Accreditations
Reading Area Community College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) msche.org. Reading Area Community College accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 27, 2014 was to reaffirm accreditation. The next Self-Study Evaluation will be 2022-2023.
MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an institution of higher education, and is authorized to award the Associate in Arts Degree, Associate in Science Degree, Associate in Applied Science Degree, Associate in General Studies Degree, Certificate of Specializations and Diploma of Specialization.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Reading Area Community College is accredited by:
MSCHE
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
msche.org
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
Associate in Applied Science Degree in Medical Laboratory Technician and Associate in Applied Science in Histotechnician
NAACLS
5600 North River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
773-714-8880
https://www.naacls.org
Committee on the Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC)
Associate in Applied Science Degree in Respiratory Care
COARC
264 Precision Boulevard
Telford, TN 37690
817-283-2835
https://www.coarc.com
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
The Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs
The Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. Both programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
ACEN
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000
http://www.acenursing.org.
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associates Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs is Continuing Accreditation.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding these programs.
Public Notice of Upcoming Accreditation Review Visit by the ACEN
Announcement:
Reading Area Community College’s Division of Health Professions wishes to announce that it will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing pre-licensure program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 3:45 pm on February 12th, 2025 at the Weitz Healthcare Pavilion, W225.
Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted to the ACEN via email at publiccomments@acenursing.org or to the ACEN office:
Attn: Accreditation Services Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta GA, 30326
All written comments should be received by the ACEN by January 30, 2025.
Community Education
Community Education Nurse Aide Training Program is approved by The Pennsylvania Department of Education – Bureau of Career and Technical
Education.