Statement of Accreditation Status
Chestnut Hill College
- CEO: Dr. Brian McCloskey, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Andra Basu
- Commission Staff Liaison: Suzan Harkness, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Former Name(s): Mount St. Joseph College (4/1/1938)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1930
- Last Reaffirmation: 2024
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2030-2031
- November 20, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of March 13, 2025. - November 20, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of June 26, 2024. - November 20, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of June 6, 2025. - November 20, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the monitoring report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031. - June 25, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the request for prior approval for the change in the existing program method of delivery. To include the online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management program within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. 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 2030-2031. - June 25, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the request for prior approval for the change in the existing program method of delivery. To include the online Bachelor of Science in Marketing program within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. 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. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of January 16, 2025, providing information on key data indicators (enrollment - FTE) from the 2024 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR 602.19 (c). To request the monitoring report, due September 2, 2025, provides further evidence of the institution's enrollment management planning process that includes realistic enrollment projections and the assumptions on which they are based to support sustainable financial viability (Standard VI). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the request for prior approval for the aggregate change of 25 percent or more of a program. To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the aggregate change of 40% in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership/Principal Certification program within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. 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. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the request for prior approval for the change in the existing program method of delivery. To include the online Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership/Principal Certification program within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. 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. - April 24, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the request for prior approval for the change in the existing program method of delivery. To include the online Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership/Principal Certification program within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the substantive change as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. 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. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- 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
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Chestnut Hill College
9601 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118-2693 - Additional Location
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Philadelphia, PA 19138 - Other Instructional Site
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340 DeKalb Pk
Blue Bell, PA 19422 - Other Instructional Site
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8891 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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