Institutional Accreditation
In July 2018, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees affirmed RMC’s accreditation, with no additional report requested. RMC’s next decennial reaffirmation will take place in 2028.
SACSCOC policy states that an institution is required to have a written substantive change policy and procedure. It must be approved through institutional processes and published in institutional documents accessible to those affected. The purpose of the institution’s substantive change policy and procedure is to ensure all substantive changes are reported to SACSCOC in a timely fashion as required by Substantive Change Policy and Procedures. Institutions are responsible for implementing and enforcing their substantive change policy and procedure. RMC’s substantive change policy and procedure is linked here.
Program Accreditation
The Athletic Program holds NCAA accreditation for Division III.
The Department of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society (2016).
The Education department at Randolph-Macon College administers an educator preparation program (EPP) that is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and approved by the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) to prepare students in 14 teaching endorsement areas.
Randolph-Macon’s Engineering (Bachelor of Science with a major in Engineering) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable program criteria.
Nursing Program Accreditation and Regulation: Initial approval for the pre-licensure baccalaureate degree nursing program at Randolph-Macon College was granted by the Virginia Board of Nursing (VBON) August 2018. The program is approved by SACSCOC.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Randolph-Macon College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). The BSN program prepares students to take the NCLEX-RN®, a national licensure exam for registered nurses. Licensure qualifications vary by state.
The RMC BSN curriculum meets the Virginia educational requirements for professional licensure as a registered nurse. Students and prospective students are encouraged to explore and identify the qualifications required for respective states other than Virginia by visiting: https://www.ncsbn.org/contact-bon.htm. Additional information can be found at Professional Licensure.
Physician Assistant Studies: The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Randolph-Macon College Physician Assistant Studies Program sponsored by Randolph-Macon College.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-randolph-macon-college/.
For the RMC PA program website, visit Physician’s Assistant Program.
