This collection contains documents and volumes relative to the accreditation of Housatonic Community College by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Commission on Institutions of Higher Education from 1970 â€" 2018. As of July 31, 2018, that body became the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) which accredits those institutions in New England that award Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Associate degrees including programs offered via distance education.