Accreditation Information
What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a quality assurance process that colleges and universities undergo to confirm they meet a strict and recognized set of standards.
Accreditation is assessed by private, non-governmental agencies that have been created specifically for this purpose. These external college accreditation agencies are reviewed and recognized by entities such as the Council for Higher Education Accreditation along with the U.S. Department of Education.
Accreditation creates a set of quality standards, provides access to federal and state funding, and makes transferring credits easier.
LIM College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. LIM College’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on January 1, 2017, was to reaffirm the institution. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Click here to view the College's current Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS). Accreditation with Middle States Commission on Higher Education is incumbent upon a college or university's compliance with the Commission's Standards for Accreditation and Requirements for Affiliation, with other topical Commission policies, and with accreditation-relevant aspects of federal education law and policy. Visit www.msche.org to view these policies, information about the accreditation process and MSCHE expectations, or to file a complaint.
LIM College’s business degree programs (associate of applied science in Fashion Merchandising and Management, bachelor of business administration degrees in Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Marketing, and Visual Studies, and bachelor of professional studies in Fashion Merchandising) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
ACBSP is dedicated to improving the quality of business schools and programs around the world, and ultimately to improving the practice of business in every industry around the world. ACBSP offers programs, services, and an accreditation process uniquely focused on teaching excellence and student learning outcomes.
Visit www.acbsp.org to find more information about the mission and vision of ACBSP as a global business education accrediting body, to view the Council's accreditation standards, and to find their policy and process for submitting a public concern or complaint.
LIM College has been authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science on graduates of the four-year programs in Fashion Media and International Business (no longer accepting enrolling new students); and to confer the degree Bachelor of Business Administration on graduates of four-year programs in the Business of Cannabis (no longer accepting enrolling new students), the Business of Fashion, Fashion Merchandising, Visual Studies, Fashion Marketing, and Fashion Management and Leadership; and to confer the degree of Bachelor of Professional Studies on graduates of the four-year program in Fashion Merchandising; and to confer the degrees of Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Occupational Studies on graduates of two-year programs in Fashion Merchandising & Management and in Fashion Merchandising respectively; and to confer the degree of Master of Science on graduates of the one-year programs in Consumer Analytics and Global Fashion Supply Chain Management; and to confer the degree of Master of Professional Studies on graduates of the one-year programs in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, the Business of Fashion, Global Fashion Supply Chain Management, and the Business of Cannabis (no longer accepting enrolling new students); and to confer the degree of Master of Business Administration on graduates of two-year program in Luxury Brand Management.
The New York State Board of Regents are responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within the State, presiding over The University of the State of New York (USNY) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED). The NYSED Office of Higher Education (OHE) is the division that oversees colleges, universities, and proprietary schools within the state. Students who have exhausted the College's complaint or grievances processes and who wish to file a complaint with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) can find further information about the complaint process here. An overview of the NC-SARA student complaint process can be found on LIM College's Online Programs: State Authorization and Consumer Protection Information webpage.
LIM College is approved for the training of veterans by the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs.
LIM College is authorized by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to enroll international students in academic and exchange programs.