Transcript Accrediting an Institution

Institutional Accreditation
Ed Beyer
Faculty Accreditation Coordinator
Welcome Back Day 2008
August 22, 2008
ACCJC/WASC Accreditation
“A process by which accreditors provide students,
the public, and each other with assurances of
institutional integrity, quality, and effectiveness.”
(Guide to Evaluating Institutions,
ACCJC/WASC, August 2007)
ACCJC: Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges
WASC: Western Association of
Schools and Colleges
Accreditation Re-Affirmation
Three-Part Continuous Process
Based on Four ACCJC Standards
Re-Affirmation
Commission Review
•Decision on re-affirmation
•Mandatory Midterm Report
Self Appraisal
Institutional
Accreditation
(6-year cycle)
Evaluation
On-site Visit
•Accreditation Team Evaluation
•“Here come da judge” (Markham, 1968)
Self Appraisal
“An analysis of the on-going
and systematic activities and
achievements of an institution”
(ACCJC, 2007)
ACCJC/WASC Standard I
• Standard I
– Institutional Mission and
Effectiveness
• Mission
– Defining the institution’s broad
educational purposes
• Improving Institutional Effectiveness
– Conscious effort to produce and support
student learning
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard II
• Standard II
– Student Learning Programs and
Services
• Instructional Programs
– Offer high-quality instructional programs
• Student Support Services
– Address the identified needs of students
• Library and Learning Support Services
– Sufficient to support the institution’s
instructional programs
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard III
• Standard III
– Resources
• Human Resources
– Institution employs qualified personnel
• Physical Resources
– Facilities support student learning programs and services
• Technology Resources
– Meet the needs of learning, teaching, and college-wide
communication
• Financial Resources
– Provide a reasonable expectation of short and long-term
financial solvency
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard IV
• Standard IV
– Leadership and Governance
• Decision-Making Roles and Processes
– Recognize and utilize the contributions
of leadership throughout the
organization
• Board and Administrative Organization
– Recognize the designated
responsibilities of the governing board
for setting policies
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
Accreditation Themes
• Threads Throughout the Standards
– Institutional Commitments
• Provide high quality education
– Evaluation, Planning, and Improvement
• Serve students through an ongoing institutional effort
– Student Learning Outcomes
• Demonstrate effectiveness of teaching students
– Organization
• Conduct inclusive, informed, and intentional efforts to define student learning
– Dialogue
• Engage in inclusive, informed, and intentional dialogue about institutional quality
– Institutional Integrity
• Demonstrate honesty and truthfulness in self-representation
Self-Study Participation
Trustees
Staff
Faculty
Students
ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE
Community
Administrators
Bringing It All Together
Evaluation, Planning,
and Improvement
Staff
Faculty
I
Institutional
Integrity
Trustees
Self Appraisal
IV
ACCJC
Standards
Institutional
Commitments
II
Students
Evaluation
Dialogue
Organization
III
Administration
Student Learning
Outcomes
Re-Affirmation
Community
Questions?