Commission on College Accreditation APPROVED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022

A. The following colleges and universities are approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; they are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

INSTITUTION MAIN CAMPUS

1. Alcorn State Public, Four-Year 2. Jackson Private, Not-For-Profit 3. Blue Mountain Private, Not-For-Profit 4. Coahoma Community College Clarksdale Public, Two-Year 5. Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson Public, Two-Year 6. Cleveland Public, Four-Year 7. East Central Community College Decatur Public, Two-Year 8. East MS Community College Scooba Public, Two-Year 9. Raymond Public, Two-Year 10. Goodman Public, Two-Year 11. Itawamba Community College Fulton Public, Two-Year 12. Jackson Public, Four-Year 13. Jones County Junior College Ellisville Public, Two-Year 14. Meridian Community College Meridian Public, Two-Year 15. Jackson Private, Not-For-Profit 16. Clinton Private, Not-For-Profit 17. MS Delta Community College Moorhead Public, Two-Year 18. MS Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Public, Two-Year 19. MS State University MS State Public, Four-Year 20. MS University for Women Columbus Public, Four-Year 21. MS Valley State University Itta Bena Public, Four-Year 22. Northeast MS Community College Booneville Public, Two-Year 23. Northwest MS Community College Senatobia Public, Two-Year 24. Pearl River Community College Poplarville Public, Two-Year 25. Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson Private, Not-For-Profit 26. Holly Springs Private, Not-For-Profit 27. Southwest MS Community College Summit Public, Two-Year 28. Tougaloo Private, Not-For-Profit 29. University of Mississippi University Public, Four-Year 30. University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Public, Academic Health Science Ctr. 31. University of Southern MS Hattiesburg Public, Four-Year 32. Hattiesburg Private, Not-For-Profit

B. The following institution is approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; it is accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (ABHE).

33. Southeastern Baptist College Laurel Private, Not-For-Profit

C. The following institutions are approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; they are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting (ATS).

Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson Private, Not-For-Profit 34. Ridgeland Private, Not-For-Profit

D. The following institution holds conditional approval by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; it will pursue accreditation by a Commission-recognized accrediting agency.

35. Mississippi Baptist Seminary Jackson Private, Not-For-Profit and Bible College (continued)

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation ~ 3825 Ridgewood Road ~ Jackson, MS 39211 ~ Phone (601) 432-6372

E. The following institutions are approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation to offer limited courses, programs, or activities at specified location(s) in Mississippi; they are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

INSTITUTION MS LOCATION (MAIN CAMPUS)

36. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Biloxi Keesler AFB (Daytona Beach, FL) Private, Not-For-Profit

37. Loyola University - Institute for Ministry Tupelo (New Orleans, LA) Private, Not-For-Profit Natchez

38. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary* Blue Mountain, (New Orleans, LA) Private, Not-For-Profit Clinton, Olive Branch Parchman, Madison

39. Saint Leo University Columbus AFB (Saint Leo, FL) Private, Not-For-Profit

F. The following institution is approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation to offer limited courses and programs at a specified location in Mississippi; it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

40. Strayer University Jackson (Washington, DC) Private, For-Profit

G. The following institution is approved by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation for a non-instructional site in Mississippi; it is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

41. Coastline College Gulfport Naval (Fountain Valley, CA) Public, Two-Year Battalion Center

H. The following institutions hold provisional approval by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation to offer limited courses or programs at a specified location in Mississippi; they are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

42. Bellevue University Biloxi Keesler AFB (Bellevue, NE) Private, Not-For-Profit

43. Upper Iowa University Naval Air Station (Fayette, IA) Private, Not-For-Profit Meridian

I. The following institution holds provisional approval by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation to offer limited courses at a specified location in Mississippi; it is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

44. Norwich University Gulfport Naval (Norfield, VT) Private, Not-For-Profit Construction Battalion Center

*NOBTS is also accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) Commission on Accrediting.

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation ~ 3825 Ridgewood Road ~ Jackson, MS 39211 ~ Phone (601) 432-6372