New Dues and Fees and Policy Changes Adopted 

At its meeting on June 26, 2025, HLC’s Board of Trustees took action on proposed and final policy changes, as well as institutional cases. The Board also adopted the 2025–26 Dues and Fees Schedule. 

Proposed Policy Changes: Comments Invited 

The Board approved the following proposed policy changes on first reading. We welcome feedback on these proposals before the Board considers them for adoption at its meeting in November 2025.  

Submit your comments about the proposed changes to [email protected] by September 15, 2025. 

• Federal Compliance Requirements 
  Purpose: Clarify aspects of HLC’s Federal Compliance Requirements, including matters related to recordkeeping for student complaints, public disclosure of certain information, and actions by states and other recognized accreditors. 
• Separate Audit Requirements 
  Purpose: Revise HLC’s Eligibility Requirements and Assumed Practices to provide flexibility for institutions in how they meet HLC requirements related to providing financial information for the institution separate from any superordinate entity. 
• Revising and Editing Policies 
  Purpose: Clarify the distinction between policy revisions reviewed and adopted by the Board and minor policy edits that HLC staff may make without Board approval or a period of member comment. Minor policy edits by staff may only be made in very limited circumstances.  

Adopted Policy Changes 

The Board adopted the following changes on second reading. They are effective immediately. 

• Administrative Probation 
  Clarifies the purpose and process for Administrative Probation, as well as other aspects of HLC’s Obligations of Membership. 
• Seeking Accreditation Reviewers 
  Changes the name of peer reviewers designated by the Board to conduct certain reviews for institutions seeking accreditation from “Eligibility Reviewers” to “Seeking Accreditation Reviewers.” The changes also clarify other aspects of the Eligibility Process. 

Dues and Fees 

The Board adopted slight increases to HLC’s dues and fees for the 2025–26 fiscal year. See the updated Dues and Fees Schedule for details.  

Dues invoices were sent to member institutions on July 1, 2025. 

Accreditation Actions 

See June 2025 Accreditation Actions for the Board’s actions on institutional cases. 

Next Board Meeting 

The next Board meeting will take place November 6–7, 2025, when HLC will welcome five new trustees. See HLC Welcomes New Leaders to Board of Trustees to learn more about our incoming Board members. 

See HLC’s calendar for future Board meeting dates.