by David Agron, Ph.D., Sally Samuels | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021, Accreditation, FAFSA, Fall
Beware of Doing This Without Help I used to attend monthly meetings of The Dean’s Roundtable, a meeting of academic deans of universities in Southern California. You would be familiar with several of the schools represented there. At one meeting, one of the deans said...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Mar 8, 2021 | 2021, Accreditation, Spring
Accreditation Timelines ABHE ATS TRACS The standard timeline promoted by the ABHE for moving from Applicant Status, through Candidate Status, to Accredited is eight years. Some schools can move faster. A school with applicant status is allowed a maximum of five...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 21, 2020 | 2020, Accreditation, Assessment, Fall
ABHE Applicant ATS Associate Member TRACS Corresponding Institution DEAC 24 Conditions of Eligibility 8 Conditions of Eligibility (13 counting sub-points) 17 Conditions of Eligibility (38 counting sub-points) 7 Eligibility Criteria (brief version) with a...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | May 5, 2020 | Accreditation, General, Spring
The biggest expenses will not be the application fee, membership dues or even the cost of an expert consultant. The biggest expenses will be changes required in achieving accreditation. ABHE COSTS as of March 2020 ATS COSTS as of February 2020...
by Harry Weber | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Accreditation, FAFSA, Fall, Recruiting
Your Board of Trustees has determined that your institution should offering Title IV financial aid, but many questions remain. Examples of such questions are: Are we required to participate in the student loan programs or can we just participate in the Federal Pell...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Jan 30, 2018 | 2018, Accreditation, Winter
So, you want to be accredited? Great! But wait! Achieving accreditation requires adequate strength. Attempting to climb the accreditation mountain before getting in shape can make you sorry for starting the trek. Pause for a moment and consider how to avoid the...