Statement of Accreditation Status
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
- CEO: Dr. Eliezer Barrios-Colón, Acting Chancellor
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Jennifer Alicea
- Commission Staff Liaison: Terence Peavy, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Baccalaureate » No research designation
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): UPR-Ponce (8/18/2021), UPR Ponce (Technological) University College (1/1/2000), UPR Ponce Regional College (1/1/1983)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: January 2, 1970
- Last Reaffirmation: June 26, 2025
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2032-2033
Contact Information
2151 Santiago de los Caballeros Avenue
Ponce,
PR
00716
- June 26, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To reaffirm accreditation. To note the on-site evaluation visit by Commission representatives to the main campus at 2151 Santiago de los Caballeros Avenue, Ponce, PR 00716 on March 16 - March 19, 2025. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2032-2033. - May 12, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report due April 14, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (financial health), as reported on the 2022 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19(d). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - March 24, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due April 14, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (financial health) as reported on the 2022 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2024-2025. - November 17, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. To note that a follow-up visit will not be conducted. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - November 17, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. - August 11, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from the University of Puerto Rico System and the Puerto Rico Board of Post-Secondary Institutions for the Alternative Delivery Method - distance education. - July 20, 2022
Staff acted on behalf of the commission to request a supplemental information report, due September 1, 2022, addressing the recent action taken by CAPTE which may have implications for current and future compliance with Requirement of Affiliation 6; Standard III (Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience); Standard IV (Support of the Student Experience); Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment); and Teach-Out Plans and Agreements Policy and Procedures. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - December 2, 2021
To note the commission liaison guidance visit occurred virtually on September 29, 2021. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the monitoring report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To request a supplemental information report, due September 1, 2022, documenting further evidence of (1) strategies to address enrollment decline (Standard VI); (2) comprehensive planning for facilities, infrastructure and technology that include consideration of sustainability and deferred maintenance (Standard VI); and (3) the assessment of the adequacy and efficient utilization of institutional resources required to support the institution's mission and goals (Standard VI). To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. A follow-up team visit may follow the submission of the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2024-2025. - 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
- Main Campus
UPR - Ponce
2151 Santiago de los Caballeros Avenue
Ponce, PR 00716
Approved Credential Levels
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