Statement of Accreditation Status
Gwynedd Mercy University
- CEO: Dr. Deanne D`Emilio, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Travis Meister
- Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Bowden, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Special Focus: Nursing » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Former Name(s): Gwynedd-Mercy College (9/18/2013)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: April 1, 1958
- Last Reaffirmation: June 27, 2019
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2026-2027
Contact Information
1325 Sumneytown Pike, P. O. Box 901
Gwynedd Valley,
PA
19437-0901
- April 24, 2026
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to note the supplemental information report, requested by the Commission action of June 6, 2025, is no longer required. To note the institution's involuntary withdrawal of accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) dated December 1, 2025. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 11, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due September 1, 2025, providing an update on the status of accreditation with the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - November 11, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due February 7, 2025, addressing the action taken by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and providing additional information on Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience, Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience, and Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - February 21, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 3329 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 19020-2085. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 11, 2024 at the main campus and that teach-out agreements are not required. To note that the additional location closed on December 16, 2022. To note that students may obtain academic records at the Gwynedd Mercy University Office of the Registrar, 1325 Sumneytown Pike, Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437-0901. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - February 21, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 3329 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 19020-2085 that has ceased operations. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - February 17, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the written arrangement with Florence M. Cook School of Medical Laboratory Science, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 1945 Corlies Ave., Route 33 East, Neptune, NJ 07753 to serve as a third-party provider of the Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind approval of this substantive change if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - October 28, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the additional location at 7th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106 to 3329 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the new location and of the date that instruction ceases at the former location. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescindthis actionif any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - June 27, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the visit by the Commission's representatives. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027. - August 27, 2018
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its branch campus at East Norriton Campus, 480 E. Germantown Pike, East Norriton, PA, 19401 and to approve the teach-out plan. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of this branch campus. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - June 27, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the contractual arrangements with St. Christopher's Hospital, Crozer Medical Center, Shore Medical Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, and York Hospital/WellSpan Health within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2018-2019. - 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
- 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 to offer ONE program: Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope to offer ONE program
- Main Campus
Gwynedd Mercy University
1325 Sumneytown Pike, P. O. Box 901
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437-0901 - Additional Location
Abington Memorial Hospital School of Rad
2500 Maryland Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090-1284 - Additional Location
Albert Einstein Medical Center
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Opened: 09/01/2010 - Additional Location
Benjamin Franklin High School
550 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4016 - Additional Location
Bucks County Community College, Radiologic Technology Program
275 Swamp Road AHB 009
Newtown, PA 18940
Opened: 05/20/2013 - Additional Location
Crozer-Chester Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
One Medical Center Boulevard
Upland, PA 19013
Opened: 09/01/2010 - Additional Location
E.N. Peirce Middle School
1314 Burke Rd
West Chester, PA 19380 - Additional Location
General Nash Elementary School
1560 Liberty Bell Drive
Harleysville, PA 19438 - Additional Location
Grand View Hospital
700 Lawn Avenue
Sellersville, PA 18960 - Additional Location
Gwyn-Nor Elementary School
139 Hancock Road
North Wales, PA 19454-2299 - Additional Location
Gwynedd Mercy College at Cooper University Hospital
One Cooper Plaza
Camden, NJ 08103
Opened: 04/28/2015 - Additional Location
Gwynedd Square Elementary School
1641 Supplee Road
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
Hatfield Elementary School
1701 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440 - Additional Location
Inglewood Elementary School
1313 Allentown Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-4108 - Additional Location
Knapp Elementary School
698 Knapp Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-2940 - Additional Location
Kulp Elementary School
801 Cowpath Road
Hatfield, PA 19440 - Additional Location
Merck & Company, Inc.
770 Sumneytown Pike
North Wales, PA 19486 - Additional Location
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Lansdowne Ave & Baily Rd.
Darby, PA 19023 - Additional Location
Montgomery County Human Services Center
1430 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401 - Additional Location
Montgomery Elementary School
1221 Stump Road
North Wales, PA 19454 - Additional Location
Neshaminy School District
2001 Old Lincoln Hwy.
Langhorne, PA 19047 - Additional Location
Norristown Area High School
1900 Eagle Dr
Norristown, PA 19403 - Additional Location
North Penn School District
401 E. Hancock Street
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
North Penn Senior High School
1340 S. Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
Oak Park Elementary School
500 Squirrel Lane
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
Pennbrook Middle School
1201 East Walnut Street
North Wales, PA 19454 - Additional Location
Penndale Middle School
400 Penn Street
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
Pennfield Middle School
726 Forty Foot Road
Hatfield, PA 19440-2860 - Additional Location
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107 - Additional Location
Philadelphia School of Radiologic Technology
3601 A Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Opened: 08/27/2012 - Additional Location
Reading Hospital & Medical Center
P.O. Box 16052
Reading, PA 19612-6052
Opened: 08/27/2012 - Additional Location
Roman Catholic High School
301 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107 - Additional Location
Shore Medical Center, School of Radiologic Technology
100 Medical Center Way
Somers Point, NJ 08244
Opened: 04/28/2015 - Additional Location
Springton Lake Middle School
1900 N. Providence Road
Media, PA 19063 - Additional Location
St. Francis Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
601 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629-1986
Opened: 09/01/2010 - Additional Location
St. Mary Medical Center
1201 Langhorne-Newtown Road
Langhorne, PA 19047 - Additional Location
St. Rose of Lima School
425 Pennsylvania Ave
North Wales, PA 19454 - Additional Location
The Hub City View
30 South 17th Street 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103 - Additional Location
University Center at Montgomery County Community College
101 College Drive
Pottstown, PA 19464 - Additional Location
University of Pennsylvania MC/Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street Basement Donner Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104 - Additional Location
Walton Farm Elementary School
1610 Allentown Road
Lansdale, PA 19446 - Additional Location
West Boca Medical Center, School of Radiologic Technology
21644 State Road 7
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Opened: 08/27/2012 - Additional Location
York Avenue Elementary School
700 York Avenue
Lansdale, PA 19446-3331 - Other Instructional Site
Pennsylvania Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science
800 Spruce St Room CA-S19 Cathcart
Philadelphia, PA 19107 - Other Instructional Site
Reading Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science
K-Building, Room 3922 PO Box 16052
Reading, PA 19612-8615 - Other Instructional Site
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Dept of Path and Lab Medicine
160 East Erie Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134 - Other Instructional Site
WellSpan York Hospital
1001 S. George St.
York, PA 17403
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