Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary & College

CEO: Ettie Rosenbaum, Executive Dean
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Katherine Endy
Commission Staff Liaison: Aminah Massenburg, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Special Focus: Theological Studies » No research designation
Control: Private (Non-Profit)
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Granted
Candidacy Granted: March 9, 2023
Accreditation Granted: April 24, 2025
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029

Contact Information

6602 Park Heights Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215

www.wits.edu

June 30, 2026
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 20, 2025. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029.
November 20, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of April 24, 2025. To note the follow-up team visit by Commission representatives to the main campus at 6602 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 on September 15-16, 2025. To request a supplemental information report, due April 13, 2026, providing further evidence of Standard I: Mission and Goals, Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement, and Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). To remind the institution of its obligation to address the findings in the team report in the next self-study. To direct the institution to attend the spring 2026 Self-Study Institute in preparation for an evaluation visit in 2028-2029.
November 20, 2025
To note the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on July 23, 2025.
April 24, 2025
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).
April 24, 2025
To grant accreditation because the institution has met the requirements of the Addition or Change of Primary Accreditor to MSCHE Procedures. To note that the retroactive date of accreditation is March 9, 2023, in accordance with the federal regulation 34 CFR 602.18(b)(6). To invite the institution to initiate its first self-study in preparation for an evaluation visit in 2028-2029 under the Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation (Fourteenth Edition) and Evidence Expectations by Standard. To request a supplemental information report, due August 4, 2025, providing written evidence of compliance with Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience and Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment. To direct a follow-up team visit following submission of the supplemental information report. To direct a Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission expectations. To note the Commission verifies the scope of accreditation as of the date that accreditation is granted. To note the following address is certified as the main campus: 6602 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215. To note the scope of accreditation includes the Postsecondary award (< 1 year), Postsecondary award (>=1 year, <2 years), and the Bachelor's Degree or equivalent credential levels. To note the scope of accreditation includes distance education. To note that any future changes to this scope of accreditation require Commission review and prior approval through substantive change (Substantive Change Policy and Procedures). To remind the institution that it must provide written documentation of its notification to the United States Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid that it has updated its primary institutional accreditor designated as the gatekeeper for title IV funds through the Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (E-App). 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.
January 16, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due February 14, 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). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
March 9, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan as required of candidate institutions in accordance with the Commission's Teach-Out Plans and Agreement(s) Policy and Procedures and federal regulation.
March 9, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the Accreditation Readiness Report. To note the on-site Candidate Assessment Team Visit by the Commission's representatives on November 4, 2022 to the main campus at 6602 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215. To note that the United States Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid determined reasonable cause for the change in accreditor and issued approval for the change in accreditor on September 30, 2022 pursuant to DCL ID GEN 22-11 updated September 26, 2022, and DCL ID GEN 22-10 dated July 19, 2022. To further note that the Commission has determined the institutional change of accrediting agency is voluntary pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 602.14(a). To grant Candidate for Accreditation status. To invite the institution to initiate self-study in preparation for an evaluation visit in 2025-2026. To note that Candidate for Accreditation status is an indication that an institution is progressing toward, but is not assured of, accreditation. To note that the institution may not be in Candidacy for more than five years before the grant of accreditation in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.16(a)(2). To note that the institution's baseline scope of candidate for accreditation includes the main campus location at 6602 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215. To note the institution's baseline scope of candidate for accreditation includes the Postsecondary award (< 1 year), Postsecondary award (>=1 year, <2 years), and the Bachelor's Degree or equivalent credential levels. To note the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes distance education. To note that prior approval through substantive change is required to change the institution's scope of accreditation after the date that candidate status is granted (Substantive Change Policy and Procedures). To note that it is the institution's responsibility to ascertain any requirements related to its eligibility for Title IV funding (student financial aid programs) and completing any required activities related to that process. 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.
June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the Accreditation Readiness Report. To request an updated Accreditation Readiness Report, due December 1, 2021. To request that the institution complete and submit for approval a comprehensive and implementable teach-out plan, also due December 1, 2021. To direct an applicant assessment team visit following submission of the report.

Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Not approved to offer programs by 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
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope

Main Campus
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary - Main Campus
6602 Park Heights Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215

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