Accreditation Actions

The following represents the MSCHE accreditation actions taken in the last ten (10) years. For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures and the Substantive Change Policy and Procedures.

• January 3, 2023
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Harcum College at Spanish American Civic Association, Tec Centro West 651 High Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• June 23, 2021
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 229 N. 63rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note the Commission may 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. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• October 29, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School, 403 North Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 that has ceased operations. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. 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.
• October 29, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School, 403 North Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by May 1, 2021 at the Prospect Park United Methodist Church, 800 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park, PA, 19076 and the Little People's Village, 6522 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19151, and that teach-out agreements are not required. To note that the additional location at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School closed on December 12, 2019. To note that students may obtain academic records at the Harcum College Office of Student Records.
• August 27, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the additional location from 200 N. 8 Street, Reading, PA 19601 to 540 Upland Avenue, Reading, PA 19611 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 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 2024-2025.
• June 17, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 2210 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. 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.
• June 17, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 2600 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19139 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. 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 2024-2025.
• June 17, 2020
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 1700 Woodbourne Road, Levittown, PA 19057 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. 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.
• April 30, 2020
  To include the additional location at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 5732 Race Street, Philadelphia 19139 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• July 2, 2019
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at First Baptist Church of Crestmont, 1678 Fairview Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action.
• July 2, 2019
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Northeast Learning Center, 7222 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action
• July 2, 2019
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Peasant Kings Mentoring and Education Site, 2233 W. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action.
• July 2, 2019
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the Diversified Community Services additional location from1529 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA to 2201 Moore Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 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 the Commission may rescind this action if instruction at this location does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action.
• July 2, 2019
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the St. Luke Community Christian Church additional location from 320 Tilgman Street, Chester, PA 19013 to Prospect Park United Methodist Church, 800 Lincoln Avenue, Prospect Park, PA 19076 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 the Commission may rescind this action if instruction at this location does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• June 21, 2018
  To accept the monitoring report. To request that, beginning in 2019 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update, the institution provide evidence demonstrating (1) sustainability of implemented corrective measures (formerly Standards 7, 11 and 14, now Standard V), and further evidence of (2) development and implementation of organized and systematic assessments that evaluate the extent of student achievement in general education (Standard V). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• April 30, 2018
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Building 21, 6501 Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, PA 19138; (2) Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School, 7101 Paschall Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19142; and (3) Tabor Children's Services, 57 East Armat Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at these additional locations. Operations at the additional locations must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• August 28, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional locations at (1) CEP (Community Education Partners), Hunting Park Campus, 4224 N. Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140; (2) CEP (Community Education Partners), E.S. Miller School Campus, 4300 Westminster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (3) First African Baptist Church, 1608 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; (4) Salvation Army Learning Zone, 1340 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123; and (5) The Enterprise Center, 4548 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of these additional locations.
• August 28, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Mothers-in-Charge, 520 N Delaware Avenue, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19132 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. Operations at the additional location must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• July 5, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional location at Upper Darby Outreach Center, 246 Long Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of this additional location. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of June 23, 2016 for a monitoring report due April 1, 2018.
• July 5, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Covenant International Institute of Philadelphia, 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119; (2) Diversified Community Services, 1529 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146; (3) Grace Trinity United Church of Christ, 5200 Oxford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124; (4) Little People's Village, 6522 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19151; (5) Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School, 403 North Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026; and (6) Wood Services, 40 Martin Gross Drive, Langhorne, PA 19047 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at these additional locations. Operations at the additional locations must commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• May 1, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the reclassification of the instructional site at St. Luke Community Christian Church, 320 Tilgman Street, Chester, PA 19013 as an additional location and to include the location within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of June 23, 2016 for a monitoring report due April 1, 2018. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• January 3, 2017
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Life Transforming Ministries (LFT), 53 S. First Ave, Coatesville, PA 19320 and (2) Upper Darby Community Outreach (UDCO), 246 Long Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of June 23, 2016 for a monitoring report due April 1, 2018. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• October 31, 2016
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional locations at (1) Alle-Kiske Learning Center, 1711 5th Street, Arnold, PA 15068; (2) Allentown Site, Casa Guadeloupe, 143 West Linden Street, Allentown, PA 18101; (3) Brightside Academy, Mellon Center, 701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; (4) Bring'em Young Day Care, Inc., 286 Lancaster Avenue, Frazier, PA 19355; (5) Calvary Baptist Church, 6122 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19151; (6) Grover Cleveland School. 3701 North 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140; (7) Lamott AME Church, 1505 W. Cheltenham Avenue, Elkins Park, PA 19027; (8) Lombard Central Presbyterian, 4201 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (9) Reading, 525 Penn Street, Reading , PA 19601; (10) South Philly Homes, 1444 Point Breeze Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146; (11) St. Joseph's Baptist Church, 224 N. 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139; (12) 200 N.8th Street, Reading, PA 16010; (13) Coatesville Neighborhood Center, 752 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320; (14) Coatesville Public Library, 501 Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320; (15) Upper Darby Community Outreach Program, The Senior Center, 326 Watkins Avenue, Upper Darby, PA 19146; and (16) Chester Education Foundation, 2600 W. 9th Street, Suite GS-100, Chester, PA 19013. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of the additional location at the Chester Education Foundation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025.
• June 23, 2016
  To reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report due April 1, 2018, documenting evidence of (1) implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve the total range of programs and services, including student support services (Standard 7); (2) the use of the results of ongoing assessment of student success, including but not necessarily limited to retention, that evaluates the match between the attributes of admitted students and the institution's mission and programs, and reflects its findings in its admissions, remediation, and other related policies (Standard 8); and (3) further implementation of a documented, organized and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve student learning, including clearly articulated statements of expected student learning outcomes at all levels and for all programs, including General Education, with evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed with appropriate constituents and is used to improve teaching and learning (Standards 11, 12, 14). The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle.
• November 19, 2015
  To accept the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• June 29, 2015
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at The Bridge E3 West Center, 4111 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• June 26, 2015
  To request a supplemental information report, due July 13, 2015, addressing the recent action of the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• March 5, 2015
  To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• March 7, 2013
  To accept the monitoring report. To request a progress report, due December 1, 2014, documenting continued progress in (1) developing the institutional strategic plan, including evidence that results of the assessment of institutional effectiveness are used to improve planning and budgeting (Standard 2); (2) strengthening the institution's finances and financial planning, including the audited financial statements and management letters for FY 2012 and 2013 (Standard 3); (3) effective enrollment management (Standard 8); (4) effective institutional oversight of the additional locations (Standards 13); and (5) assessment of student learning outcomes, including the systematic use of assessment results to improve teaching and learning in all programs (Standard 14). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• January 2, 2013
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change requests and to include the additional locations at One Bright Ray High School, 1141 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124, and Auden Reid High School, 3301 Tasker Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at each site. In the event that operations at these sites do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To note that the monitoring report, due December 1, 2012, has been received and will be acted on by the Commission at its March 2013 meeting. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• November 17, 2011
  To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report, due December 1, 2012, documenting evidence of (1) effective linkages between institutional planning and budgeting processes, including the use of the results of the assessment of institutional effectiveness to improve planning and budgeting (Standard 2); (2) continued progress in strengthening the institution’s finances and financial planning, including the audited financial statement and management letter for FY 2011, and including evidence of the development of a financial contingency plan (Standard 3); (3) effective enrollment management and realistic enrollment projections (Standard 8); (4) continued implementation of the Institutional Outcomes Assessment Plan and of the use of assessment results to improve planning and budgeting (Standard 7); and (5) continued implementation of the assessment of student learning outcomes, including regular review of outcomes and evidence that assessment results are used comprehensively to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2015-2016.
• August 30, 2011
  To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request, to note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 138 North 5th Street, Reading, PA 19602, and to include within the scope of the institution's accreditation the additional location at 200 N 8th Street, Reading, PA 19601. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at this additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To note that the Periodic Review Report due June 1, 2011, has been received and will be acted on at the Commission's November meeting.