North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033-4097 or 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of NCCU or visit https://www.sacscoc.org/.
Accreditation is a process of external quality review used by higher education to scrutinize colleges, universities, and educational programs for quality assurance and quality improvement. Institutions and programs seek accreditation to assure their academic quality to students and the public (Council of Higher Education Accreditation [2016]).
Two types of accreditation are regional and programmatic. Regional accreditation is granted to entire institutions of higher education. Specialized or programmatic accreditation focuses on a single educational program and is related to a specific discipline. North Carolina Central University holds both types of accreditation. In addition, five administrative units at the university are accredited by their respective accrediting agencies.
North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of North Carolina Central University.
Visit school or departmental websites for additional information.
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE)
Contact the Office of University Accreditation at 919-530-6900 for any additional information.
Social Work
The Council on Social Work Education