Fitchburg State University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.; ABET, Inc the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education; the Council for Standards in Human Service Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges is a non-governmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering postgraduate instruction.

Accreditation by the New England Association assures that the institution:

• Meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer group review process
• Maintains the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future
• Maintains its demonstrated institutional integrity Inquiries regarding the status of an institution’s accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges should be directed to the administrative staff at the university or to the association at:
  
  Commission on Higher Education
  New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  The Sanborn House, 15 High Street
  Winchester, MA 01890(617) 729-6762

Addresses for other accrediting agencies include:

• ABET, Inc., (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
  111 Market Place Suite 1050
  Baltimore, MD 21202
  (410) 825-7700
  www.abet.org
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  One Dupont Circle, NW
  Suite 530
  Washington, D.C. 20036-1120
  (202) 887-6791
  www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation
  
• The Council for Standards in Human Service Education
  PMB 703
  1050 Larrabee Ave, Suite 104
  Bellingham, WA 98225-7367
  www.cshse.org
• International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
  P.O. Box 25217
  Overland Park, KS 66225
  (913) 631-3009
  www.iacbe.org
  
• The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE
  2010 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 508
  Washington, D.C. 20036
  (202) 466-7496
  www.ncate.org
  
  NEASC Standards for Accreditation