Accreditation Alerts

The Commission has the authority and responsibility to establish and promulgate criteria for the evaluation and accreditation of private career schools and colleges. These criteria take the form of the Standards of Accreditation, which are under continuing review.

Revisions to the Standards of Accreditation are made by the Commission as appropriate and required, and are announced via the ACCSC Accreditation Alert.

• When rules or standards are revised and adopted, the Commission sets the date the revisions will become effective, providing a reasonable time for school compliance, announces adopted standards, and takes the action necessary for their implementation.

• The effective date and procedures for implementation, if required, are included in the announcement.
  

ACCSC also maintains an online Accreditation Alert Archive that includes relevant alerts issues from 2002 through 2011.

March 1, 2013 Accreditation Alert

Announcements

• School Commissioner Election

Revisions and Guidance

• Rules of Process and Procedures:  Removal of the Term Private
• Bylaws Revisions
  

October 25, 2012 Accreditation Alert

Announcements

• Urgent Reminder - Call for Commissioner Nominations

Revisions and Guidance

• Section V(A)(4)(a-b), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation - Admissions Documentation
• Section IV(D)(9), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation - Effect of Substantive Changes
• Appendix IV, Faculty Qualification Provisions, Standards of Accreditation - Faculty Grandfathering Provision
  

June 29, 2012 Accreditation Alert

Announcements

• New Website and Social Media Outreach

• ACCSC Graduation Letter - Now Available for Download
• Information Webinar Scheduled for July 17, 2012

REVISIONS

• Catalog Checklist, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation
• Appendix VII - Student Achievement Rates, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation

April 13, 2012 Accreditation Alert

• Section II (A)(2) & (B), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Definition of a Credit Hour

• Section I & IV, Rules of Process and Procedure, and Section II, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Continuing Education / Avocational Courses and Secondary Educational Objectives

• Revision to Section IV, Rules of Process and Procedures, Standards of Accreditation – Change of Ownership

• Section V (A)(6&7), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation - Admissions Policies and Practices

• Section VI, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Student Services

• Appendix VIII – Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation - Guidelines for Employment Classification
  

• Conforming amendments and clarification revisions to the Rules of Process and Procedures.