Accreditation & Memberships

Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. MCNY’s current accreditation status is Non-Compliance Show Cause. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status, taken on November 20, 2025, was to issue show cause.
MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
The Commission makes available the opportunity to submit third party comments regarding an institution’s compliance with its standards for accreditation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements using its Complaints and Third-Party Form found on its website at https://www.msche.org/complaints/

The associate and bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and the MBA programs in Financial Services, General Management, Health Services and Risk Management, and Media Management at Metropolitan College of New York are accredited by The Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP).

Metropolitan College of New York is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The programs listed below have been awarded full initial accreditation by AAQEP through December 31, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.

• Master of Science in Education: Childhood Education 1-6 (Initial/Professional)
• Master of Science in Special Education (Student with Disabilities) (Initial/Professional)

In addition to being an accredited non-profit institution, the College is a member of the: Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA),  International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM),  National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU), Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).