²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù regional accreditation reaffirmed for next 10 years
San Antonio – At the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) which concluded Dec.8 in Houston, the commission’s board announced that the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s (²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù) regional accreditation is reaffirmed for the next 10 years.
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù has successfully maintained this quality recognition since 1925. SACSCOC membership includes about 800 member institutions in 11 states across the southern U.S. from Texas to Virginia. (sacscoc.org)
Every SACSCOC-accredited institution undergoes a rigorous reaffirmation review every ten years; the institution must demonstrate compliance with about 100 separate quality standards. An important additional element of that review is a Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, where the institution chooses an area of student learning to improve over the next five year. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s QEP, entitled “Think, Learn and Share” aims to improve undergraduate student writing. (uiw.edu/qep)
“This reaffirmation represents a powerful confirmation of the high quality of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s programs — an especially positive result in light of ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s continued growth — now at 10,984 students in three countries, and the third largest private university in Texas based on global enrollment,” said Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. Glenn James.
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