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Bishop State Community College

As of October 2, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Mr. Olivier Charles
Address
351 North Broad Street Mobile, AL 36603-5898
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(251) 405-7000
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 1992
Reaffirmation
2025
Distance Education Approval Date
December 2, 2011
Next Reaffirmation
2035
Next Fifth-Year Review
2030
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public
Full Accreditation History

Accreditation History

06/19/1992 – Bishop State Community College, Mobile, AL (accredited by SACSCOC in 1970), merged with Carver State Technical College, Mobile, AL (accredited by SACS COEI), and Southwest State Technical College, Mobile, AL (accredited by SACS COEI). The newly-merged institution retained the name of Bishop State Community College, Mobile, AL.

SACSCOC Staff Member

J. Matthew Melton

(404) 679-4501 Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2030 Fifth-Year Interim Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • ACCEL Academy
    3725 Airport Boulevard Mobile, AL 36608 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • AIDT Erich Heine Learning Center
    4 Second Street Calvert, AL 36560 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • AIDT Maritime Center
    360 Addsco Road Mobile, AL 36603 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Alabama Aviation Education Center, Inc. DBA Flight Works Alabama
    2000 Aerospace Drive Mobile, AL 36615 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (ASMS)
    1255 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL 36604 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Alma Bryant High School
    14001 Hurricane Boulevard Irvington, AL 36544 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • B.C. Rain High School
    3125 Dauphin Island Parkway Mobile, AL 36605 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Baker Gaines Central Campus
    1365 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Mobile, AL 36603 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Baker High School
    8901 Airport Boulevard Mobile, AL 36605 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bishop State Community College Healthcare Instructional Site
    One Southern Way Mobile, AL 36619 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Bishop State Community College Truck Driving Facility
    4551 Halls Mill Road Mobile, AL 36693 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bishop State Community College Truck Driving School
    2405 Coffeeville Road, Hwy. 69 Jackson, AL 36545 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Blount High School
    5450 Lott Road Eight Mile, AL 36613 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bryant Career Technical Center
    8950 Padgett Switch Road Irvington, AL 36544 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Carver Campus
    414 Stanton Road Mobile, AL 36617 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Chickasaw High School
    50 Chieftain Way Chickasaw, AL 36611 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Citronelle High School
    8200 Labarron Avenue Citronelle, AL 36609 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Culinary Arts Temporary Location
    3161 Dauphin Street Mobile, AL 36606 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Davidson High School
    3900 Pleasant Valley Road Mobile, AL 36522 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Faulkner Career Tech Center
    33 West Elm Street Mobile, AL 36610 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Floretta P. Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy
    3100 Cottage Hill Road Mobile, AL 36606 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Fruitdale High School
    13077 County Road 1 Fruitdale, AL 36539 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Government Street Christian School
    3401 Government Blvd. Mobile, AL 36693 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • LeFlore Magnet High School
    700 Donald Street Mobile, AL 36617 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Leroy High School
    26301 Highway 43 Leroy, AL 36539 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Mary G. Montgomery High School
    4275 Snow Road Semmes, AL 36575 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
    1501 Old Shell Road Mobile, AL 36609 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • McIntosh High School
    7010 U.S. Highway 43 McIntosh, AL 36553 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Millry High School
    1 Wildcat Drive Millry, AL 36588 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Mobile Christian School
    5900 Cottage Hill Road Mobile, AL 36609 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians
    1080 Red Fox Road Mt. Vernon, AL 36560 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Murphy High School
    100 South Carlen Street Mobile, AL 36606 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Saraland High School
    1115 Industrial Parkway Saraland, AL 36571 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Satsuma High School Satsuma
    1 Gator Circle Satsuma, AL 36752 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Semmes Training Center
    9010 Forest Street Semmes, AL 36575 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Southwest Campus
    925 Dauphin Island Parkway Mobile, AL 36605 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • St. Paul's Episcopal School
    161 Dogwood Lane Mobile, AL 36609 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Theodore High School
    6201 Swedetown Road Theodore, AL 36582 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Theodore Oaks
    5808 Highway 90 College Suite B Theodore, AL 36610 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • UMS-Wright Preparatory School
    65 Mobile Street Mobile, AL 36609 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Vigor High School
    913 N. Wilson Avenue Mobile, AL 36610 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Washington County AVC
    16478 St. Stephens Avenue Chatom, AL 36518 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Washington County High School
    21 School Street Chatom, AL 36518 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Williamson High School
    1567 E. Dublin Street Mobile, AL 36605 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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