Accreditation

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is accredited by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Its academic programs are registered by the State Education Department and are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, effective June 23, 2016 (Middle States Commission of Higher Education; 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680; Tel: 267-284-5000).

Specialized Academic Program Accreditations include:

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
The programs in health information management are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The undergraduate and graduate nursing programs are registered by the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accrediting agency for nursing programs at both the baccalaureate and graduate levels. For more information, see: www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation/.

Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (ETAC/ABET)
The following programs are accredited by ETAC/ABET: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology. For more information, see: www.abet.org/.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredits the SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s undergraduate degree programs in accounting and business as well as the following graduate programs: MBA in technology management and MS in accountancy. For more information, see www.aacsb.edu.

SUNY Poly’s programs in Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are currently seeking ABET accreditation. Until these programs are accredited, graduates are not eligible to receive maximum education/experience credits as a “professional engineering program” towards New York State licensure in professional engineering. ABET does not allow programs to apply for accreditation until they have graduated at least one student. ABET does allow the accreditation to cover students who graduated in the year before the accreditation is granted.