Saint Joseph's College is accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recognized organization. Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association indicates that the college meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer group review process. An accredited school or college is one that has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.
Nursing Programs
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing and the post-graduate APRN certificate program at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The pre-licensure baccalaureate program is approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing.
Long-Term Care Administration
The online long-term care administration program is also accredited by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators.
Health Information Management
The online health information management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Master of Health Administration
The online master of health administration program is accredited by the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
Social Work
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Education
The Education majors and the Secondary Education minor are State of Maine Department of Education approved programs.