Accreditation and Licensure

Essex County College has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1974. It is licensed by the United States Department of Education and the State of New Jersey to operate and award associate degrees and certificates. All professional licensure programs offered by the College are accredited by their appropriate accrediting agencies. 

Business Division's Accounting and Business Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), https://acbsp.org. 

The programs in Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology and Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.

The A.S. degree in Paralegal Studies is approved by the American Bar Association, https://www.americanbar.org.

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), https://www.capteonline.org.

The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JCERT), https://www.jrcert.org.

The Vision Care Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA), https://coaccreditation.com.

The Nursing programs are accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, https://njccn.org/nj-board-of-nursing/ and the R.N. degree program is also accredited by the Accreditation Commission in Nursing (ACEN), https://www.acenursing.org.