Urban College of Boston is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

ACCREDITATION

Urban College of Boston is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).

Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Commission indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied though a peer review process. An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.

Accreditation by the Commission is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.

On November 18, 2022, NECHE considered the interim report submitted by Urban College, as well as the report of the visiting team, and took the following action:

• that the interim report submitted by Urban College of Boston be accepted;

• that Urban College of Boston be granted general authority to offer distance education programs within the scope of its mission;

• that Urban College of Boston be continued on the Program of Special Monitoring to assess the institution’s ongoing implementation of its change of ownership to Impact.org and that the institution be reminded of the program’s disclosure and prior approval requirements;

• that the Spring 2023 on-site evaluation and the Fall 2024 progress report to assess implementation of the change of ownership be confirmed;

• that the comprehensive evaluation scheduled for Spring 2025 be confirmed.
  

Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the Commission should be directed to Caitlin Callahan, Urban College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer, via email at caitlin.callahan@urbancollege.edu.

Individuals may also contact:

New England Commission of Higher Education
3 Burlington Woods Drive #100
Burlington, MA 01803

+1 781 425 7785
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Program of Special Monitoring

On June 17, 2022, the New England Commission of Higher Education approved the change of ownership of Urban College of Boston to Impact.org, a non-profit Type II Supporting Organization established by Southern New Hampshire University. In approving the change of ownership, the Commission applied its Program of Special Monitoring to the College. The Program of Special Monitoring is routinely implemented by the Commission in cases of change of ownership and enables the Commission to monitor the institution’s ongoing compliance with the Standards for Accreditation. Further information about the Program of Special Monitoring is available on the Commission’s website (http://neche.org/) or upon request from:

New England Commission of Higher Education

3 Burlington Woods, Suite 100

Burlington, MA 01803-4514

E-mail: info@neche.org