Bridgewater State College is accredited by the

  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), through its commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
    Other accreditations and certifications include:

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)

  • Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)

  • Interstate Certification Compact (ICC)

  • National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), through its commission on Institutions of Higher Education-

The Commission develops, makes public and applies criteria for the assessment of educational effectiveness among institutions of higher education leading to actions on their institutional accreditation.  By this means, the Commission assures the education community, the public and interested agencies that accredited institutions have clearly defined objectives which meet with criteria published by the Commission; that they have the organization, staffing and resources to accomplish, are accomplishing and can continue to accomplish these objectives.  In addition, through its process of assessment, the Commission encourages and assists in the improvement, effectiveness and excellence of affiliated educational institutions.
http://cihe.neasc.org/

American Chemical Society (ACS)-
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content
 With more than 160,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe.


 Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)-
 http://www.caahep.org/
CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field. In collaboration with its Committees on Accreditation, CAAHEP reviews and accredits over 2000 educational programs in twenty (20) health science occupations.

CAAHEP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).


 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-
http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a nonprofit national association representing more than 3,000 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
http://www.faa.gov/
FAA Mission
Our mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.
FAA Vision
Our vision is to improve the safety and efficiency of aviation, while being responsive to our customers and accountable to the public.
FAA Values

  • Safety is our passion. We're world leaders in aerospace safety.
  • Quality is our trademark. We serve our country, our customers, and each other.
  • Integrity is our character. We do the right thing, even if no one is looking.
  • People are our strength. We treat each other as we want to be treated.

 

International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)-
http://www.iacbe.org/
 The IACBE is a leader in outcomes-based assessment and accreditation, in which excellence in business education is evaluated based on the results of the assessment of educational outcomes, rather than on prescriptive input standards. The IACBE believes that educational quality must be measured by outcomes rather than inputs, because inputs do not necessarily correlate with quality outcomes, since the quality of outcomes is dependent not only on inputs, but also on the processes used by the institution and its business programs to convert inputs to outcomes. The only accurate way to measure excellence in business education, therefore, is through the assessment of educational outcomes.

 Interstate Certification Compact (ICC)-
A legal agreement with other states to facilitate the certification of out-of-state teachers and other professional educational personnel.

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)-
http://www.ncate.org/
NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P-12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent, and highly qualified teacher.

Last Modified: December 9, 2008