The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation (MCCA) is responsible for the administration of the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation Law, Title 37, Chapter 60, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.
The Commission has statutory authority and duty to approve all colleges and universities or other entities that offer one or more postsecondary academic degrees and are domiciled, incorporated or otherwise located in the state of Mississippi.
MCCA serves as the state portal agency for the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) and the state regulator for postsecondary academic degree granting institutions.
Pursuant to HB 3 from the 2025 legislative session, effective July 1, 2025, the Commission shall be composed of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities or their designees, and four additional members representing institutions that are part of the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities to be selected by the current MCCA Commissioners, one who shall represent the public community colleges, one who shall represent the public universities, one who shall represent the private colleges, and one who shall represent the proprietary schools. The latter four members shall each serve for a term of three years.
