Middle States reaccreditation
Jamestown Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Periodically, JCC undergoes reaffirmation of accreditation, or a reaccreditation process through MSCHE. This is a multi-year, evidence-based evaluation process that affirms JCC’s mission and goal alignment, ensures institutional quality through compliance with seven standards, and drives continuous improvement.
JCC has officially kicked off our reaccreditation process and is working on our Self-Study Report. The Self-Study Report is central to the work of reaccreditation and depends on broad participation from faculty, staff, and administrators across the college. This is an exciting time for JCC to demonstrate our commitment to excellence and continuous improvement and our many strengths that support compliance with MSCHE’s Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation.
MSCHE reaccreditation reflects the collective work of the entire institution - not just one department or group. Each area of the college contributes to meeting MSCHE’s standards, whether through teaching and learning, student support, governance, planning, assessment, or administrative practices.
To ensure JCC's Self-Study moves beyond pure compliance with standards and is directed toward meaningful institutional improvement with a focus on our mission and strategic directions, JCC will be reflecting on three institutional priorities in our Self-Study Report.
- Priority 1: Student Support for Retention
- Priority 2: Connection to Careers
- Priority 3: Use of Data to Define Institutional Scope
More information on JCC’s Self-Study process and the institutional priorities are found in JCC’s MSCHE Self-Study Design.