Accreditation

Middles States
McDaniel College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. In July 2003, the accreditation of McDaniel College was reaffirmed through 2013. The next periodic review is due in June 2008.

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NCATE
National Accreditation for McDaniel's
Teacher Preparation Programs Reaffirmed Through 2016
“As testimony to Maryland’s high level of respect for NCATE, the General Assembly passed a law in 1998 requiring that all teacher education institutions with at least two thousand full time equivalent students become nationally accredited by July 1, 2004…Maryland applauds NCATE for its leadership in performance-based decisionmaking in the accreditation of teacher education institutions.”

Nancy Grasmick, Maryland State Superintendent of Education

The Education Department at McDaniel College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.