accreditation

Commencement is coming up in a few months, and lots of you will be walking away with a brand new degree, ready to get a good job that your new credentials qualify you for. But why is your degree worth what it is? Why do employers have confidence that a degree means you’ll be a great employee? Recently, we were visited by accreditors examining our upcoming Masters program for Public Administration. These are like ‘quality inspectors’ who make sure we’re doing what we say we’re doing, and that our program measures up to standards acceptable to the U.S. Department of Education. Our accreditors are chosen by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools from … Continued

IU East is preparing for a visit from the The Higher Learning Commission during the upcoming Fall semester. The HLC is an independent corporation and one of two commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which is one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. In the U.S., colleges and universities voluntarily seek accreditation from this nongovernmental organization. Accreditation assures education consumers (i.e., students) that a school is meeting specified criteria and standards for effectively providing an education. The Commission’s mission statement is “serving the common good by assuring and advancing the quality of higher learning.” They use five criteria in determining accreditation: Mission and integrity Preparing for the future Student learning and … Continued

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