Community College of Philadelphia

CEO: Dr. Donald Generals, President
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Danielle Liautaud-Watkins
Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Paul Starkey, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional » Two-year, large
Control: Public
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: 1968
Last Reaffirmation: 2023
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2030-2031

Contact Information

1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-3991

(215) 751-8000

www.ccp.edu

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 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 on March 19-22, 2023. To note the following additional locations were visited: (1) 4725 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (2) 12901 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154; and (3) 120 S. 30th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031.
March 5, 2020
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023.
March 15, 2018
To accept the monitoring report. The next evaluation is scheduled for 2022-2023.
March 3, 2016
To accept the monitoring report and to note the visit by the Commission's representatives. To remove the warning because the institution is now in compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning) and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report due November 1, 2017, documenting further steps taken to ensure (1) appropriate professional development opportunities to assist faculty in the use of assessment results to improve teaching and learning; (2) evidence that student learning assessment results are linked to institutional effectiveness, budgeting, and strategic planning; and (3) the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the institution's student learning assessment process (Standard 14). The Periodic Review Report is now due June 1, 2020.
June 25, 2015
To accept the monitoring report and to note the visit by the Commission's representatives. To continue to warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that it is in compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To request a monitoring report, due December 1, 2015, documenting evidence that the institution has achieved and can sustain compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning). To request that the monitoring report include, but not be limited to, documentation of an implemented, organized, systematic, and sustainable process to assess the achievement of student learning goals in all programs that (1) uses multiple measures of sufficient quality to provide direct evidence of student achievement of key learning outcomes; and (2) provides clear evidence that student learning assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed.
November 20, 2014
To note the visit by the Commission's representative. To remind the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To request a monitoring report, due March 1, 2015, documenting that the institution has achieved and can sustain compliance with Standard 14, including but not limited to (1) implementation of a documented and sustained assessment process, in all programs, that uses multiple measures of sufficient quality to provide direct evidence of student achievement of key learning outcomes; (2) steps taken to promote a culture of assessment, including evidence of support and collaboration among faculty and administration in assessing student learning and responding to assessment results; and (3) evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed with appropriate constituents and is used to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed.
November 20, 2014
To accept the supplemental information report.
June 26, 2014
To warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To request a monitoring report, due March 1, 2015, documenting that the institution has achieved and can sustain compliance with Standard 14, including but not limited to (1) implementation of a documented and sustained assessment process, in all programs, that uses multiple measures of sufficient quality to provide direct evidence of student achievement of key learning outcomes; (2) steps taken to promote a culture of assessment, including evidence of support and collaboration among faculty and administration in assessing student learning and responding to assessment results; and (3) evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed with appropriate constituents and is used to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). To direct a prompt liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. The due date for the next Periodic Review Report will be established when accreditation is reaffirmed.
June 9, 2014
To request a supplemental information report, due July 3, 2014, addressing the recent action of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
June 23, 2011
To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2013-2014.

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 years) Included within the scope
Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope

Main Campus
Community College of Philadelphia
1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-3991
Additional Location
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
5501 Old York Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Additional Location
Greenwich Services
5250 Belfield Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Additional Location
Horizon House
120 S. 30th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Additional Location
Nazareth Hospital
2601 Holme Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Additional Location
Northeast Regional Center
12901 Townsend Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Additional Location
Northwest Regional Center
1300 W. Godfrey Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
Additional Location
Philadelphia Police Academy
8501 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Additional Location
Philadelphia Prison Training Academy
8215 Torresdale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Additional Location
St Hubert High School
7320 Torresdale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Additional Location
The Association for Independent Growth
4700 Wissahickon Avenue Suite 100 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Additional Location
United Parcel Service
PO Box 8502
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Additional Location
West Philadelphia Regional Center
4725 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Other Instructional Site
Horizon House
120 S. 30th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Other Instructional Site
Independence Blue Cross
1901 Market St 28th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Other Instructional Site
Penn Medicine Academy
3401 Market St. Suite 110
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Other Instructional Site
Philadelphia Gas Works
Po Box14050
Philadelphia, PA 19142
Other Instructional Site
Special People in the Northeast
10521 Drummond Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154

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