Reports of the Accrediting Commissions (November)

December 2025

NEW MEMBERS

Subsequent to action by the Commissions on Accreditation in November 2025, NASM is pleased to welcome the following institutions as new members:

INSTITUTIONS GRANTED ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP:

Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, Oregon

Raymund Ocampo
Chair, Performing Art

Formal Commission Reports. The official reports of actions taken by the Commission on Community College Accreditation and the Commission on Accreditation in November 2025 follow.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON
COMMUNITY/JUNIOR COLLEGE ACCREDITATION

Cynthia Bridges, Chair

November 2025

Action was deferred on two (2) institutions applying for Associate Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation, the following institution was granted Associate Membership:

Linn-Benton Community College

Progress reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Associate Membership.

Action was deferred on one (1) institution applying for Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation, the following member institution was granted Membership:

Kirkwood Community College

Progress reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation, the following institutions were continued in good standing:

Grand Rapids Community College

Howard Community College

Mitchell Community College

Action was deferred on three (3) institutions applying for renewal of Membership.

Progress reports were accepted from seven (7) institutions recently continued in good standing.

One (1) application was approved for Substantive Change.

One (1) program was granted Plan Approval.

Three (3) programs were granted Final Approval for Listing.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2023-24 HEADS Data Survey.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-25 HEADS Data Survey.

One (1) institution was granted a second-year postponement for re-evaluation.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION

H. Keith Jackson, Chair
Dan Goble, Associate Chair
November 2025

Action was deferred on two (2) institutions applying for Associate Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Associate Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following institutions were granted renewal of Membership:

Baylor University

California State University, San Bernardino

Carthage College

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University

Culver-Stockton College

Dallas Baptist University

East Carolina University

East Tennessee State University

East Texas Baptist University

Eastern Kentucky University

Elizabeth City State University

Florida Southern College

Fort Hays University

Georgia State University

Hardin-Simmons University

Howard Payne University

Midwestern State University

Molloy University

Montclair State University

Moody Bible Institute

Ohio Wesleyan University

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

Radford University

Saginaw Valley State University

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Southwest Baptist University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Temple University

Texas Christian University

Texas Woman’s University

Towson University

University of Central Missouri

University of Denver

University of New Mexico

University of Northern Colorado

University of Northwestern – St. Paul

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Utah State University

Washington State University

Young Harris College

Youngstown State University

Action was deferred on seventy-nine (79) institutions applying for renewal of Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from fourteen (14) institutions and acknowledge from one (1) institution recently granted renewal of Membership.

Nine (9) applications were approved for Substantive Change.

Action was deferred on one (1) application for Substantive Change.

One hundred and eighty-nine (189) programs were granted Plan Approval.

Action was deferred on forty-nine (49) programs submitted for Plan Approval.

Progress Reports were accepted from seven (7) institutions and acknowledged from two (2) institutions concerning programs recently granted Plan Approval.

Sixty-five (65) programs were granted Final Approval for Listing.

Action was deferred on twenty-one (21) programs submitted for Final Approval for Listing.

Three (3) programs were granted Basic Listing.

Action was deferred on three (3) programs submitted for Basic Listing.

Two (2) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-25 Accreditation Audit.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-25 Affirmation Statement.

Twenty-four (24) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2023-24 HEADS Data Survey.

Thirty-six (36) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-25 HEADS Data Survey.

Three (3) institutions were notified regarding past due for submission of the Notice of Intention to Apply form.