Accreditations

Herkimer County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

College curricula are registered and approved by the New York State Department of Education. The College is authorized to award the Associate in Arts degree, the Associate in Science degree, and the Associate in Applied Science degree as established by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.

All degree and certificate programs are approved for the training of veterans and their dependents under P.L. 550 (Korean Veterans), P.L. 634 (Children of Deceased Veterans), P.L. 894 (Disabled Veterans) and P.L. 89-358 (Veterans Administration Readjustment Benefit Act of 1966).

The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Herkimer County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. This program has been accredited since 1992.

The College Now program is accredited by the National Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). NACEP accredited programs ensure that college courses taught by high school teachers are as rigorous as courses offered on the sponsoring college campus. 

The EMT Paramedic program is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

The Herkimer College Children's Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).