SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is accredited by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Its academic programs are registered by the State Education Department.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
SUNY Polytechnic Institute is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. MSCHE accreditation was reaffirmed on June 23, 2016.
MSCHE is also recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit degree-granting institutions which offer one or more post-secondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other geographic areas in which the Commission conducts accrediting activities.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredits SUNY Polytechnic Institute's College of Business programs. These include undergraduate degree programs in accounting (BSA) and business (BSBA/BBA) as well as the following graduate programs: MBA in Technology Management (MBA TM) and MS in Accounting (MSA). www.aacsb.edu
SUNY Poly’s programs in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Nanoscale Engineering are currently seeking ABET accreditation. Until these programs are accredited, graduates are not eligible to receive maximum education/experience credits as a “professional engineering program” towards New York State licensure in professional engineering. ABET does not allow programs to apply for accreditation until they have graduated at least one student. ABET does allow the accreditation to cover students who graduated in the year before the accreditation is granted.
See www.abet.org/new_program.shtml for more information about the ABET accreditation process.
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
SUNY Poly's educational programs in health information management are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The undergraduate and graduate nursing programs are registered by the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accrediting agency for nursing programs at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels. For more information, see: www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (EAC/ABET)
The following program is accredited by EAC/ABET: Electrical & Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering. The following programs are currently under review by EAC/ABET for accreditation: Mechanical Engineering, and Nano-Engineering.
Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (ETAC/ABET)
The following programs are accredited by ETAC/ABET: Civil Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
