Quincy College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), which is a regional accreditation agency for colleges and universities in six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and which is also affiliated with institutions in Greece, Switzerland, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Bermuda, and Morocco.
Accreditation of an institution by NECHE indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality, periodically applied through a peer group review process. An accredited school or college is one that has the necessary resources to achieve its stated purpose through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.
Accreditation by NECHE is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, conferral of accreditation is not guaranteed for every course or program offered, or for the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.
Original: October 1999
Revised: October 2020