Grand Rapids Community College
Teaching and Learning Quality Report – Year 3
Accreditation
October, 2014
Report History:
Year 1: August, 2012 (Approved)
Year 2: August, 2013 (Approved, October 2013)
Year 3: October, 2014
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this document is to provide an updated report on the process and outcomes for
college-wide and program-level accreditation.
OVERVIEW:
The Higher Learning Commission of the NCA provides a pathway for colleges to assess and
improve the quality of their programs and offerings, particularly through their new Accreditation
Criteria adopted in early 2012. This report reviews our current accreditation status. Grand
Rapids Community College has been accredited continuously since 1917 by the Higher Learning
Commission of the North Central Association of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools. (HLC/NCA). Accreditation by NCA provides assurance to the public, in particular to
prospective students, that an institution has been found to meet the general institutional
requirements for Higher Education. HLC/NCA is a not-for-profit, voluntary membership
organization founded in 1898 and is committed to the improvement of education through
evaluation and accreditation.
Accreditation provides both public certification of acceptable institutional quality as well as an
opportunity and incentive for self-improvement in the institutions accredited. A college that fails
to achieve or loses their accreditation is viewed by the public and other institutions as not
meeting the general requirements necessary to be an institution of higher education. Maintaining
college-wide accreditation contributes to student success by ensuring quality of programs and
services. In addition, the accreditation process serves as an accountability measure for the
community assuring that the college meets accreditation standards. In addition to NCA/HLC
college-wide accreditation, many programs also hold professional accreditations. Those
programmatic accreditations are also listed in the report
Current Status of RECOMMENDATIONS from 2013-14 Report
What
Who is
By When?
UPDATE
responsible?
1. Continue to assess potential Dean of
Report by
A & S – None at this time
to seek program level
Workforce
June, 2014
WD - Business - ACBSP accreditations (Ongoing)
Development
Accreditation Council for
Dean of Arts and
Business School Programs
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2. Determine key individuals
to attend HLC Annual
Meeting in April, 2014
(February, 2014)
Sciences
Donna HLC
Liaison
February 1,
2014
Team who attended HLC
Annual meeting included:
Gilda Gely, Provost
Mike Light, Faculty
Patti Trepkowski, Dean
Laurie Chesley, Dean
John Cowles, Dean
Lisa Freiburger, VP for Finance
and Administration
Victoria Janowiak, Facilities
Project Manager
Kathy Keating, General Counsel
Steven Ender, President
3. Continue to monitor
opportunities for
improvement related to
MQA Feedback Report
through Cabinet (August
2013, January 2014)
4. Assess viability of AQIP
Action Projects
(September, 2013)
Donna HLC
Liaison
5. Facilitate college team to
attend AQIP Strategy
Forum (If applicable)
Donna HLC
Liaison
May 2014
6. Prepare for and facilitate
Quality Check-up visit
(April 2-4, 2014)
Donna HLC
Liaison
Dean’s Council
On-going
Donna HLC
Liaison
Report to
Cabinet
August
2013
January
2014
September,
2013
Report prepared for HLC
Check up Visit:
Quality Program Summary
Report (available at
GRCC.edu/accreditation)
Two new AQIP Action
Projects established in
January, 2014:
College-generated graduation
– Diane Patrick, Champion
SARs Early Alert – Raynard
Ross, Champion
Team selected by President
Ender in July, 2014. Team
included:
President Ender
Donna Kragt
Laurie Chesley
Patti Trepkowski
John Cowles
Tina Hoxie
Jennifer Batten
Lisa Freiburger
Session held September, 2014
Check-up visit held April,
2014. Feedback report
received in June, 2014.
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7. Provide annual updates on
program level accreditation
activities
8. Communicate results of
Checkup Visit to
community (April 2014)
Deans and
Associate Deans
On-going
Donna HLC
Liaison
On-going
(available at
GRCC.edu/accreditation)
Updated in May, 2014
Updated in Sept, 2014
Website updated regarding
results of Checkup visit in
June, 2014
Two “Celebrations” were held
for faculty and staff in August
2014 (approximately 175
people attended)
OUTCOME MEASURES:
1. To maintain accreditation status with the Higher Learning Commission
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (1917- Current)
Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 1990
Year of Admission to AQIP: 11/20/2000
Year of Last Reaffirmation of Accreditation: 2007-2008
Year of Next Reaffirmation of Accreditation: 2014-2015
Year of Last System Appraisal: February 2013
Year of Next System Appraisal: November, 2015
Last Action: 06/18/2012
Control: Public
Degrees Awarded: Associate's
Stipulations on Affiliation Status: None
Approval of New Degree Locations: Prior Commission approval required.
Approval of Distance and Correspondence Courses and Programs: The institution has
been approved under Commission policy to offer up to 20% of its total degree programs
through distance education. (Action as of June 2012)
Reports Required: None.
Other Visits Scheduled: AQIP Quality Checkup: April 2 – 4, 2014
Attend Strategy Forum: September 2014
Decision regarding future HLC pathway – June 2015
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2. Program Level Accreditation Outcomes
Program Name
Name/Address of
Accrediting Agency
Most Recent
Site Visit
Date of
Accreditation
or
Reaccreditation
Anticipated
Date of Next
Accreditation
Visit or
Recertification
Reports
Required
Accreditation
Site Visit
Updates
Air Conditioning,
Refrigeration, and
Heating
Technology
(HVACR)
PAHRA (Partnership
for
Air Conditioning,
Heating, Refrigeration
Accreditation)
September
2013
2018
2012
(5-year
approval)
Reports
requested on a
periodic not
annual basis
PAHRA
Accreditation
letter dated
March 22, 2013.
February
August
2018
N/A
2010
2010
2013 Annual
Report accepted
9.12.2013
No annual report
required
NATEF
approval
2111 Wilson Blvd.,
Suite 500, Arlington,
VA 22201-3301
Associate Degree
Nursing and
Licensed Practical
Nursing
NLNAC (National
League
for Nursing Accrediting
Commission)
(8-year
approval)
3342 Peachtree Rd.
NE,
Suite 850, Atlanta, GA
30326
Automotive
Technology
NATEF (National
Automotive
Technicians Education
Foundation)
Spring
2018
Spring
2013
(5-year
approval)
2018
Spring
September
Spring
2008
2008
2015
Received in
May 2013.
101 Blue Seal Drive,
Suite 101, Leesburg,
VA 20175
Child
Development
(ECADA— Early
Childhood Associate
Degree
Accreditation)
Child
Development Lab
National Association
for the Education of
Young Children
N/A
Annual reports
required
N/A
(7-year
approval)
1313 L St. NW, Suite
500, Washington, DC
20005
National Association
for the Education of
Annual reports
required by
September 30
July 2011
October 2011
July 2016
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Program Name
Name/Address of
Accrediting Agency
Preschool
Young Children
(Programs for Young
Children)
1313 L St. NW, Suite
500, Washington, DC
20005
Criminal Justice
Corrections
Program
Michigan Correctional
Officer’s Training
Council
Most Recent
Site Visit
(Secchia Institute
for Culinary
Education)
American Culinary
Federation,
St. Augustine, FL
Anticipated
Date of Next
Accreditation
Visit or
Recertification
Reports
Required
Accreditation
Site Visit
Updates
by July 31
NA
July
2016
Annual
Report
N/A
December 2020
Annual
Report
ACF
accreditation
letter received
July 29, 2013
noting
exemplary
status.
Winter 2019
Annual
Report
DA CODA
approval August
12,2013
2010
(Annual
approval)
Phone: (517) 373-2081
Culinary
Date of
Accreditation
or
Reaccreditation
February
July
2013
2013
2012
2012
180 Center Place Way,
St. Augustine, FL
32095
(904) 824-4468
Dental Assisting
and Dental
Hygiene Program
Commission on Dental
Accreditation,
American Dental
Association
(7-year
approval)
DH CODA
approval March
4, 2013
211 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 606112678
312 - 440 - 2500
Global Wind
Organization
(GWO)
PROGRAM
SUSPENDED –
AUGUST 2014
RenewableUK
Greencoat House,
Francis Street
London SW1P 1DH,
United Kingdom
August 2013
August 2014
Training Records
Certified to
deliver:
GWO: Basic
Safety Training
Working at
Height Standard
GWO: Basic
Safety Training
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Program Name
Name/Address of
Accrediting Agency
Most Recent
Site Visit
Date of
Accreditation
or
Reaccreditation
Anticipated
Date of Next
Accreditation
Visit or
Recertification
Reports
Required
Accreditation
Site Visit
Updates
Fire
Awareness
Standard
GWO: Basic
Safety Training
Manual
Handling
Standard
GWO: Basic
Standard First
Aid Standard
Law Enforcement
(Police Academy)
Medical Assistant
Program
Michigan Commission
on Law Enforcement
Standards, 106 W.
Allegan Street
Suite 600, Lansing MI
48933
March 5, 2013
CAAHEP (Council on
Accreditation of Allied
Health Education
Programs),
October 2013
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
2014
December 2014
Annual
Report
N/A
Late 2017/Early
2018
Annual Report
CAAHEP
Accreditation
letter date
March 19, 2013
(Annual
approval)
March 15, 2013
(5 year
approval)
CAAHEP
approval
received March
15, 2013
Citation
resolutions
completed and
submitted
November 20,
2013
CAAHEP
approval
awarded March
15, 2013 to
expire March
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Program Name
Name/Address of
Accrediting Agency
Most Recent
Site Visit
Date of
Accreditation
or
Reaccreditation
Anticipated
Date of Next
Accreditation
Visit or
Recertification
Reports
Required
Accreditation
Site Visit
Updates
31, 2018
Music Department
Visual Arts
National Association of
Schools of Music,
11250 Roger Bacon
Drive, Suite 21,
Reston, VA 201905248
March
December
March
2005
2005
2015
NASAD (National
Association of Schools
of Art and Design)
2008
Fall
2008
April 7-8
2014
JRCERT (Joint Revue
Committee on
Education in
Radiologic
Technology)
Accreditation Council
of Occupational
Therapy Education of
the American
Occupational Therapy
Association.
No annual report
required
N/A
Mid-Cycle
Report due
N/A
The NASAD
Visitors' Report
was received in
June 2014.
We responded to
the Report in
September 2014.
The NASAD
Commission will
meet in October
and will offer the
official Report to
us in November
2014.
May 2010
December 2010
2018
(8-year
approval)
May 2014
Report feedback
pending as of
October, 2014
20 N Wacker Drive,
Suite 2850, Chicago, IL
60606-3182
Occupational
Therapy Assistant
Self-study
submitted at
least six
weeks prior to
site visit.
The NASAD SiteVisit took place in
April 2014.
11250 Roger Bacon
Drive, Suite 21,
Reston, VA 201905248
Radiologic
Technology
March 15-17,
2015
January 2007
April 2007
2014
Academic year
2020-21
N/A
(7-year
approval)
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PROCESS MEASURES
1. Timeline
The dates below refer only to college-level accreditation through HLC/NCA. Programlevel accreditation dates are provided in the table above.
May, 2008
Sept, 2008
Nov, 2008
March, 2009
Nov, 2009
Sept, 2009
Sept, 2010
July, 2011
Sept, 2011
Feb, 2012
Sept, 2012
Oct, 2012
Nov, 2012
Date of last official reaffirmation of accreditation
AQIP Project Updates DUE to HLC
Systems Portfolio DUE to HLC
Systems Appraisal received from HLC
GRCC Team attends Strategy Forum
AQIP Project Updates DUE to HLC
AQIP Project Updates DUE to HLC
GRCC applies to join AQIP Baldrige Option
AQIP Project Updates DUE to HLC
GRCC submits application for Michigan Quality Leadership Award
GRCC hosts MQLA Site Visit
GRCC receives MQLA Feedback Report
AQIP Baldrige Summary Option – Criteria for Accreditation package
DUE to HLC
Feb, 2013
Systems Appraisal received from HLC
May, 2013
Cabinet meets to discuss Opportunities for Improvement from MQLA
Feedback Report
Aug, 2013
First DRAFT of Federal Compliance Packet due to Deans Council
Sept, 2013
AQIP Project Updates DUE to HLC
Dec, 2013
Final DRAFT of Federal Compliance Packet prepared
Quality Program Summary prepared
Response to Opportunities for Improvement prepared
Solicit 3rd party public comments in anticipation of Check up Visit
March, 2014 HLC Persistence and Completion Academy
April, 2014 HLC Quality Checkup Visit (April 2 – 4)
June, 2014
HLC Quality Checkup Visit Report due
Sept, 2014
GRCC Team attends Strategy Forum
May, 2015
(TENTATIVE) Re-affirmation of Accreditation
June, 2015
(TENTATIVE) GRCC determine future HLC pathway
2. 2014-2015 GRCC Work Plan
Document/Activity
AQIP Action Projects
Criteria for Accreditation
GRCC Response
Update reports due September, 2014
Changes made to the Criteria must be
tracked and responded to when needed
Status
Completed
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GRCC Team to attend Strategy Forum
in St Charles, IL
GRCC requirements as related to the
Persistence and Completion Academy
Assessment of Student Learning
Institutional Obligations of Affiliation
Determine future HLC pathway
Update project website
Documentation of cycles of assessment
On-going assessment
Pre-work
submitted in
Sept 2014
December 1,
2014
Patti/Katie
Donna
Donna
3. AQIP Workplan from the Higher Learning Commission
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RECOMMENDATIONS
What
Continue to assess potential
to seek program level
accreditations (Ongoing)
Determine key individuals
to attend HLC Annual
Meeting in April, 2015
Implement
recommendations coming
from Strategy Forum
experience including the
establishment of a new
AQIP action project
Retire two AQIP action
projects (Distance
Learning, Street to Career)
and replace with two new
projects
Update HLC Persistence
and Completion website
AQIP Action Project
Updates
Make a determination as to
GRCC HLC future pathway
Who is responsible?
Dean of Workforce
Development
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Donna HLC Liaison
By When?
Report by June, 2015
Donna HLC Liaison
November 2014
Donna and AQIP CAP
champions (Patti Trepkowski,
Tina Hoxie)
December 1, 2015
John Cowles
December 1, 2015
CAP Champions, Donna
September 2015
President Ender
June 2015
March 2015
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