Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation APPROVED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 2007-2008 A. INSTITUTIONS HOLDING FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION BASED ON FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS INSTITUTION LOCATION CONTROL LEVEL / DEGREE 1. Alcorn State University Alcorn State State IV A B M ES 2. Belhaven College Jackson Presbyterian III B M 3. Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain Southern Baptist III B M 4. Coahoma Community College Clarksdale State I A 5. Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson State I A 6. Delta State University Cleveland State V A B M D1 7. East Central Community College Decatur State I A 8. East MS Community College Scooba State I A 9. Hinds Community College Raymond State I A 10. Holmes Community College Goodman State I A 11. Itawamba Community College Fulton State I A 12. Jackson State University Jackson State VI B M ES D 13. Jones County Junior College Ellisville State I A 14. Magnolia Bible College Kosciusko Church of Christ II B 15. Meridian Community College Meridian State I A 16. Millsaps College Jackson Methodist III B M 17. Mississippi College Clinton Southern Baptist V B M ES D 18. MS Delta Community College Moorhead State I A 19. MS Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston State I A 20. MS State University MS State State VI B M ES D 21. MS University for Women Columbus State III A B M 22. MS Valley State University Itta Bena State III B M 23. Northeast MS Community College Booneville State I A 24. Northwest MS Community College Senatobia State I A 25. Pearl River Community College Poplarville State I A 26. Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson Independent V M D1 27. Rust College Holly Springs Methodist II A B 28. Southwest MS Community College Summit State I A 29. Tougaloo College Tougaloo A.M.A. II A B 30. Tulane University School of Continuing Biloxi Independent (LA) VI B M D Studies – Mississippi Coast Campus 31. University of Mississippi University State VI B M ES D 32. University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson State V B M D1 33. University of Southern MS Hattiesburg State VI B M ES D 34. William Carey University Hattiesburg Southern Baptist IV B M ES B. INSTITUTIONS HOLDING FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION BASED ON FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION 35. Southeastern Baptist College Laurel Baptist B 36. Wesley College Florence Congregational B Methodist C. INSTITUTIONS HOLDING FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION BASED ON FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson Independent M D1 37. Wesley Biblical Seminary Jackson Interdenominational M Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: (601) 432-6372 D. INSTITUTIONS HOLDING FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION THAT OFFER LIMITED COURSES/PROGRAMS IN MISSISSIPPI BASED ON FULL ACCREDITATION WITH THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS 38. Crichton College Olive Branch, Southaven Private (TN) II B Horn Lake 39. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Biloxi Private (FL) III A B M 40. Faulkner University Corinth Private (AL) V A B M D1 41. Loyola Institute for Ministry Biloxi Diocese Catholic (LA) V B M D1 Loyola Institute for Ministry Jackson Diocese Catholic (LA) V B M D1 St. Mary's Parish, Natchez 42. Spring Hill College St. Joseph=s High School Catholic (AL) III A B M Jackson 43. Troy University Naval Station Pascagoula State (AL) IV A B M ES Gulfport Construction Battalion Center The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation has adopted as its standards the principles for accreditation of the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (COC-SACS) for general purpose institutions. COC-SACS is a United States Department of Education (USDE) recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master=s or doctoral degrees. For Bible colleges and theological seminaries, the Commission has adopted as minimum standards the criteria of the Association for Biblical Higher Education and the Association of Theological Schools. The Commission will consider accreditation of degree-granting institutions that are accredited by other USDE-recognized regional accrediting bodies. Level - categorized by the highest degree offered by an institution: Level I - Associate Degree as highest degree Level IV - Master=s Degree and Education Specialist Degree as highest degree Level II - Baccalaureate Degree as highest degree Level V - Three or fewer Doctoral Degrees as highest degrees Level III - Master=s Degree as highest degree Level VI - Four or more Doctoral Degrees as highest degrees Degrees - indicates all degrees offered by the institution using the following codes: A - Associate, B = Baccalaureate, M = Master, ES = Educational Specialist, D1 = three or fewer Doctorates, and D = four or more Doctorates. http://www.mississippi.edu/Academic_Affairs1/mcca.htm .