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Accreditation


Gwynedd Mercy University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education:
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 
267-284-5000
http://www.msche.org/

Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions Accreditation

In addition to the University’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral programs as well as the post-graduate APRN certificate program in Gwynedd Mercy University's Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org).


Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE):
One Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
202-887-6791
www.ccneaccreditation.org

The Respiratory Care program, 200271, Associate of Science and Bachelor of Health Science degrees, offered on our Gwynedd Valley campus, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
1248 Harwood Road 
Bedford, Texas 76021-4244 
817-283-2835
www.coarc.com

The Radiation Therapy program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300
email: mail@jrcert.org

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300

The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program is a Developing Master's Degree-Level Program and is in the process of seeking full accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20814-3449
301-652-AOTA
www.acoteonline.org

School of Business and Education Accreditation



Gwynedd Mercy University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

11374 Strang Line Road
Lenexa, Kansas, 66215
913-631-3009 

The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE:

School of Arts and Sciences Accreditation

The planned Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is in Pre-Candidacy for Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Educations’ Commission on Accreditation
1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-4457
703-683-8080

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