Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is to assure the educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions.
Core Values
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has six core values.
- Integrity
- Continuous Quality Improvement
- Peer Review/Self-regulation
- Accountability
- Student Learning
- Transparency
Vision Statement
To serve as the premier model for shaping and ensuring the quality of higher education throughout the world.
Lipscomb University was reaffirmed in 2017 and found to be in compliance with all standards.
There are fourteen (14) sections in the standards and the number of divisions for each section is as follows:
- The Principle of Integrity (1)
- Mission (1)
- Basic Eligibility Standard (3)
- Governing Board (3)
- Administration and Organization (5)
- Faculty (5)
- Institutional Planning and Effectiveness (3)
- Student Achievement (2)
- Educational Program Structure and Content (7)
- Educational Policies, Procedures, and Practices (9)
- Library and Learning/Information Resources (3)
- Academic and Student Support Services (6)
- Financial and Physical Resources (8)
- Transparency and Institutional Representation (5)