Statement of Accreditation Status
Eastwick College
- CEO: Dr. Thomas Eastwick, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Rafael Castilla
- Commission Staff Liaison: Terence Peavy, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies » No research designation
- Control: Private (For-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Granted
- Candidacy Granted: November 16, 2023
- Accreditation Granted: June 25, 2026
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2033-2034
- June 25, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To grant accreditation. To note the on-site evaluation visit by Commission representatives to the main campus at 10 South Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446 on March 29-April 1, 2026. To note the following branch campuses were visited: (1) 103 Park Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110 and (2) 250 Moore Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. In accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.18(b)(6), to note the retroactive date of accreditation is November 16, 2023. To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss Commission expectations. To note the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes the following credential levels: Postsecondary award (< 1 year), the Postsecondary award (1-2 years), Associate's degree or equivalent, Postsecondary award (2-4 years), and Bachelor's degree or equivalent. To note that the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes the main campus location at 10 South Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446, and the following branch campus locations: 250 Moore Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 and 103 Park Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110. To note the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes distance education. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2033-2034. - November 21, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 20, 2024. The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2025-2026. - May 20, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due June 17, 2024, addressing the action taken by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) 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 2025-2026. - April 29, 2024
To note the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on December 15, 2023. - November 16, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the Accreditation Readiness Report. To note the on-site Candidate Assessment Team Visit by the Commission's representatives on August 7-9, 2023, to the main campus location at 10 South Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446, and to the following branch campus locations: 250 Moore Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, and 103 Park Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110. To grant Candidate for Accreditation status. To invite the institution to initiate self-study in preparation for an evaluation visit in 2025-2026 under the Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation (Fourteenth Edition) and Evidence Expectations by Standards Guidelines. To remind the institution of its obligation to address the findings in the Applicant Assessment Team Report in its self-study. To direct a Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. To note that Candidate for Accreditation status is an indication that an institution is likely to attain 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 the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes the following credential levels: Postsecondary award (< 1 year), the Postsecondary award (1-2 years), Associate's degree or equivalent, Postsecondary award (2-4) years, and Bachelor's degree or equivalent. To note that the institution's baseline scope of accreditation includes the main campus location at 10 South Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446, and the following branch campus locations: 250 Moore Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, and 103 Park Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110. 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 for Accreditation status is granted (Substantive Change Policy and Procedures). To acknowledge receipt of a Reasonable Cause Determination for Changing Accrediting Agencies for Eastwick College on February 15, 2023, from the United States Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid that it determined reasonable cause for the institution to change its primary institutional accrediting agency to MSCHE, pursuant to DCL ID GEN 22-11 updated September 26, 2022, and DCL ID GEN 22-10 dated July 19, 2022. To note the institution currently participates in title IV financial aid programs through Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges since 2018. To further note that the Commission has determined the change in accrediting agency is voluntary pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 602.14(a). To remind the institution that upon being granted accreditation with MSCHE, 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 remind the institution of its obligation to demonstrate its record of compliance with applicable federal regulatory requirements, including its program responsibilities under Title IV. 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. - November 16, 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. - April 27, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. To request a Candidate Assessment Report, due July 14, 2023, and direct a candidate assessment team visit because the institution appears to demonstrate compliance with the Commission's standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements and the institution appears to demonstrate the readiness to continue in the accreditation process. To request that the institution complete and submit for approval a candidate teach-out plan, due July 14, 2023. The purpose of a candidate teach-out plan is to provide for the equitable treatment of students to complete their education if the Commission does not grant accreditation. To acknowledge receipt of a Reasonable Cause Determination for Changing Accrediting Agencies for Eastwick College on February 15, 2023, from the United States Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid that it determined reasonable cause for the institution to change its primary institutional accrediting agency to MSCHE, pursuant to DCL ID GEN 22-11 updated September 26, 2022, and DCL ID GEN 22-10 dated July 19, 2022. To note the institution currently participates in title IV financial aid programs through Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges since 1976. To further note that the Commission has determined the change in accrediting agency is voluntary pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 602.14(a). To remind the institution that upon being granted accreditation with MSCHE, 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). - August 25, 2022
To note the commission liaison guidance visit occurred on March 22, 2022. - March 10, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of the Accreditation Readiness Report. To request a supplemental information report, due October 1, 2022, providing further evidence of: (1) periodic assessment of the effectiveness of programs supporting the student experience (Standard IV); (2) organized and systematic assessments, conducted by faculty and/or appropriate professionals, evaluating the extent of student achievement of institutional and degree/program goals (Standard V); (3) clearly documented and communicated planning and improvement processes that provide for constituent participation and incorporate the use of assessment results (Standard VI); (4) a financial planning and budgeting process that is aligned with the institution's mission and goals, evidence-based, and clearly linked to the institution's and unit's strategic plans/objectives (Standard VI); (5) comprehensive planning for facilities, infrastructure, and technology that includes consideration of sustainability and deferred maintenance and is linked to the institution's strategic and financial planning processes (Standard VI); and (6) strategies to measure and assess 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. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (2-4 years) Included within the scope
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Eastwick College - Main Campus
Eastwick College - Main Campus
10 South Franklin Turnpike
Ramsey, NJ 07446 - Branch Campus
Eastwick College Hackensack
250 Moore Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601 - Branch Campus
Eastwick College Nutley
103 Park Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110 - Other Instructional Site
Lakewood
155 Oberlin Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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