Glendale
Community College
NCA
Self-Study Report, January 2002
The College
complied with the Higher Learning Commission’s third-party comment
requirement by identifying its public constituencies, developing a process, and
determining timelines for seeking responses. Participants included the NCA Steering Team, the Office of
Institutional Effectiveness, the College Administration, and the Director of
Community and Public Relations.
The purpose of
GCC’s plan to seek third-party comment is to reach as broadly as possible
the various public constituencies important to our College and to actively
solicit their input as part of the accreditation process.
Public
constituencies fall broadly into the following categories defined in the
planning process:
· Students
· Faculty and Staff
· General Community and Taxpayers
· Local Government and Civic Groups
· State-level Government
· Community Partners
|
Type |
Where |
Primary Audiences |
Timing |
|
Press
Release |
Arizona
Republic,
Glendale Star,
Peoria Times, Tallyho, The Arrowhead Ranch Independent, Sun City
Independent, Surprise Independent |
General
Community |
December
2001 |
|
Press
Release |
Arizona
Capitol Times and
The Business
Journal |
State
Government |
December
2001 |
|
Press
Release |
Glendale
Chamber of Commerce Newsletter |
Business
Leaders |
December
2001 |
|
Press
Release |
Edcetera |
MCCCD |
December
2001 |
|
Press
Release |
The
Voice |
GCC
Students |
December
2001 |
|
Article |
The Gaucho
Gazette
|
GCC
Faculty and Staff |
December
2001 |
|
Letter |
Local
and County municipal entities, Service Area State Representatives, GCC
Community Partners |
Specifically: Mayor and Council Members for
Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Litchfield Park, Goodyear, Avondale, Tolleson,
and Phoenix; Maricopa County Board of Supervisors |
December
2001 |
|
Web
Site |
GCC
Home Page |
General
Community, prospective students |
December
2001 |
Glendale Community
College (GCC) will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit March 4-6, 2002, by
a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. GCC has been accredited by the Commission since 1967.
The Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education is 1 of 6 accrediting agencies in the United
States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis. Institutional accreditation evaluates
an entire institution and accredits it as a whole. Other agencies provide accreditation for specific
programs. Accreditation is
voluntary. The Commission
accredits approximately 950 institutions of higher education in a 19-state
region. The Commission is
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For the past year
and a half, GCC has been engaged in a self-study process, addressing the
Commission’s General Institutional Requirements and Criteria for
Accreditation. The evaluation team
will visit GCC to gather evidence that the self-study is thorough and
accurate. The team will recommend
to the Commission a continuing status for the College. Following a review process, the
Commission itself will take the final action.
The public is
invited to submit comments regarding the College to:
Public
Comment on Glendale Community College
Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education
North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools
30
North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago,
IL 60602
Comments must
address substantive matters related to the quality of the College or its
academic programs. Written, signed
comments must be received by February 6, 2002. The Commission cannot guarantee that comments received after
the due date will be considered.
Comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the
person providing the comments.
Comments will not be treated as confidential.
Glendale Community
College is seeking comments from the public about the College in preparation
for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The College will undergo a
comprehensive evaluation visit March 4-6, 2002, by a team representing the
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central
Associations of Colleges and Schools.
Glendale Community College has been accredited by the Commission since
1967. The team will review the
College’s ongoing ability to meet the Commission’s Criteria for
Accreditation and General Institutional Requirements. The public is invited to submit comments regarding the
College to:
Public
Comment on Glendale Community College
Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education
North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30
North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago,
IL 60602
Comments must
address substantive matters related to the quality of the College or its
academic programs. Comments must
be in writing and signed and cannot be treated as confidential. All comments must be received by
February 6, 2002.