Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences holds an accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), located at 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Their phone number is (267) 284-5000.
MSCHE is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions, throughout the United States. USDE recognizes accrediting agencies deemed authorities on the quality of higher education. Under the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) federal student aid programs, accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education must meet the Department’s regulatory criteria. MSCHE is a Title IV gatekeeper and is a link to federal programs, and institutions access Title IV through MSCHE accreditation.
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and pre-accreditation (“Candidacy status”) of institutions of higher education, including distance and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions.
The curriculum of each undergraduate or graduate program is approved by the New York State Department of Education.
MSCHE examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.
ACPHS' accreditation was reaffirmed in 2021, and the next site visit is scheduled for 2027-2028.
The below ACPHS programs are accredited separately. The length of each accreditation cycle is determined by the respective accrediting body.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
The College’s Doctor of Pharmacy program holds accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), located at 190 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603-3499. Their telephone number is (312) 664-3575. Unresolved issues related to ACPE accreditation standards may be brought to ACPE’s attention.
The program is accredited through 2025, with the next accreditation site visit scheduled for Spring 2025.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
The College’s Clinical Laboratory Sciences programs hold accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), located at 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119. Their telephone number is (773) 714-8880.
The program is accredited through 2029.
Cytotechnology
The College's Cytotechnology program holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Cytotechnology Programs Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology. CAAHEP is located at 9355 - 113th Street North, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775. Their telephone number is (727) 210-2350.
The program is accredited through 2025.
PUblic health
The College's Bachelor of Science in Public Health has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for a five-year term until 2026.