This Handbook provides information on institutional accreditation by
the New York State Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education,
acting in their capacity as a nationally recognized institutional
accrediting agency.
The principal purpose of institutional accreditation by the Regents and
the Commissioner of Education is to establish an accredited institution’s
eligibility for Title IV student aid programs established by the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended. The institutional accreditation process
is entirely voluntary on the part of the institution. The process is
separate from the State approval processes of the Regents and the
Commissioner.
The institutional accreditation process is administered by the State
Education Department’s Office of Higher Education. Please direct inquiries
to:
Office of College and University Evaluation
Attention:
Accreditation
State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, 5
North Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-2593
Fax: (518)
486-2779
E-mail: bmeinert@mail.nysed.gov
