Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Union College's accreditation was last reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) in 2021. The process began in fall 2018 when a steering committee led by Strom Thacker, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Peter Bedford, the John and Jane Wold Professor of Religious Studies, oversaw seven working groups to closely examine the College’s successful compliance with, and continuous improvement on, the seven MSCHE standards. The seven standards include:

• Standard I: Mission and Goals
• Standard II: Ethics and Integrity
• Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
• Standard IV: Support for the Student Learning Experience
• Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment
• Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Development
• Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration

Union will undergo its next self-study process in 2026-2027, and expects to host a Middle States Evaluation Team in 2027-2028.