Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College (Hostos) is accredited by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
The Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education, doing business as the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), was formally incorporated under Pennsylvania Commonwealth law on March 1, 2013. From its origins in 1919 through February 2013, the Commission was a unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is now an independent corporation.
The Commission on Higher Education is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions. MSCHE is also recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit degree-granting institutions which offer one or more post-secondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other geographic areas in which the Commission conducts accrediting activities.
The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.
For more information about the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, click here.
For more information about Hostos Community College's accreditation status, click here.
Allied Health Program Accreditation
In addition to institutional accreditation, three of the college’s allied health programs maintain program level accreditation from specialized accreditation bodies. Please click on the link below to explore relevant information and documents for each program.
Dental Hygiene
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
Nursing
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
Radiologic Technology
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology