an update on the orderly closure of the institution (Requirement of Affiliation 2; Substantive Change Policy and Procedures); and (3) evidence of review and approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the United States Department of Education (USDE) (Standard II and Substantive Change Policy and Procedures). To remind the institution of its obligation to inform the Commission immediately about any and all significant developments that may impact the institution's closure. - April 25, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan and teach-out agreements requested by the Commission action of December 18, 2023. To approve the teach-out agreements with (1) Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY; (2) Adelphi University, Garden City, NY; (3) Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY; (4) Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; (5) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA; (6) Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA; (7) Misericordia University, Dallas, PA; (8) Russell Sage College, Troy, NY; and (9) SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY. To require resubmission of a comprehensive and implementable teach-out plan by May 17, 2024, documenting (1) the finalized agreement for transfers of records; (2) an update on the dissolution of the degree-granting authority; (3) evidence that communications regarding student records have occurred; (4) copies of any new signed teach-out agreements, including any documentation supporting the agreements; and (5) evidence that SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY has been designated as the final repository of all The College of Saint Rose student records and that students may obtain academic records at SUNY at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222 (Teach-Out Plans and Agreements Policy and Procedures). In accordance with Commission policy and federal regulations, the teach-out plan must provide for the equitable treatment of students to complete their education if the Commission were to withdraw accreditation and include any signed, teach-out agreements that the institution has entered or intends to enter into with another institution. To note the Commission will reject the teach-out plan and/or agreements and require resubmission if all of the required information is not provided. - February 20, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the institution's submission of a substantive change request for institutional closure. To withdraw the substantive change request for the institutional closure as requested by the institution received on February 20, 2024. To require the submission of the substantive change request for institutional closure by March 8, 2024. - December 18, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the institution's notification on November 30, 2023, of its intention to cease instruction at all locations on June 30, 2024. To require that the institution submit a substantive change request for Institutional Closure by January 8, 2023, as required by the Commission's Substantive Change Policy and Procedures and Substantive Change Guidelines. To note that the monitoring report, due January 16, 2024, is now due August 1, 2024. - November 16, 2023
To note that the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on August 22, 2023. Upon reaffirmation of accreditation, the next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031. - June 22, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the on-site evaluation visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at 423 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203 on March 26-29, 2023. To warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard VI (Resources, Planning, and Institutional Improvement). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To note further that federal regulations limit the period during which an institution may be in non-compliance, which starts June 22, 2023. To request a monitoring report, due January 16, 2024, demonstrating evidence that the institution has achieved and can sustain ongoing compliance with Standard VI, including but not limited to (1) sufficiency of resources to fulfill its mission and goals and to support its educational purposes and programs (Standard VI) and (2) financial planning and budget processes that are aligned with mission, goals and objectives and are evidence-based (Standard VI). To request that the monitoring report also include further evidence of (1) demonstrated and documented use of assessment results to improve educational effectiveness (Standard V) and (2) periodic assessment of the effectiveness of assessment processes utilized by the institution for the improvement of educational effectiveness (Standard V). To direct a follow-up team visit following submission of the monitoring report. To note that Recommendation Responses in conjunction with the Annual Institutional Update (AIU) are no longer required. To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. Upon reaffirmation of accreditation the next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031. - March 5, 2020
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted. To request that, beginning in 2020 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the self-study visit in 2022-2023, the institution provide further evidence of improved financial viability and sustainability (Standard VI). - February 27, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Center for Integrated Teacher Education (CITE), North Bellmore, NY 12345. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023. - November 16, 2017
To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022 - 2023. - June 23, 2016
To accept the monitoring report. To request a progress report, due October 1, 2017, documenting further implementation of an organized and sustained process to assess achievement of expected student learning outcomes in all programs, including in general education, with evidence that assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning (Standards 12 and 14). The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle. - June 26, 2014
To reaffirm accreditation and to request a monitoring report, due April 1, 2016, documenting (1) further development of observable learning goals for general education, appropriate to institutional mission and stated as outcomes (Standard 12); (2) further evidence of direct and indirect methods of assessment of student learning at the program level (Standard 14); and (3) program level student learning outcomes that are appropriately integrated with institutional and course level student learning outcomes (Standard 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 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
- 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
- Main Campus
College of Saint Rose, The
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203-1490 - Other Instructional Site
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
88 Lakehill Rd
Burnt Hills, NY 12027 - Other Instructional Site
Colonie Central High School
1 Raider Blvd.
Albany, NY 12205 - Other Instructional Site
Shenendehowa High School East
970 Route 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065 - Other Instructional Site
Staten Island Technical High School
485 Clawson Street
Staten Island, NY 10306 - Other Instructional Site
Tech Valley High School
246 Tricentennial Dr
Albany, NY 12203 - Other Instructional Site
Wallkilll Senior High School
90 Robinson Dr
Wallkill, NY 12589
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