Accreditations and Memberships
Accredited by:
- New England Commission of Higher Education
Colby College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the commission or the accreditation process should be directed to the associate provost and dean of faculty in the College’s Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculty, or the New England Commission of Higher Education, using the contact information below: - New England Commission of Higher Education
3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100
Burlington, MA 01803-4514
781-425 7785 • email: [email protected]
Other governmental oversight or accreditation agencies include:
- Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023 - U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202
Member of:
- American Chemical Society
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Council on Education
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Colleges and Universities
- American Association of University Professors
- American Association of University Women
- American Library Association
- APPA – Leadership in Educational Facilities
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Association of American Colleges & Universities
- Association of Collegiate Conference and Event Directors International
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
- The College Board
- College and University Professional Association–Human Resources
- College Scholarship Service
- Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges
- Consortium on High Achievement and Success
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
- Council of Independent Colleges
- Council of International Schools
- Council on Undergraduate Research
- Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Education Advisory Board IT Forum
- Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service
- Educause
- Fulbright Association
- International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
- International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans
- International Institute of Education
- Maine Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Maine Campus Compact
- Maine College and University Safety Directors Association
- Maine Independent Colleges Association
- Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce
- National Association for College Admission Counseling
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- National Association of College and University Business Officers
- National Association of College and University Food Services
- National Association of Colleges and Employers
- National Association of Educational Procurement
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- National Council of University Research Administrators
- New England Board of Higher Education
- New England Commission of Higher Education
- New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning
- New England Council of Counsels
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
- New England Library Network
- NERCOMP (Northeast Regional Computing Program)
- Second Nature
- Sharing the Annual Fund Fundamentals
- Society for College and University Planning
- Society for Human Resource Management
- U.S. Green Building Council
- University Club (College president only)
- University Risk Management & Insurance Association
Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (founded in 1895)
Museum of Art accredited by the American Association of Museums