February 2021 Actions
Institutional Actions Council, February 19
Board of Trustees, February 25
Institutional Actions Council
The Higher Learning Commission’s Institutional Actions Council took the following actions on February 19, 2021.
Arizona
Approval of Request for Change
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Approved the institution’s request to offer the following programs:
- Associate of Arts degree with disciplinary focus in areas of technical communication, management science and organizational leadership
- Associate of Professional Management degree with disciplinary focus in areas of emerging technologies, machine learning, logistics and security studies
- Associate of Science degree with disciplinary focus in areas of cybersecurity, data analytics, health sciences, nuclear technology and information systems
Board of Trustees
The Higher Learning Commission’s Board of Trustees took the following actions on February 25, 2021.
Arkansas
Arkansas Baptist College, Extended Probation.
Institution notified on March 2, 2021. Information for the public posted on March 3, 2021.
Arizona
Arizona Christian University, Approved the extension of accreditation related to the application for Change of Control, Structure or Organization wherein Arizona Christian University, through a Business Absorption Agreement, acquires Calvary Chapel University.
Indiana
Marian University, Approved the extension of accreditation related to the application for Change of Control, Structure or Organization wherein Marian University acquires the assets of Ancilla College, with Ancilla College ceasing to be an independently accredited institution and to henceforth be known and operated as a location of Marian University.
Michigan
Finlandia University, Removed from Notice.
Institution notified on March 3, 2021. Information for the public posted on March 4, 2021.
Minnesota
Red Lake Nation College, Granted initial accreditation.
Oklahoma
Bacone College, Extended Probation and denied the extension of accreditation related to the application for Change of Control, Structure or Organization wherein the institution seeks to be formally controlled or chartered by one or more Native American tribes.
Institution notified on March 8, 2021. Information for the public posted on March 9, 2021.
West Virginia
Catholic Distance University, Continued candidacy.
Wheeling University, Placed on Probation.
Institution notified on March 4, 2021. Information for the public posted on March 5, 2021.