Institutional Transparency in Accreditation Matters

Policy 2.31 · Adopted 2009 · Last revised 2021 · Responsible office: Office of the President · Next review 2026

1. Purpose. The College is accredited by the Council on Occupational and Technical Accreditation. Students, prospective students, employers, and the public have an interest in matters before the Council that may affect the programs the College offers. This policy states what the College publishes concerning those matters and how.

2. Correspondence posted. Correspondence between the College and the Council on Occupational and Technical Accreditation concerning substantive change is posted to the College’s website as it is exchanged. This includes correspondence sent by the College and correspondence received from the Council.

3. Materials not posted. Applications, routine filings, and enclosures are not correspondence and are not posted.

4. Form of posting. Letters are reproduced in full, except that enclosures are listed but not reproduced. Each posted letter states its date, its direction, the office or officer sending or receiving it, and its subject line as stated in the letter.

5. Other accreditation documents. The College’s accreditation documents, including self-studies, site team reports, and correspondence with the Council, are available for review at the Office of the President by appointment. A request for a copy of any such document is a public records request and is handled under Policy 1.10.

6. Retention. Accreditation correspondence is retained permanently under the College’s records retention schedule.

7. Program status. Where a matter before the Council affects a program, the program’s status is stated on its program page. A statement of status is not a statement of the Council’s view.

8. Responsibility. The Office of the President is responsible for posting under this policy. Nothing in this policy limits the College’s obligations under Policy 1.10.

Correspondence posted under this policy is published at Accreditation › Correspondence.