May 2024 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 May 2024 are published below and/or on the institution’s Statement of Accreditation Status in the HLC Directory of Institutions.

Staff Actions

Higher Learning Commission staff members took the following actions in May 2024.

Illinois

Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, IL

  • Approved the institution’s Teach-Out Agreement with Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO, as an addition to the Provisional Plan approved by HLC’s Institutional Actions Council in February 2024. (Approved May 9, 2024)

Ohio

Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville, OH

  • Approved the institution’s Teach-Out Agreements with the following institutions as additions to the Provisional Plan approved by HLC’s Institutional Actions Council in April 2024.
    • Austin Community College, Austin, TX (Approved May 22, 2024)
    • Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH (Approved May 7, 2024)
    • Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH (Approved May 7, 2024)
    • Kent State University, Kent, OH (Approved May 20, 2024)
    • Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH (Approved May 16, 2024)
    • Washington State College of Ohio, Marietta, OH (Approved May 7, 2024)

Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH

Missouri

Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO

  • Approved the institution’s Teach-Out Agreements with the following institutions as additions to the Provisional Plan approved by HLC’s Institutional Actions Council in April 2024.
    • Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis, MO (Approved May 15, 2024)
    • Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO (Approved May 15, 2024)
    • St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (Approved May 15, 2024)
    • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (Approved May 30, 2024)
    • University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, IL (Approved May 20, 2024)
    • University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS (Approved May 15, 2024)
    • William Woods University, Fulton, MO (Approved May 20, 2024)

Wisconsin

Northland College, Ashland, WI

  • Approved the institution’s Teach-Out Agreement with Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, as an addition to the Provisional Plan approved by HLC’s Institutional Actions Council in March 2024. (Approved May 17, 2024)

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