We are fully accredited
Greenfield Community College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and our accreditation has been reaffirmed most recently in March 2001.
Greenfield Community College has demonstrated that it meets the CIHE’s eleven Standards for Accreditation and complies with its policies. You can find GCC’s 2000 Institutional Self-Study in the "Links & downloads" section of this web page.
Greenfield Community College is also accredited by specialized accrediting bodies. Specialized accreditation encourages program improvement by applying specific accreditation requirements to measure characteristics of a program and by evaluating the overall quality of a program. GCC programs are accredited by the following:
- The associate’s degree program in Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission.
- The certificate program in Outdoor Leadership is accredited by the Association for Experiential Education.
- The certificate program in Massage Therapy is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA).
- The certificate program in Paramedic is accredited by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Office for Emergency Medical Services (OEMS).
- GCC is a Title IV Federal Student Financial Aid eligible institution.