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Accreditation and compliance

Documents of accreditation for Pennsylvania College of Art & Design are available on request from the office of the president: presidentsoffice@pcad.edu.

PCA&D is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), is approved as a college and for degree-granting privileges by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD).

MSCHE Accreditation Status
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801

NASAD Accreditation Status
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248

STUDENT FORMAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

To file a formal complaint against Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, you may use the following links to the College’s accrediting agencies: