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Accreditation Alerts Archive
Accredited institutions and others maintaining a complete and up-to-date copy of the Standards of Accreditation should add the notices issued since July 1, 2007 to their current standards book under the Accreditation Alerts tab.
The Standards of Accreditation will be revised July 1, 2008 at which time these revisions will be incorporated into that document. The July 1, 2008 Standards of Accreditation will be available for download from the Commission’s website at www.accsct.org.
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) has announcements, reminders, and revisions to the Standards of Accreditation in the following areas:
- New Commission Monograph Available Online – Faculty Improvement Planning and Implementation (page 2)
- Schools to Be Considered List for the August 2008 Meeting Available Online (page 2)
- Instructor and Graduate of the Year Nominations Available Online (page 2)
- Electronic Submission Requirement Reminder (page 3)
- 2008 Annual Report Submission Deadline – New Due Date (page 5)
- Instructions for Financial Statements (page 6)
- Distance Education Approval Process (page 8)
- Statement on Academic Freedom (page 8)
- Statement for Working with External Consultants in the Accreditation Process (page 9)
Click Here to download a PDF version of the June 20, 2008 Accreditation Alert.
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology has reviewed its practices, policies, and standards and has issued guidance and revisions in the following areas:
- Electronic Submission Requirements Reminder
- Transfer of Credit
- Notification and Information Sharing
Click Here to download a PDF version of the April 17, 2008 Accreditation Alert.
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology has reviewed its practices, policies, and standards and has issued guidance and revisions in the following areas:
- Electronic Submission Requirements
- Interpretative Guidance – Final Accreditation Decisions
- Conforming and Technical Revisions to the Standards of Accreditation
Click here to download a copy of the September 18, 2007 Accreditation Alert.
Click here to download a copy of the revised Standards of Accreditation.
Click here to download a copy of the revised Instructions for Electronic Submission.
- Section IX, Distance Education, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation
- Conforming Revisions to the Standards of Accreditation
Click here to download a copy of the July 1, 2007 Accreditation Alert.
- Rules of Process and Procedure & Restructured Standards of Accreditation
- Section II (A)(4) – Program Advisory Committee
- Section III – Educational Administration and Faculty
- Advertising of Accredited Status
- Accreditation Fees
Click Here to download a copy of the March 15, 2007 Accreditation Alert.
For additional information related to these adopted changes, please contact Michale S. McComis, Associate Executive Director, at (703) 247-4520, or via email at mccomis@accsct.org.
- Section II (A)(1) – Program Length
- Section II (A)(2) – Program Organization
- Section II (A)(6) – Externships
- Section VI – Student Services
- Section VII (C) – Student Achievement Standard
As of February 15, 2006, the Commission has also amended the Standards of Accreditation as appropriate in the following areas:
- Required Rates of Student Achievement
- Maximum Timeframes for Achieving Compliance
- Interpretative Guidance – Faculty Qualification Requirements for General Education Faculty
Click here to download an updated copy of the Standards of Accreditation.
September 30, 2005
- ACCSCT Support for Schools Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
September 30, 2005
July 1, 2005
- Section X and Accreditation Reviews – Separate Facility Standards
- Section VIII – Management Standards
- Accreditation Process and Procedures – Maximum First Term Grant of Accreditation
March 17, 2005
- Section V – Admissions Documentation
- Definition of Gross Tuition
- Submission of Materials in English
December 14, 2004
- Section II (A)(5) – Learning Resource System
- Section II (B)(4) – Master’s Degree Standards
- Section IV (B) – Catalog Requirements
- Section III (B)(3) – Faculty Qualifications (Interpretive Guidance)
March 17, 2004 B
- Section III (A)(7) & III (B)(4) – Faculty Qualifications
- Section IV (D) – Advertising
- Section VII (C) – Student Achievement
- Section X – Separate Facilities
- Section XI – Statement of Purpose, Distance Education
- Accreditation Overview – Accreditation Fees
March 17, 2004 A
- Submission of Sustaining Fees
- ACCSCT Sustaining Fee Calculation Worksheet
- Instructions for the Submission of Financial Statements and Financial Reporting
- Financial Statement Analysis Form
July 10, 2003
March 21, 2003
- Accreditation Overview Section –Waivers
- Process and Procedures Section of the Standards of Accreditation – Probation
- Section VII (B) – Satisfactory Progress Policy Standards
- Accreditation Reviews Section of the Standards of Accreditation
September 26, 2003
- Section III – Faculty
- Section IV – Student Recruitment
June 14, 2002
- Section II & Section V - Admissions Policies
- Section I - Criteria For Eligibility
- Catalog Disclosure Requirements
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