SACS COC(Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on

Colleges)

Overview and Update

Accreditation is intended to assure constituents and the public of the quality and integrity of higher education institutions and programs, and to help those institutions and programs improve.

These outcomes are achieved through rigorous internal and external review processes during which the institution is evaluated against a common set of standards.

What is accreditation?

Mission appropriate to higher education

Resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain its mission

Clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers

Successful in assessing its achievement of these objectives and demonstrating improvements

What does accreditation mean according to SACS COC?

The good…..

the bad……

and the ugly.

First thought of another way to organize SACS COC update

1. Good

2. Bad

3. Ugly

The good, bad, and ugly …..(Draw a line to the correct

response)

Past

Present

Future

Refresher and ReviewCVCC Accreditation with SACSCOC

CVCC last reaffirmed in 2004 First QEP was Enhancement of Online

Education Fifth Year Interim Report 2009 January 2012 - SACS COC leadership

orientation in Atlanta Spring 2012 - Initial QEP topic selection and

Compliance Certification Committee Summer 2012 – “Bonus” Year Summer 2013 - Compliance with CS 3.3.1.1

and reaffirmation with class of 2015

Past....

Continuous compliance with all requirements and standards◦ Academic Program Assessment◦ Departmental Assessments

Compliance Certification – Irene Wheeler QEP Committee – Lana Velez and Cindy Wallin How many peoples are “SACS C”OC?

◦ Compliance Certification Committee or Contributor◦ QEP Committee◦ Faculty contributing to program assessment◦ Other employees contributing to program assessment◦ Reviewed or edited a SACS COC

It will take the entire college to get through accreditation and not just one

Present….

March 2014 – Compliance Certification August 2014 – QEP Report August 2014 – Focused Report –“optional”

report addressing the findings of the off-site review committee

September/October 2014 – Visit by the on-site review committee

….and Future!

CVCC Accreditation◦Before

◦During

◦After John Capps

Also ruled out……

Before CVCC During CVCC After CVCC

Did consider John Capps before, during, and after CVCC