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
    
    Systems Portfolio and Appraisal
    
    Comprehensive Quality Review
    
    Comprehensive Evaluation
  - Open Pathway
    
    Overview
    
    10-Year Cycle
    
    Assurance Review
    
    Quality Initiative
    
    Comprehensive Evaluation
  - Maintenance & Monitoring
    
    Coronavirus Updates
    
    Institutional Change
    
    Off-Campus Activities
    
    Federal Compliance
    
    Institutional Update
    
    Non-financial and Financial Indicators
    
    Interim Report
    
    Focused Visit
    
    Special Conditions
Policies
- - June 2020 Updates
  - Browse Policies
    
    Criteria and Requirements
    
    Criteria for Accreditation, Assumed Practices, Eligibility Requirements
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    Institutional Processes
    
    Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 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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    Compliance With 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
  - Elective Programs
    
    Standard Pathway Resources
    
    Seminars, webinars and HLC feedback
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    Academies
    
    Long-term programs on improvement
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    Workshops
    
    Intensive topic-based programs
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  - Annual Conference Notice
    
    HLC has decided to cancel the 2020 Annual Conference, scheduled to occur April 17–21, due to the ongoing and growing threat posed by the Coronavirus outbreak. HLC will be refunding all registration fees. Please note that individual attendees will need to cancel their own hotel and travel reservations except for reservations in the HLC Room Block at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
    
    More Information
    
    Conference Resources
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
    
    Recent Actions
    
    Documentation of institutional actions by HLC decision-making bodies
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    Public Disclosure Notices
    
    Public statements on issues and summaries of HLC decisions
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Higher Learning Commission

About Us

HLC accredits colleges and universities in a 19-state region of the United States.

Who We Are

Standard Pathway

AQIP Pathway

Open Pathway

Maintenance & Monitoring

June 2020 Updates

Browse Policies

Process Events

Elective Programs

Annual Conference Notice

Commentary on Institutions

Public Information