1. SACS COC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) Overview and Update

2.  Accreditation is intended to assure constituents and the public of the quality and integrity of higher education institutions and programs, and to help those institutions and programs improve.  These outcomes are achieved through rigorous internal and external review processes during which the institution is evaluated against a common set of standards.

3.  Mission appropriate to higher education  Resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain its mission  Clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers  Successful in assessing its achievement of these objectives and demonstrating improvements

4.  The good…..  the bad……  and the ugly.

5. 1. Good 2. Bad 3. Ugly

6.  Past  Present  Future

7.  CVCC last reaffirmed in 2004  First QEP was Enhancement of Online Education  Fifth Year Interim Report 2009  January 2012 - SACS COC leadership orientation in Atlanta  Spring 2012 - Initial QEP topic selection and Compliance Certification Committee  Summer 2012 – “Bonus” Year  Summer 2013 - Compliance with CS 3.3.1.1 and reaffirmation with class of 2015

8.  Continuous compliance with all requirements and standards ◦ Academic Program Assessment ◦ Departmental Assessments  Compliance Certification – Irene Wheeler  QEP Committee – Lana Velez and Cindy Wallin  How many peoples are “SACS C” OC? ◦ Compliance Certification Committee or Contributor ◦ QEP Committee ◦ Faculty contributing to program assessment ◦ Other employees contributing to program assessment ◦ Reviewed or edited a SACS COC  It will take the entire college to get through accreditation and not just one

9.  March 2014 – Compliance Certification  August 2014 – QEP Report  August 2014 – Focused Report –“optional” report addressing the findings of the off-site review committee  September/October 2014 – Visit by the on- site review committee

10.  CVCC Accreditation ◦ Before ◦ During ◦ After John Capps

11. Before CVCC During CVCCAfter CVCC