Accreditation Alliance Of Career Schools And Colleges

ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION THAT ENHANCES STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE.

ACCREDITATION: ACCREDITATION IS A VOLUNTARY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, PEER-REVIEW PROCESS WHICH PROVIDES A MEANS OF ASSISTING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO BECOME STRONGER AND BETTER INSTITUTIONS BY SETTING STANDARDS OF EDUCATIONAL QUALITY. AS AN ACCREDITING AGENCY, ACCSC SEEKS TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY OF AN INSTITUTION, ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS, PROMOTE SELF-EVALUATION AND INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENT, AND PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN A PEER-REVIEW FRAMEWORK. ACCSC ACCREDITATION PROMOTES INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BY SYSTEMATICALLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY EVALUATING INSTITUTIONS BASED UPON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED VIA THE STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION.

INFORMATION: INFORMATION FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE OF, AND STIMULATES INTEREST IN, ACCSC AND ACCREDITATION; A MEANS OF DISSEMINATING TO SCHOOL MEMBERS TRENDS, SUCCESSES BY SCHOOLS, AND OTHER INFORMATION DESIGNED TO ASSIST SCHOOLS IN BECOMING BETTER AWARE OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES AND ONGOING ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES ALL MISCELLANEOUS OUTSIDE PRINTING COSTS; THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT; ANALYSIS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA BROCHURE; UPDATING AND PUBLISHING THE STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION; AND AUTHORING AND MAINTAINING THE "MONOGRAPH AND "BLUEPRINT" SERIES.

MEETINGS: ACCSC PROVIDES FUNCTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE ACCSC MEMBERSHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 632 SCHOOLS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE COSTS TO ACCSC IN CONDUCTING FOUR MEETINGS A YEAR TO REVIEW THE ACTIVE MEMBER SCHOOLS AS A PART OF THE CYCLE FOR RE-ACCREDITATION. NEW APPLICANT SCHOOLS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED FOR INITIAL ACCREDITATION AT THESE MEETINGS. OTHER MEMBER SCHOOLS ARE ALSO REVIEWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, CHANGE OF LOCATION, SATELLITE LOCATION, COMMISSION DIRECTED ACTIVITIES, ETC. ACCSC ALSO SPONSORS AN ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (PDC) DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS' EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PDC ARE INCLUDED IN THESE EXPENSES.

WORKSHOPS: WORKSHOP EXPENSES ARE FOR FUNCTIONS NECESSARY TO HOST APPROXIMATELY TWELVE WORKSHOPS EACH FISCAL YEAR. TYPES OF WORKSHOPS INCLUDE: ACCREDITATION WORKSHOPS, WHICH ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS AND INITIAL APPLICANTS; TEAM LEADER WORKSHOPS; INSTITUTIONAL ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS; AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL WORKSHOPS.