•Accreditation Services
•Pre-Accreditation Evaluation and Recommendations
•Pre-Accreditation Planning and Timetable
•Initial/Renewal Application
•Self Study Consulting and Guidance / Coordination
•Policy and Procedure Development / Revisions / Compliance
•Deficiency and Compliance Issue Responses
•Site Visit Preparation
•“Surprise” Site Visit Written Evaluation
•Annual Report
•Corrective Action Plan
•Accreditation Process – Consulting from Start to Finish
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WHAT IS ACCREDITATION ?



Basically, accreditation is a process that gives public recognition to institutions that meet certain standards. It is a promise that an institution will provide the quality of education it claims to offer. Accreditation assures the student that the institution operates on a sound financial basis, has an approved program of study, qualified instructors, adequate facilities, and equipment, approved recruitment and admission policies, and advertises its courses truthfully.

WHY IS ACCREDITATION IMPORTANT?

Accreditation responds to the public’s demands for improved quality and greater accountability for institutions serving society’s needs. Accreditation agencies enjoy a unique “public trust” role in the United States. Accredited schools can be trusted by the public to be what they claim they are and to do what they claim to do. Whatever an accredited school says about itself has both the sanction and the confidence of the profession. 

Accreditation encourages and facilitates school improvement...

Accreditation provides a means for public accountability...

Accreditation fosters stakeholder involvement and commitment...

Accreditation builds positive public relations by fostering...

•         A Focus on Student Performance and Growth

•         A Culture of Accountability in Student Performance

•         A Planning Ethic

•         Commitment to Continuous Improvement

•         Involvement of Representative Constituents 

WHY ACCREDIT YOUR INSTITUTION?

Certification to the public that the school is a trustworthy institution of learning

Validates the integrity of a school’s program and student transcripts

Fosters improvement of the school’s programs and operations to support student learning

Assures a school community that the school’s purposes are appropriate and being accomplished through a viable educational program

A way to manage change through regular assessment, planning, implementing, monitoring and reassessment

Assists a school in establishing its priority areas for improvement as a result of the perpetual accreditation cycle that includes;

•School self-assessment of the current educational program for students

•Insight and perspective from the visiting committee

•Regular school staff assessments of progress through the intervening years  between full self-studies

•Accreditation is required in order to qualify for Pell Grants and Cal Grants

•Many government funded training opportunities-require accreditation before schools  can participate.
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