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VMI Accreditation - About - Virginia Military Institute

VMI Accreditation

The Virginia Military Institute is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Virginia Military Institute may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033- 4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).


School & Program Status

VMI Entity Accrediting Agency Initial Accreditation Date of Reaffirmation Date of Next Reaffirmation
Virginia Military Institute SACSCOC1 1926 2017 2027
Civil Engineering Major ABET2 1936 2024 2030
Economics & Business Major AACSB 2009 2022 2030
Electrical Engineering Major ABET3 1936 2024 2030
Mechanical Engineering Major ABET4 1987 2024 2030
Chemistry Major ACS5 1948 2024 2029

1 See above for full statement.
2 The Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

3 The Electrical and Computer Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

4 The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABEThttps://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

5 The American Chemistry Society (ACS) uses the language approval of programs and curriculum to represent an approved program based on their standards over the phrase accreditation.