- Actions Following June 24-25, 2021 Meeting
- Actions Following April 22-23, 2021 Meeting
- Actions Following March 4-5, 2021 Meeting
- Actions Following January 21-22, 2021 Meeting
- Actions Following November 19-20, 2020 Meeting
- Actions Following September 24-25, 2020 Meeting
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Actions Following June 24-25, 2021 Meeting
At its meeting on April 23-25, 2021 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Institutional Report
- Bates College; Lewiston, ME
- Bristol Community College; Fall River, MA
Accepted Institutional Report and Granted Candidacy Status
- Upper Valley Educators Institute; Lebanon, NH
Accepted Progress Report
- Connecticut State Colleges & Universities; Hartford, CT
- Johnson & Wales University; Providence, RI
- Goodwin University; East Hartford, CT and University of Bridgeport; Bridgeport, CT
Institution Relinquished Accreditation
- Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College; Great Barrington, MA
Accepted Teach-Out Plan
- Bay Path University; Longmeadow, MA
Actions Following April 22-23, 2021 Meeting
At its meeting on April 22-23, 2021 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Financial Screening Response Report
- Bay State College; Boston, MA
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; South Hamilton, MA
- Hampshire College; Amherst, MA
- Hebrew College; Newton Centre, MA
- University of New Haven; West Haven, CT
Accepted Graduation Rate Information Project (GRIP) Reports
- Boston Architectural College; Boston, MA
- Bunker Hill Community College; Boston, MA
- Cambridge College; Boston, MA
- Capital Community College; Hartford, CT
- Fisher College; Boston, MA
- Gateway Community College; New Haven, CT
- Granite State College; Concord, NH
- Housatonic Community College; Bridgeport, CT
- Norwalk Community College; Norwalk, CT
- Post University; Waterbury, CT
- Roxbury Community College; Roxbury Crossing, MA
- Tunxis Community College; Farmington, CT
- University of Maine at Augusta; Augusta, ME
Accepted Institutional Report
- Fisher College; Boston, MA
- Hampshire College; Amherst, MA
- Johnson & Wales University; Providence, RI
- Saint Joseph’s College of Maine; Standish, ME
Accepted Comprehensive Evaluations
- Bates College; Lewiston, ME (next review Fall 2030)
- Bay State College; Boston, MA (next review Fall 2030)
- Hebrew College; Newton Centre, MA (next review Fall 2028)
- University of New Haven; West Haven, CT (next review Fall 2030)
Accepted Focused Evaluations
- Colby-Sawyer College; New London, NH
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; South Hamilton, MA
- Vermont Law School; South Royalton, VT
Declared Eligible to Apply for Candidacy
- Holy Spirit University of Kaslik; Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
Accepted Institutional Report and Removed Notation
- SIT; Brattleboro, VT (Standard 7: Institutional Resources)
Removed Notation
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; South Hamilton, MA (Standard 7: Institutional Resources)
Issued Show Cause
- Bay State College; Boston, MA (Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation; Standard 3: Organization and Governance; Standard 5: Students; Standard 6: Standard Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship; and
Standard 7: Institutional Resources)
Accepted Interim Reports
- Granite State College; Concord, NH
- Landmark College; Putney, VT
- Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI
- The American College of Greece; Athens, Greece
- University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston, MA
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole, MA
Accepted Visits to Validate Substantive Change
- Hult International Business School; Cambridge, MA
- Pine Manor College; Chestnut Hill, MA
- Southern Connecticut State University; New Haven, CT
- University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
Accepted Progress Reports
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA
- Perrotis College; Thessaloniki, Greece
- Roxbury Community College; Roxbury Crossing, MA
Accepted Substantive Change Proposals
- Clark University; Worcester, MA
- Southern New Hampshire University; Manchester, NH
- Unity College; Unity, ME
Actions Following March 4-5, 2021 Meeting
At its meeting on March 4-5, 2021 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Annual Reports on Finance and Enrollment
- American International College; Springfield, MA
- Becker College; Worcester, MA
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology; Boston, MA
- Bennington College; Bennington, VT
- Conway School of Landscape Design; Northampton, MA
- Goddard College; Plainfield, VT
- Gordon College; Wenham, MA
- Lasell University; Newton, MA
- Maine College of Art; Portland, ME
- Mitchell College; New London, CT
- Montserrat College of Art; Beverly, MA
- Quincy College; Quincy, MA
- Regis College; Weston, MA
- SIT; Brattleboro, VT
- Urban College of Boston; Boston, MA
Accepted Financial Screening Response Report
- Albertus Magnus College; New Haven, CT
- Eastern Nazarene College; Quincy, MA
- Becker College; Worcester, MA
- Conway School of Landscape Design; Northampton, MA
- Franklin Pierce University; Rindge, NH
- Goddard College; Plainfield, VT
- Glion Institute of Higher Education; Bulle, Switzerland
- Hellenic College, Inc.; Brookline, MA
- Johnson & Wales University; Providence, RI
- Les Roches Global Hospitality Education; Crans Montana, Switzerland
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts; Warner, NH
- New England College; Henniker, NH
- Notre Dame University-Louaize; Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
- Perrotis College; Thessaloniki, Greece
- Saint John’s Seminary; Brighton, MA
- Saint Michael’s College; Colchester, VT
- Sterling College; Craftsbury Common, VT
- Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, Inc.; Merrimack, NH
- University of Bridgeport; Bridgeport, CT
- Vermont College of Fine Arts; Montpelier, VT
Accepted Institutional Action Item
- U.S. Naval War College; Newport, RI
Accepted Comprehensive Evaluations
- Eastern Nazarene College; Quincy, MA (next review Fall 2030)
- Saint John’s Seminary; Brighton, MA (next review Fall 2030)
- Simmons University; Boston, MA (next review Fall 2030)
- Vermont Technical College; Randolph Center, VT (next review Fall 2030)
Accepted Focused Evaluations
- Anna Maria College; Paxton, MA
- Hellenic American University; Athens, Greece
- Hellenic College, Inc.; Brookline, MA
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts; Warner, NH
Accepted Biennial Evaluation
- Maine Media College; Rockport, ME
Removed from Probation
- Hellenic College, Inc.; Brookline, MA
Issued Notations
- Hellenic College, Inc.; Brookline, MA (Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation; Standard 7: Institutional Resources)
- Eastern Nazarene College; Quincy, MA (Standard 7: Institutional Resources)
Accepted Interim Reports
- American University in Bulgaria; Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- Bay Path University; Longmeadow, MA
- Gateway Community College; New Haven, CT
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design; Boston, MA
- NHTI – Concord’s Community College; Concord, NH
- Sterling College; Craftsbury Common, VT
Accepted Visits to Validate Substantive Change
- New England College; Henniker, NH
- Tufts University; Medford, MA
Accepted Progress Reports
- Hellenic American University; Athens, Greece
- Northern Maine Community College; Presque Isle, ME
Accepted Substantive Change Proposals
- Hartford Seminary; Hartford, CT
- Northern Essex Community College; Haverhill, MA
- Post University; Waterbury, CT
- University of New Haven; West Haven, CT
Accepted Proposals to Move to the Higher or Lower Degree
- Maine College of Health Professions; Lewiston, ME
- Southern Connecticut State University; New Haven, CT
Accepted Proposals to Establish Off-Campus Locations
- Emerson College; Boston, MA
- Goddard College; Plainfield, VT
- Goodwin University; East Hartford, CT
- University of Bridgeport; Bridgeport, CT
Accepted Proposal for Distance Education Programming
- Eastern Nazarene College; Quincy, MA
Accepted Institutional Response to Public Comment
- Goodwin University; East Hartford, CT
- University of Bridgeport; Bridgeport, CT
Actions Following January 21-22, 2021 Meeting
At its meeting on January 21-22, 2021 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Institutional Action Item
- University of Massachusetts System, Boston, MA
Granted General Approval for Distance Education
- Nashua Community College, Nashua, NH
Granted Approval for Distance Education for Specific Time Period
- American University of Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
- Conway School of Landscape Design, Northampton, MA
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts, Warner, NH
- Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
- Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle, ME
- Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
- Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT
Accepted Comprehensive Evaluations
- Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
- Keene State College, Keene, NH
- Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
Accepted Focused Evaluations
- Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, CT
- Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Standish, ME
Approved for Candidacy
- Upper Valley Educators Institute, Lebanon, NH
Accepted Visits to Validate Substantive Change
- Castleton University, Castleton, VT
- Endicott College, Beverly, MA
Accepted Requested Information
- Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT
Accepted Substantive Change Proposal
- River Valley Community College, Claremont, NH
Actions Following November 19-20, 2020 Meeting
At its meeting on November 19-20, 2020 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Institutional Action Items
- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Bridgeport University Park Initiative, Bridgeport, CT
- Bay State College, Boston, MA
Granted General Approval for Distance Education
- Landmark College, Putney, VT
Granted Approval for Distance Education for Specific Time Period
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
- Bennington College, Bennington, VT
- Bermuda College, Paget, Bermuda
- Boston Graduate School of Psychology, Brookline, MA
- Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
- Brown University, Providence, RI
- Colby College, Waterville, ME
- College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
- College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
- Curry College, Milton, MA
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA
- Glion Institute of Higher Education, Bulle, Switzerland
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Hellenic College, Brookline, MA
- Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
- Lakes Region Community College, Laconia, NH
- Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, Crans Montana, Switzerland
- Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
- Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME
- Maine Media College, Rockport, ME
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA
- Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
- Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
- New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA
- Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
- Providence College, Providence, RI
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Roxbury Community College, Roxbury Crossing, MA
- Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT
- Stonehill College, Easton, MA
- Trinity College, Hartford, CT
- United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
- Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
- Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
- Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
- Western New England University, Springfield, MA
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA
- Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Accepted Comprehensive Evaluations
- Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
- College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
- Fisher College, Boston, MA
- Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT
- Norwich University, Northfield, VT
- Springfield College, Springfield, MA
Accepted Focused Evaluations
- Bermuda College, Paget, Bermuda
- Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
Approved for Initial Accreditation
- College Unbound, Providence, RI
Accepted Interim Reports
- Clark University, Worcester, MA
- Roxbury Community College, Roxbury Crossing, MA
Accepted Progress Reports
- Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA
- Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth, NH
- Nashua Community College, Nashua, NH
- New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI
- Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
Accepted Visit to Validate Substantive Change
- Curry College, Milton, MA
- Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT
Accepted Substantive Change Proposals
- Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT /University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
- Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
- Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
Accepted Proposals to Move to the Higher or Lower Degree
- Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA
- Hult International Business School, Cambridge, MA
- Norwich University, Northfield, VT
- Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Accepted Proposals to Establish Off-Campus Locations
- University of Maine System, Orono, ME
Accepted Proposal to Offer Distance Education Programming
- Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Offered Advisory Opinion
- Maine College of Health Professions, Lewiston, ME
Actions Following September 24-25, 2020 Meeting
At its meeting on September 24-25, 2020 the New England Commission of Higher Education took the following actions:
Accepted Institutional Action Items
- College of our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA
- Curry College, Milton, MA
- University of Massachusetts System, Boston, MA
- Bridgeport University Park collaborative, Bridgeport, CT
Granted General Approval for Distance Education
- Assumption University, Worcester, MA
- Bay State College, Boston, MA
- Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor, ME
Granted Approval for Distance Education for Specific Time Period
- American College of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
- Amherst College, Amherst, MA
- Bates College, Lewiston, ME
- Becker College, Worcester, MA
- Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
- College Unbound, Providence, RI
- Connecticut College, New London, CT
- Dean College, Franklin, MA
- Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
- Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
- Gordon College, Wenham, MA
- Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT
- Hult International Business School, Cambridge, MA
- Keene State College, Keene, NH
- Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Andover, MA
- Maine College of Health Professions, Lewiston, ME
- Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- Mitchell College, New London, CT
- Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
- New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
- Quincy College, Quincy, MA
- Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
- Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA
- Smith College, Northampton, MA
- Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA
- The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
- Urban College of Boston, Boston, MA
- Washington County Community College, Calais, ME
- Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
- Wheaton College, Norton, MA
- Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
Accepted Comprehensive Evaluations
- Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
- Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
Accepted Focused Evaluations
- Lakes Region Community College, Laconia, NH
- Mitchell College, New London, CT
Removed from Probation
- Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
Accepted Interim Reports
- Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT
- Champlain College, Burlington, VT
- Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills, MA
- Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Accepted Progress Reports
- Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
- Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Hult International Business School, Cambridge, MA
- Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
- Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME
- Labouré College, Milton, MA
- Providence College, Providence, RI
Accepted Visit to Validate Substantive Change
- Northern Vermont University, Johnson, VT
Declared Eligible to Apply for Candidacy
- Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Issued a Notation for Institutional Resources
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Accepted Requested Information
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI
- University of Massachusetts System, Boston, MA
Accepted Substantive Change Proposals
- Perrotis College, Thessaloniki, Greece
- University of Maine System, Orono, ME
Accepted Proposals to Move to the Higher Degree
- SIT, Brattleboro, CT
- University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
- Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
Accepted Proposals to Establish Off-Campus Locations
- Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
- Stonehill College, Easton, MA
Accepted Proposals to Offer Distance Education
- Hult International Business School, Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Accepted Response to Public Comment
- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Hartford, CT
Accepted Response to Complaint
- American International College, Springfield, MA