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Accreditation

Accreditation is a process of validation in which colleges and universities are evaluated to ensure certain standards are upheld by the institution. The federal government requires that an institution be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization in order for its students to be eligible to receive financial aid.

MSCHE Middle States Commission on Higher EducationSUNY Broome Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (+1 (267) 284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

SUNY Broome Community College has been accredited by MSCHE since 1960. The last reaffirmation of accreditation was November 17, 2016. SUNY Broome is currently undergoing the Self-Study process. The next evaluation visit is scheduled 2020-2021. The next Mid-Point Peer Review is 2025.

View SUNY Broome’s listing on the Middle States Commission website.

Programmatic Accreditation

The College is supervised by the State University of New York and its curricula are registered by the New York State Education Department.

Several programs at SUNY Broome have programmatic accreditation. Program-level accreditation is specialized or professional accreditation in which programs must adhere to specific standards set by the accrediting body. Many fields may require employees to have graduated from an accredited program.

The following programs are accredited by the specific accreditation agencies.

Health Sciences Division

Clinical Laboratory Technician: A.A.S.
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The Clinical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018.
Phone: +1 (773) 714-8880.
Website: www.naacls.org.

Dental Hygiene: A.A.S.
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The SUNY Broome Dental Hygiene Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of “Approval Without Reporting Requirements.” Approval (without reporting requirements) is an accreditation classification granted to an educational program indicting that the program achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at +1 (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. 

Health Information Technology: A.A.S.
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The Health Information Tech/Medical Records accreditor of SUNY Broome Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for its associate of applied science degree in Health Information Tech/Medical Records has been reaffirmed through 2020.

All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago IL, 60601; by phone at +1 (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Website: www.cahiim.org

Medical Assistant: A.A.S.
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The SUNY Broome Medical Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).  CAAHEP: 25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763.
Phone: +1 (727) 210-2350.
Website: www.caahep.org

Nursing: A.A.S.
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The Associate in nursing program at SUNY Broome Community College located at 907 Upper Front Street located in Binghamton NY is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
+1 (404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate in Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation with Conditions.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program here.

The New York State Board of Regents can be contacted at:
NY State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services
Nurse Unit
89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone: +1 (518) 474-3817

Physical Therapist Assistant: A.A.S.
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The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at SUNY Broome Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
Phone: +1 (703) 706-3245
Email: accreditation@apta.org
Web: www.capteonline.org

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call +1 (607) 778-5261 or email Abramsdm@sunybroome.edu

Radiologic Technology: A.A.S.
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The Radiologic Technology Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182.
Phone: +1 (312) 704-5300.
Email: mail@jrcert.org
Website: www.jrcert.org


Liberal Arts Division

Chemical Dependency Counseling: A.A.S.
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SUNY Broome’s Chemical Dependency Counseling Program is accredited by the New York State Office of Addiction Services And Support (OASAS). The program’s accreditation was reaffirmed effective June 1, 2019 through June 1, 2022.
Located at 1450 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203.
Phone: +1 (800) 482-9564.
Email: credentialing@oasas.ny.gov.
Website: webapps.oasas.ny.gov/sqa/credentialing


Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Division

Civil Engineering Technology: A.A.S.
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The Civil Engineering Technology Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
Phone: +1 (410) 347-7700.
Website: www.abet.org/

Electrical Engineering Technology: A.A.S.
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The Electrical Engineering Technology Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
Phone: +1 (410) 347-7700.
Website: www.abet.org/

Mechanical Engineering Technology: A.A.S.
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The Mechanical Engineering Technology Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
Phone: +1 (410) 347-7700.
Website: www.abet.org/


Other Accredited Programs

Fast Forward
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The Fast Forward Program is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). 179 East Franklin Street, #578 Chapel Hill, NC, 27514.
Phone: +1 (919) 593-5205.
Fax: +1 (877) 572-8693.
Website: www.nacep.org.

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