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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Accreditation


Accreditation and Membership

Accredited by:

York College of Pennsylvania is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. York College of Pennsylvania’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 26, 2025, was to reaffirm accreditation status. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)

Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)

Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)

The Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Approved by:

Department of Education for Training Veterans

National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)

The American Chemical Society (ACS) to grant certified degrees

The Pennsylvania Department of Education

The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

Membership in:

​Association of Schools Advancing Health professions (ASAHP)

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)

American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)

American Political Science Association

Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Council of Independent Colleges

Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association

National Association for College Admissions Counseling

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

National League for Nursing

National Recreation and Parks Association

Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA)

Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling (PACAC)

Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools Association

Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society

The College Board