Accreditation - Great Bay Community College

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The Great Bay Community College is a two year public institution accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Inquiries regarding accreditation status by NECHE should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. NECHE is an independent, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization which connects and serves colleges and universities in New England. A globally recognized standard of excellence, NECHE Accreditation attests to a college’s high quality and integrity. An accredited college 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.

Great Bay Community College is recognized by the New England Commission of Higher Education as a provider of high-quality non-credit programming.

Recognition is distinct and separate from accreditation, which applies to the credit-bearing courses and programs at a higher education institution.

Recognition by the Commission indicates that the organization provides high-quality non-credit programming as articulated in the NECHE Non-Credit Quality Assurance Framework. NECHE recognition applies to the entirety of an organization’s non-credit programming as defined in the Quality Assurance Framework. Recognition (a) is not a guarantee of every non-credit course or program offered, or of the competency of students who have completed a program; (b) provides reasonable assurance about the quality of non-credit programming available to students; (c) does not replace or supersede any licensure or other approvals that may be required for certain non-credit programs (i.e. allied health programs); and (d) does not provide an organization access to Title IV funding for its non-credit courses and programs.

Inquiries regarding this recognition status by the Commission should be directed to the administrative staff of the organization.

Individuals may also contact:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

301 Edgewater Place, Suite 210
Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone: (781) 425-7785
Email: [email protected]
www.cihe.neasc.org

Specialized Accreditations

Nursing
The associate degree nursing program at Great Bay Community College located in Portsmouth, NH is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN); 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850; Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000.
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
Surgical Technology
The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA).
Questions about the status of accreditation for the Surgical Technology program should be addressed to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 9355 – 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775 Website: www.caahep.org 727.210.2350 Email: [email protected] Fax: 727.210.2354
Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA), 19751 East Mainstreet, Suite #339, Parker, CO 80138 303.694.9262 Website: www.arcstsa.org Email: [email protected]
Questions about certification should be addressed to the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting 3 West Dry Creek Circle, Littleton, CO 80120 Toll Free: 1.800.707.0057 FAX: 303.325.2536 Website: www.nbstsa.org
Veterinary Technology
The Veterinary Technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA).