Board of Trustees, January 11

Institutional Actions Council, January 14–15

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Board of Trustees

The Higher Learning Commission's Board of Trustees took the following action on January 11, 2019.

Colorado

Rocky Vista University, Reaffirmed the Board’s November 2018 approval of institution’s application for a Change of Control, Structure or Organization, wherein Medforth Global Healthcare Education Group LP, through a Securities Purchase Agreement and related entities, acquires the assets and outstanding equity interests of the institution, thereby becoming the parent corporation of the institution.

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Institutional Actions Council

The Higher Learning Commission’s Institutional Actions Council took the following actions on January 14–15, 2019.

Arizona

Certificate Approval

Central Arizona College, AZ

• Advanced Fabrication and Joining

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Diné College, Tsaile, AZ

Approval of Request for Change

Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ

• Approved the institution’s request to open two additional locations:
  • San Luis Technology Institute, 1135 N. Main Street, San Luis, AZ 85349
  • Massage Therapy Center, 2451 South Avenue A, Suite E101, Yuma, AZ 85364

Pima County Community College District, Tucson, AZ

• Approved the institution’s request to open two additional locations:
  • Amphi Land Lab, 450 E. Wetmore Road, Tucson, AZ 85705
  • East Valley Institute of Technology, 1601 Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201

Arkansas

Certificate Approval

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas, AR

• Diesel Technology

Financial Indicators

Lyon College, Batesville, AR

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

Ozarka College, Melbourne, AR

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology with two embedded certificates: Technical Certificate in Surgical Technology and Certificate of Proficiency in Surgical Scrub Technician.

Southern Arkansas University Tech, Pine Bluff, AR

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: Camden Municipal Airport, 165 Wiggins Marden Road, Camden, AR 71701.

Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Arts degree with designations in Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Economics, English, Philosophy, Sociology, and Studio Art.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, 200 Whittington Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901.

Colorado

Certificate Approval

University of Denver, CO

• Supply Chain Management

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Lamar Community College, Lamar, CO

Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, CO

Approval of Request for Change

Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice in Visionary Leadership.

Colorado State University - Global Campus, Greenwood Village, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Applied Science in Highway Maintenance Management.

Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Master of Arts in Education Media Design & Technology to replace the Education Leadership and Emerging Technologies program.

Illinois

Staff Action Recommendation

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

• Accepted the staff recommendation that the institution be required to submit an embedded interim report on Core Component 2.C. as it relates to control and oversight of the SIU School of Medicine.

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL

McKendree University, Lebanon, IL

Comprehensive Evaluation

Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL

• Accepted the team report.

Focused Visit

Rush University, Chicago, IL

• Affirmed that the institution has demonstrated sufficient evidence that it has addressed the concerns related to the appropriateness of the approval of the Change of Control and the institution’s compliance with the Eligibility Requirements and the Criteria for Accreditation, with specific focus on Eligibility Requirements #3 and #9 and Core Components 2.C. and 5.B.

Campus Evaluation Visit

Chamberlain University, Downers Grove, IL

• Affirmed the quality of the branch campus, New Orleans-Campus, 400 LaBarre Road, Jefferson, LA 70121.

Financial Indicators

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL

• Approved the institution’s request to close the additional location at DeVry University-Naperville, 2056 Westings Ave, Ste. 40, Naperville, IL 60563 and reopen at 1200 East Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563.

Judson University, Elgin, IL

• Approved the institution’s request to close the Judson Adult Professional Studies Rockford location at 1055 Featherstone Drive, Rockford, IL 61107 and reopen at Judson University-Division of Professional Studies (Rockford), 200 Y Blvd., Rockford, IL 61107-3019.

MacCormac College, Chicago, IL

• Approved the institution’s request for approval for distance education courses and programs.

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: James B. Conant High School, 700 E. Cougar Trail, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169.

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

• Approved the institution’s request to add an additional location: William Rainey Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL 60067.

Indiana

Focused Visit

Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN

• Affirmed that the institution has demonstrated sufficient evidence that it has addressed the concerns related to finances and the financial plan and its implementation.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

• Affirmed that the institution is addressing the concerns related to the appropriateness of the approval of the Change of Control and the institution’s compliance with the Eligibility Requirements and the Criteria for Accreditation, with specific focus on Core Components 2.A., 2.B., 2.C., 5.B., and 5.C.

Purdue University Global, Indianapolis, IN

• Affirmed that the institution is addressing the concerns related to the appropriateness of the approval of the Change of Control and the institution’s compliance with the Eligibility Requirements and the Criteria for Accreditation, with specific focus on Core Components 2.A., 2.B., 2.C., 5.B., and 5.C.

Approval of Request for Change

Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN

• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Indiana University East, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest, Indiana University South Bend, and Indiana University Southeast to offer the Graduate Certificate in Composition Studies.
• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Indiana University East, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest, Indiana University South Bend, and Indiana University Southeast to offer the Graduate Certificate in Language and Literature.
• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Indiana University East, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest, Indiana University South Bend, and Indiana University Southeast to offer the Graduate Certificate in Literature.
• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Indiana University East, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest, Indiana University South Bend, and Indiana University Southeast to offer the Master of Arts in English.
• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Indiana University East, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University Kokomo, and Indiana University Southeast to offer the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Taylor University, Upland, IN

• Approved the institution’s request to initiate correspondence education to offer courses and programs.

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

• Approved the institution’s request to open two additional locations:
  • The Business Center, 826 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
  • The Music Technology Center, 431 Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Iowa

Financial Indicators

Waldorf University, Forest City, IA

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

• Approved the institution’s request for access to the Notification Program for Additional Locations within the United States and internationally.

Kansas

Certificate Approval

Allen County Community College, KS

• Health Care Specialist

Independence Community College, KS

• Advanced EMS Education

University of Kansas, KS

• Leadership Studies Graduate Certificate

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Allen County Community College, Iola, KS

University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS

Focused Visit

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

• Affirmed that the institution has demonstrated sufficient evidence that it has addressed the concerns related to the Change of Control and the institution’s compliance with the Eligibility Requirements and the Criteria for Accreditation, with specific focus on Eligibility Requirement #10 and Core Component 3.C.

Campus Evaluation Visit

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

• Affirmed the quality of the branch campus, U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, 11291 SGT E. Churchill Street, Fort Bliss, TX 79918-8002.

Financial Indicators

Southwestern College, Winfield, KS

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

Hesston College, Hesston, KS 

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science with an Aviation-Professional Pilot major.

Salina Area Technical College, Salina, KS

• Approved the institution’s request to open two additional locations:
  • MidWest Concrete Materials, Inc., 701 S. 4th Street, Manhattan, KS 67401
  • Salina South High School, 730 E. Magnolia Road, Salina, KS 67401

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development.

Michigan

Certificate Approval

Saginaw Valley State University, MI

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post Graduate Certificate - Nursing

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Adrian College, Adrian, MI

Financial Indicators

Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

Cleary University, Howell, MI

• Approved the institution’s teach-out plan for the closing of Cleary University - Ann Arbor, 2793 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, effective February 1, 2019.

Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing, MI

• Approved the institution’s request to offer distance education courses and multiple programs.

Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI

• Approved the institution’s request for a consortial arrangement with Lansing Community College through MiRis Consortium to offer the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Associate in Applied Science (with embedded certificate), Neurodiagnostic Technologist Associate in Applied Science (with embedded certificate), and Computed Tomography Technologist certificate.

Madonna University, Livonia, MI 

• Approved the institution’s request for access to the Notification Program for Additional Locations within HLC’s 19-state region.

Denial of Request for Change

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI 

• Denied the institution’s request to initiate distance delivery to offer courses and one program. (The institution has approval to offer distance education courses.)

Minnesota

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN

Pine Technical and Community College, Pine City, MN

Approval of Request for Change

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accelerated Master’s Pathway (BSN-AMP) as a direct assessment competency-based education program.

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN

• Approved the institution’s request to increase the number of credit hours for the Master of Arts in Leadership from 36 to 48.

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

• Approved the institution’s request to offer Bachelor of Science in Public Health as a direct assessment competency-based education program.
• Approved the institution’s request to offer Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management as a direct assessment competency-based education program.
• Approved the institution’s request to offer Bachelor of Science in Health Studies as a direct assessment competency-based education program.
• Approved the institution’s request to offer Master of Science in Criminal Justice as a direct assessment competency-based education program.

Missouri

Staff Action Recommendation

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

• Approved to offer correspondence education courses.

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

A. T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO

University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Approval of Request for Change

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate in Applied Science in Building Maintenance and Construction.
• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) Automotive Systems, 2901 E. Heartland Drive, Liberty, MO 64068.

Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Art in International and Political Affairs and the Bachelor of Science in International and Political Affairs.

Park University, Parkville, MO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Master of Arts in National Security Studies.

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Degree Completion Program.

Nebraska

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE

Approval of Request for Change

Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Doctorate in Business Administration.

Southeast Community College Area, Lincoln, NE

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: Hebron Learning Center, 610 Jefferson Avenue, Hebron, NE 68370.

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

• Approved the institution’s request to close the University of Nebraska – Lincoln at 14th & R Street, and reopen as UNMC College of Dentistry, 4000 East Campus Loop South, Box 830740, Lincoln, NE 68583.
• Approved the institution’s request to close Western Nebraska Division at 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 and reopen as UNMC College of Nursing-Western Nebraska Division, WNCC – Harms Building, 1601 E 27th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361.
• Approved the institution’s request to open UNMC College of Nursing-Lincoln Division,550 N 19th Street, Lincoln, NE 68503.

Denial of Request for Change

Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

• Denied the institution’s request to offer the Master of Social Work.

New Mexico

Approval of Request for Change

Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM

• Approved the institution’s request to offer its second credit-based competency-based education program: Business Administration, Associate of Applied Science.

Ohio

Certificate Approval

Eastern Gateway Community College, OH

• Cybersecurity Technician

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 

Financial Indicators

Southern State Community College, Hillsboro, OH

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Wright State University, Dayton, OH

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Non-financial Indicators

Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville, OH

• Concurred with the Non-financial Indicator Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

Davis College, Toledo, OH

• Approved the institution’s request to offer distance education courses.

Edison State Community College, Piqua, OH

• Approved the institution’s request for access to the Notification Program for Additional Locations within HLC’s 19-state region.

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Science in Natural and Applied Science.

University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Oklahoma

Financial Indicators

Southwestern Christian University, Bethany, OK

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Approval of Request for Change

College of the Muscogee Nation, Okmulgee, OK

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Science in Criminal Justice, Associate of Science in Natural Resources, and Associate of Science in General Studies.

Langston University, Langston, OK

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: University Center of Southern Oklahoma, 611 Veteran Boulevard, Ardmore, OK.

South Dakota

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Dakota State University, Madison, SD

West Virginia

Financial Indicators

Ohio Valley University, Vienna, WV

• Concurred with the Financial Panel’s findings.

Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV

• Accepted the institution’s report.

Approval of Request for Change

Pierpont Community and Technical College, Fairmont, WV

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Applied Science, Machinist Technology/Computer Numeric Control.

Denial of Request for Change

BridgeValley Community and Technical College, South Charleston, WV

• Denied the institution’s request to offer the Associate of Applied Science in Brewing.

Wisconsin

Certificate Approval

Fox Valley Technical College, WI

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

Madison Area Technical College, WI

• Practical Nursing

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI

Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI

Campus Evaluation Visit

Herzing College, Madison, WI

• Affirmed the quality of the branch campus, Herzing University - Atlanta Campus Hurt Building - 50 Hurt Plaza SE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Approval of Request for Change

Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Master of Music in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy.

Edgewood College, Madison, WI

• Approved the institution’s request for approval of a contractual arrangement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics to offer a Medical Sciences major that includes training in Radiological Technology or Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI

• Approved the institution’s request for access to the Notification Program for Additional Locations within HLC’s 19-state region.

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Hayward, WI

• Approved the institution’s request to open two additional locations: Bad River Blackbird Center, 72682 Maple Street, Odanah, WI 54861 Red Cliff Site, 37360 State Hwy 13, Bayfield, WI 54814

Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI

• Approved the institution’s request to offer distance education courses and one program.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI

• Approved the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration as a direct assessment competency-based education program.

Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee, WI

• Approved the institution’s request to open an additional location: Waukesha County Technical College – Waukesha Campus, 327 E. Broadway, Waukesha, WI 53186

Denied Request for Change

Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI

• Denied the institution’s request for a contractual arrangement with Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography to offer the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
• Denied the institution’s request for a contractual arrangement with Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. School of Radiologic Technology to offer the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology.
• Denied the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
• Denied the institution’s request to offer the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology.