Accreditation

Genesee Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Genesee Community College (GCC) is authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of New York to award the degrees of Associates in Arts, Associate in Science and Associated in Applied Science. The PTA program offered at GCC is registered by the New York State Education Department. The college is fully credentialed to award students the Associate in Science Degree upon successful completion of its Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program.

The PTA program at GCC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association. Graduation form an accredited PTA program is a requirement for registering to take the national PTA licensing exam. Graduates wishing to work as a PTA in New York State, and most of the other states, must take and pass the national PTA licensing exam.