Higher Learning Commission

About HLC
- - About Us
    
    HLC accredits colleges and universities in a 19-state region of the United States.
    
    Background
    
    Strategic Plan
    
    HLC Initiatives
    
    Career and Service Opportunities
  - Who We Are
    
    President and Executive Leadership Team
    
    Board of Trustees
    
    Institutional Actions Council
    
    Staff Directory
    
    Staff Liaisons
    
    Peer Corps
Accreditation
- - Standard Pathway
    
    Overview
    
    10-Year Cycle
    
    Assurance Review
    
    Comprehensive Evaluation
    
    Standard Pathway Resources
  - AQIP Pathway
    
    Overview and Transition Details
    
    Action Projects
    
    Systems Portfolio and Appraisal
    
    Comprehensive Quality Review
    
    Comprehensive Evaluation
  - Open Pathway
    
    Overview
    
    10-Year Cycle
    
    Assurance Review
    
    Quality Initiative
    
    Comprehensive Evaluation
  - Maintenance & Monitoring
    
    Institutional Change
    
    Off-Campus Activities
    
    Federal Compliance
    
    Institutional Update
    
    Non-financial and Financial Indicators
    
    Interim Report
    
    Focused Visit
    
    Special Conditions
Policies
- - June 2018 Updates
  - Browse Policies
    
    Criteria and Requirements
    
    Criteria for Accreditation, Assumed Practices, Eligibility Requirements
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    Institutional Processes
    
    Affiliation, reaffirmation, decision making, sanctions, monitoring
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    Commitment to Peer Review
    
    Peer reviewer eligibility, terms of service, standards of conduct
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    Required by Federal Regulation
    
    Federal Compliance, fraud and abuse, teach-out arrangements
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    Commission Obligations
    
    Public notices, complaints, relationships with external agencies
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    Policy Adoption and Review
    
    Policy review and revision process requirements
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Publications
Peer Review
Programs and Events
- - Process Events
    
    Peer Reviewer Training
    
    Meetings of Decision-Making Bodies
  - Elective Programs
    
    Annual Conference
    
    Workshops
    
    Academies
    
    Standard Pathway Seminars
Student Resources
- - Commentary on Institutions
    
    Third-Party Comment
    
    Submit comments about an institution with an upcoming comprehensive evaluation
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    Complaint Process
    
    File a complaint about an institution affiliated with HLC
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  - Public Information
    
    Public Disclosure Notices
    
    Public statements on issues and summaries of HLC decisions
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    Recent Actions
    
    Documentation of institutional actions by HLC decision-making bodies
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Accreditation

Criteria for Accreditation

Maintain Accreditation

Become Accredited

Decision Making

Standard Pathway

Assurance Review

Comprehensive Evaluation

Standard Pathway Resources

AQIP Pathway

Overview and Transition Details

Action Projects

Systems Portfolio and Appraisal

Comprehensive Quality Review

Comprehensive Evaluation

Open Pathway

Assurance Review

Quality Initiative

Comprehensive Evaluation

Maintenance and Monitoring

Federal Compliance

Institutional Change

Off-Campus Activities

Institutional Update

Financial and Non-financial Indicators

Special Conditions