Accreditation
Raritan Valley Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, 267-284-5011. 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.
All accreditation documents are available for review during regular business hours.
Statement of Accreditation Status
The Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS) is the official statement of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) about each institution’s current accreditation status and scope of accreditation. The SAS also provides a brief history of the actions taken by the Commission.
Institution: Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ
Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Michael McDonough, President
Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional » Two-year, large
Control: Public
Former Name(s): Somerset County College (7/24/1987)
Address: 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876
Phone: 908-526-1200
URL: www.raritanval.edu
Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO): Dr. Patrice Gouveia Marks
Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, Vice President
Accreditation Summary
For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures.
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: 1972
Last Reaffirmation: 2022
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2029-2030
Next Mid-Point Peer Review: 2026
RVCC Self Study 2021-2022
Compliance Report 2022
Program Accreditations
Credit Programs
| Program | Accrediting Body | Reaffirmed |
| Nursing | 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 http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm | 2020-2028 |
| Automotive Technology- Master Automobile Service Technology | Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation | (Initial Accreditation) Aug 2021- Sept 2026 |
| Health Information Technology | Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) | Inactive. Teach Out 8/2021-8/2023 |
| Medical Assistant Certificate program | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) | 2011 - Oct. 2029 |
| Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapy Assistant Program | Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) https://acoteonline.org/schools/ota-associate/?cn-cat-in%5B%5D=6&cn-cat-in%5B%5D=15&cn-region=NJ | Academic years 2019/2020 - 2026/2027 |
| Ophthalmic Science | Commission on Opticianry Accreditation | 2020-2022 |
| Paralegal Studies Program | approved by American Bar Association click here | Feb. 2022 - Feb 2029 |
Non-Credit Programs
| Program | Accrediting Body | Reaffirmed |
| Dental Radiology License | State of NJ Dental Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners | Dec. 2019-present |
| EKG Technician certification | American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT) | Dec. 2019-Dec. 2020 |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification | National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board | |
| Phlebotomy lab assistant certification | American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT) | Dec. 2019-Dec. 2020 |
Locations
The following represents branch campuses, additional locations, and other instructional sites that are included within the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
| LOCATION | TYPE | Program Offered |
| Bayside State Prison Department of Corrections, Bayside State Prison, 4293 Rt. 47 Leesburg, NJ 08327 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| East Jersey State Prison 1100 Woodbridge Road Rahway, NJ 07065 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women 30 Route 513 Clinton, NJ 08809 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Garden State Youth Correctional Facility 55 Hogback Rd Crosswicks, NJ 08515 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Hunterdon Polytech Career Academy 8 Bartles Corner Road Flemington, NJ 08822 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility 31 Petticoat Lane Annandale, NJ 08801 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| New Jersey State Prison Department of Corrections, New Jersey State Prison, 600 Cass Street Trenton, NJ 08608 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Northern State Prison 168 Frontage Rd Newark, NJ 07114 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| South Woods State Prison 215 S Burlington Rd Bridgeton, NJ 08302 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Southern State Correctional Facility 4295 N Delsea Drive Delmont, NJ 08314 | Additional Location | Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts |
| Bound Brook High School 111 W Union Ave Bound Brook, NJ 08805 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I & II Precalc I & II Quantitative Reasoning Calculus I Pathways to College Success Computer Concepts & Programs Intro to Python Programming |
| Bridgewater- Raritan High School 600 Garretson Rd Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I |
| Central Jersey Prep Charter School 17 Schoolhouse Road Somerset, NJ 08873 | Other Instructional Site | Precalc I & II Statistics I & II English Comp I English Comp II Personal Finance Intro to Business 2D Design |
| Clinton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Clinton EMS Training Room 48 Old Highway 22, P.O. Box 5265 Clinton, NJ 08809 | Other Instructional Site | |
| Delaware Valley High School 19 Senator Stout Road Frenchtown, NJ 08825 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I Precalc I&II Env Sci & Sustainability Intro to Theatre (Fa 2019) |
| First Energy CorporationPower Systems Institute 400 Lincoln Street Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 | Other Instructional Site | |
| Franklin High School 500 Elizabeth Ave Somerset, NJ 08873 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I & II Intermediate Spanish I Conversational Spanish Principles of Bio Precalc I & II Modern Dance I |
| Hillsborough High School 466 Raider Boulevard Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | Other Instructional Site | Statistics I English Comp I & II Calculus I Foundation s Of Education Personal Finance Intro to Video Production Intro to Weight Training US History 202 Intermediate Italian II Intro to Psych |
| Hunterdon Central High School 84 New Jersey 31 Flemington, NJ 08822 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I & II Human Bio (full year) Number Systems (full year) Financial Accounting Computer Concepts & Program |
| Hunterdon Polytech Career Academy 8 Bartles Corner Road Flemington, NJ 08822 | Other Instructional Site | Anatomy & Physiology I & II (one sec pre-nursing/one section exercise science) Elements of Physical Fitness (Fa) Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries (Fa) Intro to Criminal Justice (Fa) Police and Community (Sp) Medical Terminology (Fa) Foundations of Education (Fa) Cardiovascular Conditioning (Sp) Intro to Weight Training (Sp) First Aid/CPR (Sp) Current Health Issues (Sp 21) Intro to Public Health (Sp 21) Pathophysiology (Sp 21) |
| Manville High School 1100 Brooks Blvd Manville, NJ 08835 | Other Instructional Site | Precalc I & II Calculus I & II |
| North Hunterdon High School 1445 New Jersey 31 Annandale, NJ 08801 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I Intro to Psych |
| North Plainfield High School 34 Wilson Avenue North Plainfield, NJ 07060 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I & II French Conversation & Comp I & II Precalc I & II Quantitative Reasoning Infants and Toddlers Modern Dance I (Sp 2021) |
| Ridge High School 268 South Finley Aveue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 | Other Instructional Site | Financial Accounting Personal Finance |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 110 Rehill Avenue Somerville, NJ 08876 | Other Instructional Site | |
| Somerset County Emergency Services Training Academy 402 Roycefield Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | Other Instructional Site | |
| Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School 14 Vogt Drive Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | Other Instructional Site | Academy for Health & Medical Sciences (AHMS) English Comp I Human Bio Electrical Environmental Control (Fa 19) |
| Somerville High School 222 Davenport St Somerville, NJ 08876 | Other Instructional Site | Liberal Arts Academy (SALA) English Comp I |
| Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School 150 Pierce Street Somerset, NJ 08873 | Other Instructional Site | General Science Academy (Class of 2021) Environmental Science Academy (ESA) (9th, 10th, 11th grades) |
| Voorhees High School 256 County Road 513 Glen Gardner, NJ 08826 | Other Instructional Site | English Comp I (changed to full yr in 2018) Intro to Psych Human Bio |
Transfer (Articulation) Agreements
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