Home Factbook Department Info. As the process evolves over the course of the self study further updates will be provided. This information will be in addition to that provided by other campus and University sources such as Focus, The Gleaner, The Observer, and The Targum. To support these goals, institutions of higher education within the Middle States region joined together in 1919 to form the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a professional association devoted to educational improvement through accreditation.
Accreditation is the means of self-regulation and peer review adopted by the educational community.
The accrediting process is intended to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education, making it worthy of public confidence and minimizing the scope of external control. The extent to which each educational institution accepts and fulfills the responsibilities inherent in the process is a measure of its concern for freedom and quality in higher education and its commitment to striving for and achieving excellence in its endeavors. Middle States accreditation is an expression of confidence in an institution's mission and goals, its performance, and its resources.