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 SARA and the state regulator for postsecondary academic degree granting institutions.

The Commission is composed of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, the Commissioner of Higher Education, or their designees, and three (3) additional members, one (I) of whom shall be selected by the foregoing two (2) members and who shall represent the private colleges within the state, and two (2) of whom shall be selected by the Mississippi Association of Colleges. The latter three (3) members shall each serve for a term of three (3) years.