Statement of Accreditation Status
Elmira College
- CEO: Dr. Charles Lindsay, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Mitchell Lewis
- Commission Staff Liaison: Suzan Harkness, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1921
- Last Reaffirmation: 2025
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2032-2033
- June 26, 2025
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 One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901 on March 16-19, 2025. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2026, providing further evidence of (1) organized and systematic assessments evaluating the extent of student achievement of institutional and degree/program goals (Standard V) and (2) multi-year, long-range financial models that include realistic enrollment projections and the assumptions on which they are based to support sustainable financial stability (Standard VI) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2032- 2033. - June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - March 2, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include alternative delivery method-distance education 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 New York State Education Department (NYSED). 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 2024-2025. - November 19, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. To request a supplemental information report due March 1, 2021, providing further evidence of adequate fiscal and human resources, including physical and technical infrastructure, to support operations (Standard VI). To require written evidence of approvals from all necessary licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary, including the New York State Attorney General's Office. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - June 15, 2020
Staff acted on behalf of the commission to request a supplemental information report, due August 1, 2020, addressing recent developments at the institution which may have implications for current and future compliance with Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement and Requirement of Affiliation 11. - April 18, 2018
To accept the monitoring report and to recognize the institution for progress to date. To request that, beginning in 2019 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review in 2021, the institution provide further evidence of steps taken to improve student enrollment and the institution's short- and long-term financial viability (Standard VI). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - November 16, 2017
To accept the monitoring report and to recognize the institution for progress to date. To request that, in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review, the institution provide further evidence of steps taken to improve student enrollment and the institution's short- and long-term financial viability (Standard VI). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - June 23, 2016
To reaffirm accreditation and to recognize the institution for progress to date. To request a monitoring report, due September 1, 2017, further documenting steps taken to (1) improve student enrollment and the institution's short-and long-term financial viability (Standards 3 and 8); (2) assure continuity and stability of institutional leadership (Standard 4); and, (3) develop and implement a comprehensive student affairs assessment plan (Standards 9 and 14). A small team visit may follow submission of the monitoring report. The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle. - March 5, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Liverpool Extension Center, OCM BOCES, 4500 Crown Road, Liverpool, NY and to remove the location from the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation report is scheduled for 2015-2016. - November 15, 2012
To accept the monitoring report. The next evaluation report is scheduled for 2015-16. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Associate's Degree or Equivalent 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
Elmira College
One Park Place
Elmira, NY 14901
Approved Credential Levels
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