ACCSC 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.

The ACCSC Accreditation Alert provides guidance to accredited schools regarding the adoption of additions and revisions to the Standards of Accreditation and reflects the Commission’s final adoption of additions and revisions to the Standards of Accreditation.

When new standards are adopted, the Commission sets the date the standards 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. Information on new standards is published and mailed to persons, institutions and organizations affected by or with an interest in the standards.

ACCSC Issues Accreditation Alert

July 1, 2010

The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (“ACCSC”) has made revisions to the Standards of Accreditation in the following areas:

Rules of Process and Procedure:

• Section IV (E)(7) & (F), Rules of Process and Procedure – Teach-out Plan and Teach-out Agreement

• Section V (B)(6), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation – Annual Report

• Section VI, Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation – Complaint Procedures

• Section VIII,  Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation – Appeal of Commission Decisions

• Section X (C)(6), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation – Notification and Information Sharing

• Section X (C)(1) and (D)(1), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation – Notification and Disclosure of Commission Actions

Substantive Standards:

• Section I (B), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Institutional Assessment and Improvement

• Section I (G), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Teach-out Plan and Teach-out Agreement

• Section III (A)(2), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Educational Administration

• Section V (A)(1), Admission Policies and Practices – Technical Revision

• Section IX (A)(5), Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Distance Education

• Appendix IV, Substantive Standards, Standards of Accreditation – Student Achievement Rates

 The revisions are effective as of July 1, 2010.

Click here to download a PDF version of the July 1, 2010 Accreditation Alert.

For additional information related to this Accreditation Alert, please contact Michale S. McComis, Ed.D., Executive Director, at (703) 247-4520 or via email at mccomis@accsc.org.

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