Accreditation is the primary means of assuring both a high-quality program and a systematic evaluation leading to its improvement.

Mohawk Valley Community College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) . Mohawk Valley Community College's accreditation status is reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on January 1, 2018, was to reaffirm accreditation. 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.

The College's Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Technology curricula are accredited by the . Website: .

MVCC's Nursing Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program at the campus in Utica, N.Y., is accredited by the  (ACEN), (3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Phone: 404-975-5000. Fax: 404-975-5020. Website: . Email: info@acenursing.org). The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. The nursing program is registered by the .

The Health Information Technology AAS degree program is accredited by the  (CAHIIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601. Phone: 312-235-3255. Email: info@cahiim.org. Website: .

The Radiologic Technology AAS degree program is accredited by the (JRCERT), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Ill. 60606-3182. Phone: 312-704-5300. Fax: 312-704-5304. Email: mail@jrcert.org. Website: .

The Respiratory Care AAS degree program is accredited by the (CoARC). Phone: 817-283-2835. Website: . Outcomes Data for programs accredited by the CoARC are available on the (search for program #200446).

The Surgical Technology AAS degree program is accredited by the (ABHES), 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 730, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Phone: 301-291-7550. Website: .

The Dual Credit program is accredited by the (NACEP), P.O. Box 578 Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Website: .