Accreditation

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Accreditation

• What should you know?

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What is accreditation?

• Accreditation assures quality through a peer
  review process that verifies that an institution
• Meets Higher Learning Commission criterion
  standards
• Is engaged in continuous improvement
• Yavapai Colleges accreditor is the Higher
  Learning Commission (HLC) a member of the North
  Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

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Why is accreditation important?

• Ensures transferability of course credits
• Assures colleges and employers that a students
  education meets acceptable levels of quality.
• Allows students access to federal financial aid

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What is Open Pathways?

• Open Pathways is the HLCs new model of
  reaccreditation. The Open Pathway separates the
  process into 2 components
• The Quality Initiative (QI) is of a quality
  improvement project that is chosen by the
  college. Yavapais QI is
• A Comparative Analysis of Online and Face-to-Face
  Learning
• The Assurance Review is a process where the
  college provides evidence that YC meets HLCs 5
  criterion standards.
• Assurance Argument report.
• On-site visit required every 10-years.

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When does YCs next visit occur?

• A Higher Learning Commission peer evaluation team
  of 3 to 4 people will visit Yavapai College on
• March 4th 5th, 2013

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How long does accreditation last?
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Questions?

• For more information
• http//www.yc.edu/accreditation
• Tom Hughes
• 928.776.2205
• Tom.hughes_at_yc.edu