Middle States Accreditation

Queensborough Community College is currently engaged in the self-study process leading to reaccreditation. In 2025-26, self-study report chapter drafts will be developed by seven working groups. A consolidated self-study report will be shared with the campus community in fall 2026. In the same semester, the prospective site team chair, assigned by MSCHE, will make a preliminary visit to the campus. A team visit will take place in spring 2027.

To guide efforts over the next two years, a self-study design has been developed and approved at the commission. You may access it here.

Colleagues from across campus will work on this project. The executive co-chairs who will lead the effort are Peter Bales, Robert McAlear, and Andrea Salis. They will report to the campus periodically on developments in the self-study process. Below is the complete list of participants, including the steering committee and working group members.

Working Group Members

What is Middle States?

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is one of seven institutional accrediting bodies in the United States that are authorized by the US Department of Education to accredit educational institutions. As an accredited institution by the Middle States Commission, Queensborough Community College is authorized to offer federal financial aid to students and students are assured acceptance of college credits when they transfer from Queensborough to another institution of higher education.

The Middle States Commission has seven standards of excellence by which it evaluates an institution, with particular emphasis on comprehensive, integrated, and sustained assessment processes and the assessment of institutional effectiveness in achieving institutional mission and goals. The seven standards are: 1) mission and goals; 2) ethics and integrity; 3) design and delivery of the student learning experience; 4) support of the student experience; 5) educational effectiveness assessment; 6) planning, resources, and institutional improvement; and 7) governance, leadership, and administration.

Campus Cultural Centers

Kupferberg Holocaust Center

The KHC uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism and stereotyping.

Russian Ballet performing at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center

QPAC: Performing Arts Center

QPAC is an invaluable entertainment company in this region with a growing national reputation. The arts at QPAC continues to play a vital role in transforming lives and building stronger communities.

Queensborough Art Gallery exterior in the afternoon

QCC Art Gallery

The QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York is a vital educational and cultural resource for Queensborough Community College, the Borough of Queens and the surrounding communities.