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Press Room
July 8, 2010
ACCSC is seeking nominations of accredited member schools that have made an outstanding contribution in their local community through service initiatives. In selecting the winner for the 2010 Community Service Award, ACCSC will consider several compelling aspects such as:
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The scope of community service initiative(s);
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The impact of the service initiative(s);
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Connections between education programs and service learning for students;
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Commitment of a school to its community; and
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Stories that demonstrate how the initiative touched the personal lives of school personnel, students, or community members.
Click here to download a nomination packet.
Please note that the due date for all nominations is August 6, 2010.
May 21, 2010
Outcomes assessment through the analysis of graduation and employment data has been a cornerstone of the Commission’s process of evaluating institutional effectiveness for over a decade. Although increased focus on outcomes assessment represents a major shift within other sectors of the higher education community, the Commission has always relied upon verifiable outcomes data as a means of assessing educational programs and institutional effectiveness.
Pursuant to the Standards of Accreditation, the Commission establishes and publishes the benchmark graduation and employment rates gleaned from data submitted in the Annual Reports of its accredited schools.
Click Here to download the Dear Colleague letter which includes the Commission’s newly established Student Achievement benchmarks, based on Annual Report data from 2006-2008, that will go into effect July 1, 2010.
May 10, 2010
According to Section 1.11 of ACCSC’s Bylaws, each year the Commission is charged with facilitating the election of its Executive Committee at the last regular Commission meeting the fiscal year.
On May 3, 2010, the ACCSC Commission elected the following board members to serve as the ACCSC Executive Committee for the upcoming year. Their respective one-year terms on the Executive Committee begin immediately.
Ronald S. Blumenthal
Chairman of the Commission
Dr. David Wolf
Vice Chairman of the Commission
Beth Wilson
Secretary of the Commission
Rick Saliba
Treasurer of the Commission
Click here to download a PDF version of the Press Release
ACCSC Systematic Program of Review of the Standards of Accreditation –
April 7, 2010
As a recognized accrediting commission whose mission is to serve as a reliable authority on educational quality, ACCSC is committed to the on-going review of its standards. One method used to fulfill this goal, among several others, is ACCSC’s Systematic Program of Review which includes a comprehensive Validity and Reliability Study every five years. The Commission has recently completed its most recent Validity and Reliability Study and is proud and excited to share the results.
Click here to download a PDF version of the Press Release
Click here to download a PDF version of the Validity and Reliability Study Summary
March 3, 2010
ACCSC is pleased to announce that Dr. P. Michael Lanouette of Remington Colleges, Inc., and Rick Saliba of Platt College/Oklahoma Health Academies have been elected by the ACCSC membership to serve as School Commissioners. Their respective four-year terms as School Commissioners will commence on July 1, 2010 and will end on June 30, 2014.
to download a PDF version of the Press Release.
February 18, 2010
In October 2009, ACCSC began the Commissioner Nomination Process in order to appoint two individuals to serve as Public Commissioners. After an extensive interview process which culminated at the Commission’s February 2010 meeting, ACCSC is pleased to announce the appointments of and to the Commission.
Click here to download a PDF version of the Press Release.
January 26, 2010
This week, ACCSC learned that proposed legislation in the state of Maine which would have defined an accredited Maine junior college, college, or university as having "regional accreditation" has been removed and that any reference by the state of Maine regarding an institution being accredited will mean being accredited by an agency that is recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education.
Click Here to learn more about the legislative update and the impact on nationally accredited institutions.
November 6, 2009
The Career Education Review (CER), a twice-monthly publication which offers extensive coverage of the career college sector, has published a series of articles showcasing ACCSC’s 3rd Annual Professional Development Conference, “A Community of Partners in Education” hosted from September 14-16, 2009 in San Diego, California. The November 2009 CER includes articles on:
- The Executive Director’s Report by Dr. Michale McComis
- ACCSC Strategy Session by Christopher Lambert, Director of External Affairs, ACCSC
- 2009 Graduate of the Year: Denise Crall
- 2009 Instructor of the Year: Victor McNulty
- 2009 Volunteers of the Year: Richard Armbruster and Valerie Njie
- 2009 ACCSC Schools of Distinction
- 2009 ACCSC Schools of Excellence
Click Here to download a PDF version of the Career Education Review’s coverage of the Professional Development Conference.
More information on the Career Education Review can be found online at http://www.workforce-com.com/cer/
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October 1, 2009
Effective October 1, 2009 the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) is pleased to announce the full transition to its new name, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
As part of the name change initiative, ACCSC has updated its electronic resources and contact information as follows:
Web-site: www.accsc.org
E-mail Extension: @accsc.org
Logo: ACCSC's new logo is available for download at www.accsc.org
Please update your records to reflect the Commission's new name, website address, and e-mail extension for all ACCSC staff in accordance with this change. In order to ensure a smooth transition, e-mail messages sent to the @accsct.org extension will automatically forward to the recipient at the @accsc.org extension for the foreseeable future.
Please note that ACCSC's mailing address and telecommunication numbers remain the same:
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, Virginia 22201
703.247.4212 (phone)
703.247.4533 (fax)
www.accsc.org (web)
Click here to download the complete Name Change notice.
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