Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Accreditation Liaison Workshop March 13, 2013

 Purpose of NWCCU Annual Report  Overview of information required  Specific sections of information  Electronic format – “Key Survey”  2013 Calendar for submission  Help desk  Questions

 U. S. Department of Education (USDOE) requires NWCCU to maintain accurate information and records on each member institution  Supports NWCCU standards and policies in areas where they overlap with the USDOE requirements  Collegial relations require NWCCU awareness of the particulars of an institution’s history, present situation and future plans

 Overall growth of institution  Growth of programs  Termination of programs and teach-out agreements  Headcount enrollment data  Student loan default rate  Additional locations  Distance or correspondence education  Contractual Agreements

 President  Accreditation Liaison Officer (please don’t wait until submitting an Annual Report – formal communication asap)  Name of institution and mailing address, telephone numbers, addresses

 Any changes?  If yes, attach to 2013 Annual Report

 Undergraduate  Graduate (if applicable)  Unclassified  Unduplicated Headcount  Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

 Expenses – use IPEDS data ◦ Public versus Private Institution? Check one ◦ Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ◦ GASB – Line #19 (cell 1) of IPEDS Part C Expenses and Other Deductions ◦ FASB – Line #13 (cell 1) of IPEDS Part E Expenses by Functional and Natural Classification **Exclude revenues and expenses for medical school and/or hospital budgets.

 Operating Deficit  GASB: Total operating revenues minus total expenses and deductions (IPEDS: Line #9 Part B minus Line #15 Part C)  FASB: Total revenues and investment return minus total expenses (IPEDS: Line #16 Part D minus Line #13 Part E)  **Exclude revenues and expenses for medical school and/or hospital budgets.

 Accumulated Deficit – 2011 was the “beginning of time;” next year (2014) will be collapsed with 2011, 2012, and 2013 ……  Attach IPEDS Financial Section to 2013 Annual Report  **Exclude revenues and expenses for medical school and/or hospital budgets.

 Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Student Default Rate – final rate provided to your institution approximately September of every year. o 2013 Annual Report will require Cohort fiscal year of 2010 ending September 30,  Does your institution use accreditation status to establish eligibility for federal funding? yes or no

 Added and Terminated since 2012 Annual Report Submission  Certificate/Degree Level  Program Name  Discipline Area

 Certificate/Degree Level  Program(s)/Course(s) Name(s)  External Agency/Organization  Student Headcount

 Certificate/Degree level  Program Name  Discipline Area * Not a substitute for a substantive change proposal

 50% or more of credits are offered in the United States at any off-campus location (facilities needed to accommodate delivery of curriculum)  50% or more of credits are offered by distance education (online courses, correspondence, interactive television, i.e., student and faculty are not physically present together)

 Location – main campus, branch, satellites, additional location?  Physical street address  Certificate/Degree Program Name and Level  Discipline  Student Enrollment – Unduplicated Headcount  On-site staff; yes or no  Co-Sponsoring Organization

 Where academic credit is offered abroad with your institution’s name on the credit earned  Under your institution’s name or in cooperation with another institution  Study abroad programs  Other Information needed: location, physical street address, certificate/degree name, discipline, student enrollment, on-site staff, co-sponsoring organization

 Internet access on any computer  You can scroll up and down through typed data and review prior to submitting  Who typically tracks this data? Anyone who deals with IPEDS - primarily your Registrar, Enrollment Services, Financial Services And programmatic data – VPs, Deans, Directors, Study Abroad, Online Services

 March 22 – announcement  April 1 – open 2013 Annual Report survey  April 13– IPEDS deadline  April 15 – your IRS taxes due  May 31 – close 2013 Annual Report survey

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