April 2025 Actions

HLC’s Board of Trustees, Institutional Actions Council (IAC) and staff take actions on institutional evaluations, requests from institutions for approval of substantive changes, and other aspects of the accreditation relationship.

HLC posts all institutional actions within 30 days after the action is taken. Actions taken during April 2025 are published below and/or on the institution’s Statement of Accreditation Status in the HLC Directory of Institutions.

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Board Actions, April 6 Staff Actions

Board of Trustees

The Higher Learning Commission’s Board of Trustees took the following action on April 6, 2025.

Iowa

St. Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University, Approved the continuation of accreditation related to the Change of Control, Structure or Organization application wherein St. Ambrose University, through an Asset Transfer Agreement, acquires Mount Mercy University, with the intent of ultimately merging and consolidating Mount Mercy University within its structure.

Staff Actions

Higher Learning Commission staff members took the following actions during April 2025.

Illinois

Lewis University, Romeoville, IL

  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Sheridan Correctional Center, 4017 E 2603rd Rd, Sheridan, Illinois 60551. (Approved April 16, 2025)
  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Kewanee Life Skills and Re-Entry Center, 2021 Kentville Road, Kewanee, Illinois 61443-1768. (Approved April 16, 2025)

Iowa

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA

  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Newton Correctional Facility, 307 S 60th Ave E W, Newton, Iowa 50208. (Approved April 1, 2025)
  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, 420 Mill Street SW, Mitchellville, Iowa 50169. (Approved April 1, 2025)

Ohio

Ashland University, Ashland, OH

  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Mansfield Correctional, 1150 N Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903. (Approved April 10, 2025)

Franklin University, Columbus, OH

  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at London Correctional Institute, 1580 State Route 56 SW, London, Ohio 43140. (Approved April 1, 2025)

Oklahoma

Langston University, Langston, OK

  • Multi-location visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the following additional locations (Approved April 2, 2025):
    • Langston University Tulsa, 914 N. Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106
    • University Center of Southern Oklahoma, 2901 Mount Washington Road, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401

Wisconsin

Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI

  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Redgranite Correctional Institution, 1006 County Rd EE, Redgranite, Wisconsin 54970. (Approved April 14, 2025)
  • Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Accepted the peer reviewer report on the Pell-eligible prison education program at Stanley Correctional Institution, 100 Corrections Drive, Stanley, Wisconsin 54768. (Approved April 14, 2025)

Northland College, Ashland, WI

  • Approved the institution’s teach-out agreements with Warren Wilson College (North Carolina) and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as additions to the provisional plan approved by HLC’s Institutional Actions Council in March 2025. (Approved April 4, 2025)

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