Accreditation
The accreditation process is a massive undertaking, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming.
After working with institutional and programmatic accreditors for 10 years, we know the vocabulary, culture, and people of accreditation. Our team provides guidance, instruction, templates, feedback, recommendations, reasonable timelines, and comprehensive support.
How We Help with Accreditation
A self-study is at the heart of accreditation, and we have helped build a lot of them. Our team creates project boards that document and track progress on each requirement. We make sure that your questions or concerns are addressed so that your team can meet deadlines and keep moving forward. We'll help your team think like an evaluator would (because our mentors also regularly serve as evaluators for accrediting agencies!), and we'll advise you on how to best communicate your institution's strengths and unique identity while highlighting your mission.
We regularly conduct mock site visits for institutions undergoing initial or renewal of accreditation. This allows your team to have a "dress rehearsal" and identify potential areas of improvement or knowledge gaps that can be addressed before the onsite visit. We'll share our findings and suggestions with your team immediately afterwards in a workshop to ensure everyone feels prepared.
Several state licensing agencies and accrediting organizations require annual reports and supporting documentation. We can help your institution identify the applicable requirements, complete and review reports, and submit any supporting documentation.
Making a change to your institution or program(s)? We know our way around substantive change applications. We can help you wrangle the data, reports, and exhibits to ensure that all the required materials are submitted efficiently, minimizing additional costs, allocation of resources, and delays.