Middle States Accreditation
Northampton Community College is fully accredited by the regional accreditor—Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
MSCHE assures students and the public of the educational quality for over 500 colleges and universities, ensuring institutional accountability, self-appraisal, improvement, and innovation through the accreditation process.
You can view NCC’s Institutional Profile on MSCHE’s website.
Self Study
Northampton Community College is currently in the Self Study process. View the 2023 Self Study Design Document .
If you are an NCC employee, you can view the draft of the Self-Study in the MSCHE Portal within Sharepoint.
If you are a member of the Northampton Community College Board of Trustees, you can view the draft in the Board Portal (Blackboard).
Timeline
| Date | Deliverable |
| December 1 | Chapter Outline Due |
| February 5 | First Drafts of Chapter |
| March 4 | Revised Drafts |
| April 1 | Entire First Draft of Document |
| July 5 | Revisions Due |
| August 5 | Second Draft |
| September 9 | Third Draft |
| November 5 | Final Version Complete |
Steering Committee
| Name | Title/Role |
| Matthew Bartholomew | Associate Professor, Counseling |
| Elizabeth Bugaighis | Vice Provost, Academic Affairs |
| Catherine Given | Associate Dean, Academic Success & Foundations |
| Andrew McIntosh | Associate Professor, Sociology |
| Dorothy Schramm | Senior Director, Instutional Effectiveness, ALO |
