Statement of Accreditation Status
Bucks County Community College
- CEO: Dr. Felicia Ganther, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Maureen McCarthy
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Paul Starkey, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional » Two-year, medium
- Control: Public
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1968
- Last Reaffirmation: 2017
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2021-2022
- Next Mid-Point Peer Review: 2026
- The following represents the MSCHE accreditation actions taken in the last ten (10) years.
- November 16, 2017
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2021-2022. - June 26, 2014
To accept the progress report. To request that the Periodic Review Report, due June 1, 2017, document further development and implementation of program outcomes assessment in the Associate of Arts in Neuroscience program. - November 21, 2013
To accept the monitoring report and to note that a visit will not be conducted at this time. To remind the institution of the progress report due April 1, 2014, which is to demonstrate (1) further development and implementation of a comprehensive, organized and sustained process for the assessment of institutional effectiveness (Standard 7); and (2) further development and implementation of an organized and sustained student learning outcomes assessment process to evaluate and improve student learning (Standard 14) also include information regarding program outcomes assessment in the Associate of Arts in Neuroscience program. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2017. - April 29, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the Associate of Arts degree in Neuroscience within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To request that the progress report due April 1, 2014, which is to demonstrate (1) further development and implementation of a comprehensive, organized and sustained process for the assessment of institutional effectiveness (Standard 7); and (2) further development and implementation of an organized and sustained student learning outcomes assessment process to evaluate and improve student learning (Standard 14) also include information regarding program outcomes assessment in the Associate of Arts in Neuroscience program. To remind the institution of the Commission's request for a monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting steps taken to strengthen collegial governance, including the results of the institution's examination of the current committee structure, clarification of the governance responsibilities of administration and faculty, and written policies outlining governance responsibilities of administration and faculty that are readily available to the campus community (Standard 4). A visit may follow submission of the report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2017. - June 28, 2012
To reaffirm accreditation and to request a monitoring report, due September 1, 2013, documenting steps taken to strengthen collegial governance, including the results of the institution's examination of the current committee structure, clarification of the governance responsibilities of administration and faculty, and written policies outlining governance responsibilities of administration and faculty that are readily available to the campus community (Standard 4). A visit may follow submission of the report. To further request a progress report, due April 1, 2014, demonstrating (1) further development and implementation of a comprehensive, organized and sustained process for the assessment of institutional effectiveness (Standard 7); and (2) further development and implementation of an organized and sustained student learning outcomes assessment process to evaluate and improve student learning (Standard 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2017.
- 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:
- Additional Location
Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks
1304 Veterans Highway
Bristol, PA 19007 - Additional Location
Upper County Campus
1 Hillendale Drive
Perkasie, PA 18944 - Other Instructional Site
Alphabet Alley
9356 Old Bustleton Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19115 - Other Instructional Site
Bristol Junior-Senior High School
1801 Wilson Ave.
Bristol, PA 19007 - Other Instructional Site
Bucks County Technical School
610 Wistar Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030 - Other Instructional Site
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
611 Wistar Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030 - Other Instructional Site
Harry S. Truman High School
3001 Green Lane
Levittown, PA 19057 - Other Instructional Site
Jolly Toddler Child Care Center
275 Second Street Pike
Southampton, PA 18966 - Other Instructional Site
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
2740 Old York Road
Jamison, PA 18929 - Other Instructional Site
Morrisville High School
550 West Palmer Street
Morrisville, PA 19067 - Other Instructional Site
Palisades High School
35 Church Hill Road
Kintnersville, PA 18930 - Other Instructional Site
Quakertown High School
600 Park Avenue
Quakertown, PA 18951 - Other Instructional Site
Schoolhouse Learning Center Inc
21 N Main Street
Trumbauersville, PA 18970 - Other Instructional Site
The Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center
2912 River Road
Croydon, PA 19021 - Other Instructional Site
Upper Bucks County Technical School
3115 Ridge Road
Perkasie, PA 18944 - Other Instructional Site
Wee Care Early Learning Center
1271 E Maple Ave
Langhorne, PA 19047
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