Tag: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

African-American

SACSCOC Lifts Benedict College’s Probation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) announced Tuesday that Benedict College’s probation status has been lifted after being put on probation due to financial concerns. Benedict College is in compliance with all financial accrediting standards, according to college officials. President Roslyn Clark Artis said that the school has also increased […]

December 9, 2020

News Roundup

Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health to Start Undergraduate Nursing Program

Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health are looking to start a four-year pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program starting fall 2021, according to university officials. The program will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Graduates can take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses (RNs). The program is currently pending approval […]

October 23, 2020

Leadership & Policy

New Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid Crisis

Bennett College, one of only two remaining historically Black colleges for women, has been here before. At the start of a new academic year, it’s a precarious place. For the tuition-driven college, fall enrollment numbers are in flux. And contingency plans are being put in place if a legal battle to stay accredited fails. These are among the challenges confronting the institution — and that now belong to Suzanne Elise Walsh, Bennett’s surprising and unconventional choice for its new president.

August 8, 2019

News Roundup

Alcorn State to Launch First Doctoral Program

Alcorn State University’s first doctoral program will launch in the fall. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has accredited a doctoral program in nursing practice at the Mississippi HBCU. The new program will be offered as a full-time progression option to graduates of Alcorn State’s family nurse practitioner master’s program. […]

July 4, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett President Out, Interim In

An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the president of the small, historically Black women’s school.

June 24, 2019

HBCUs

Edward Waters College to Offer First Online Degree Program

Edward Waters College (EWC) is on track to launch a new online degree in business administration following recent approval of the program by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. EWC’s first-of-its-kind online program aims to meet the needs of adult learners and other students by providing a virtual opportunity for them […]

April 25, 2019

News Roundup

Dr. Belle Wheelan Reiterates Merits of Accreditation System During Senate Hearing

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) president Dr. Belle S. Wheelan recently testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the merits of the age-old regional accreditation system in advocating for institutional quality and improvement. During her testimony, Wheelan detailed the accreditation process and outlined standards […]

April 11, 2019

HBCUs

Small, Private HBCUs Find Lifeline with TRACS Amid Accreditation Struggles

As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and competitive higher education landscape, small and private historically Black colleges faced with loss of accreditation have found a lifeline with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).

March 27, 2019

African-American

One Size Does Not Fit All: Bennett’s Accreditation Problem

One size does not fit all, and the Bennett College story proves it. A recent study found that Bennett ranked 30th out of 578 private colleges in the likelihood that an attending student would move up two or more income quintiles. This social mobility feat is possible because Bennett admits and enrolls more poor students than many other SACSCOC institutions. Thus, the college’s financial stability should not be measured with the same yardstick as institutions with more affluent students and alumni. Bennett’s story demonstrates the time is ripe to examine the accrediting processes of our nation’s colleges and universities. We need commissions whose governing boards reflect the institutions governed.

February 28, 2019

African-American

Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed the agency’s December decision to terminate the accreditation of Bennett College, a historically Black College in Greensboro, N.C.

February 22, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett College Continues $5M Fundraising Campaign as Feb. 1 Deadline Approaches

Bennett College, the private, all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) in Greensboro, NC, received two major financial gifts on Thursday, bringing its fundraising total to $2.7 million, president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced in a news conference.

January 24, 2019

Women

Support Grows for Imperiled Bennett College

By postal service and online, in amounts small and large, a steady stream of donations is flowing into Bennett College every day as the private, all-women HBCU seeks to raise $5 million in unrestricted funds by February. The North Carolina school is fighting to avoid a loss of accreditation that could force its closure.

January 5, 2019