MISSION STATEMENT OF SACSCOC

The mission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) is to assure the educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other international sites approved by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees that award associate, baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degrees. The Commission also accepts applications from other international institutions of higher education.

SACSCOC VISION

To serve as the premier model for shaping and encouraging the quality of higher education throughout the world.

SACSCOC VALUES

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has six core values:

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Quality Improvement
  • Student Learning
  • Peer Review/Self-regulation
  • Accountability
  • Transparency.

SACSCOC BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Recommends [to the College Delegate Assembly (CDA)] accreditation standards for candidacy and membership;
  • Takes final action on the accreditation status of institutions, pending appeals;
  • Nominates individuals to the CDA for election to succeed outgoing members of the Board;
  • Elects the Executive Council (and its Chair and Vice Chair) of SACSCOC that acts as the arm of the Commission on Colleges on behalf of the Trustees while the Board is not in session;
  • Appoints ad hoc study committees as needed;
  • Approves the policies and procedures of SACSCOC;
  • Forwards to the CDA any significant changes to the fees and dues structure; and
  • Elects the Chairs of the Committees on Compliance and Reports.

LOGISTICS:

Board meeting dates for 2021:

○ June 14-17 Virtual Meeting

o December 2-7 Dallas, TX