Monroe College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.

The college is authorized by the NY State Board of Regents to confer the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Criminal Justice (M.S.) degrees. Its curricula are registered by the State Education Department.