About Accreditation

Accreditation is a private, 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. Accreditation 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.  ACCSCT accreditation enhances the quality of education provided and promotes institutional accountability by systematically and comprehensively evaluating institutions based upon criteria established via the Standards of Accreditation (010109).   

It is ACCSCT’s belief that accreditation is a unique partnership among institutions which enhances educational quality and fosters innovation and creativity.  The accreditation process is the cornerstone of ACCSCT’s ability to continually ensure the high quality of education in our accredited member institutions.  Through the accreditation process, ACCSCT strives to ensure that our accredited institutions achieve an established level of accomplishment on behalf of their students and graduates. 

Enclosed in this brochure you will find information regarding ACCSCT, our accreditation process and procedures, and our eligibility criteria.  It is the Commission's sincere hope that this information provides all interested parties with a better understanding of the role that ACCSCT accreditation plays in ensuring quality at the institutions we accredit, and to highlight the impact our accredited institutions have within the higher education community.