SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools CommissiononColleges ActionstakenbytheSACSCOCBoardofTrustees June21,2012

AtitsmeetingonJune21,2012,SACSCOCBoardofTrusteestookthefollowingactionsregardingthe accreditationstatusofinstitutionsreviewed.Thelistdoesnotincludethenamesofinstitutionsrequiredonlyto submitadditionalmonitoringreportsunlessthereviewresultedinanegativeoranadverseaction.

TheCommissionreaffirmedtheaccreditationofthefollowinginstitutions:
AlvinCommunityCollege,Alvin,Texas AtlantaMetropolitanCollege,Atlanta,Georgia (reviewedasaLevelIinstitution) BridgewaterCollege,Bridgewater,Virginia CalhounCommunityCollege,Decatur,Alabama ClevelandCommunityCollege,Shelby,NorthCarolina CollegeofCoastalGeorgia,Brunswick,Georgia EastCentralCommunityCollege,Decatur,Mississippi FloridaKeysCommunityCollege,KeyWest,Florida FloridaNationalUniversity,Hialeah,Florida GastonCollege,Dallas,NorthCarolina GraysonCountyCollege,Denison,Texas GeorgeC.WallaceCommunityCollege,Dothan,Alabama HendersonCommunityCollege,Henderson,Kentucky HopkinsvilleCommunityCollege,Hopkinsville,Kentucky HoustonCommunityCollege,Houston,Texas LoneStarCollegeSystem,TheWoodlands,Texas McLennanCommunityCollege,Waco,Texas MeridianCommunityCollege,Meridian,Mississippi MorrisCollege,Sumter,SouthCarolina NorthCentralTexasCollege,Gainesville,Texas NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege,Annandale,Virginia OdessaCollege,Odessa,Texas PalmBeachStateCollege,LakeWorth,Florida PaloAltoCollege,SanAntonio,Texas PellissippiStateCommunityCollege,Knoxville,Tennessee RoanokeCollege,Salem,Virginia RoanokeChowanCommunityCollege,Ahoskie,NorthCarolina SouthFloridaCommunityCollege,AvonPark,Florida SouthLouisianaCommunityCollege,Lafayette,Louisiana SoutheasternCommunityCollege,Whiteville,NorthCarolina SouthwestGeorgiaTechnicalCollege,Thomasville,Georgia

TransylvaniaUniversity,Lexington,Kentucky VoorheesCollege,Denmark,SouthCarolina WeatherfordCollege,Weatherford,Texas WilliamPeaceUniversity,Raleigh,NorthCarolina WilliamsburgTechnicalCollege,Kingstree,SouthCarolina

TheCommissionreaffirmedtheaccreditationofthefollowinginstitutionsandremovedthemfrom sanction:
BauderCollege,Atlanta,Georgia(removedfromWarning) McDowellTechnicalCommunityCollege,Marion,NorthCarolina(removedfromWarning) SavannahStateUniversity,Savannah,Georgia(removedfromWarning) StillmanCollege,Tuscaloosa,Alabama(removedfromWarning)

TheCommissiongrantedinitialaccreditationtothefollowinginstitutions:
(InitialaccreditationeffectiveJanuary1,2012) AltamahaTechnicalCollege,Jesup,Georgia(LevelI) AmericanCollegeofAcupuncture&OrientalMedicine,Houston,Texas(LevelIII) J.F.DrakeStateTechnicalCollege,Huntsville,Alabama(LevelI) SouthernVirginiaUniversity,BuenaVista,Virginia(LevelII)

TheCommissiongrantedinitialcandidacytothefollowinginstitutions:
(InitialcandidacyeffectiveJune21,2012) CollegeofBiblicalStudiesHouston,Houston,Texas MoultrieTechnicalCollege,Moultrie,Georgia SowelaTechnicalCommunityCollege,LakeCharles,Louisiana VirginiaTechCarilionSchoolofMedicine,Roanoke,Virginia

TheCommissionauthorizedaCandidateCommitteevisittothefollowinginstitution:
H.CouncillTrenholmStateTechnicalCommunityCollege,Montgomery,Alabama

TheCommissionauthorizedanAccreditationCommitteevisittothefollowinginstitutions:
TexasA&MUniversityCentralTexas,Killeen,Texas (CurrentlyaccreditedaspartofTarletonStateUniversityandisseekingseparateaccreditation. ActionIncludesapprovalofexceptiontoCR2.7.4) UniversityofNorthTexasatDallas,Dallas,Texas (CurrentlyaccreditedaspartoftheUniversityofNorthTexasandisseekingseparate accreditation.)

TheCommissionaccreditedthefollowingmemberinstitutionsatamoreadvanceddegreelevel:
AquinasCollege,Nashville,Tennessee MovedfromLevelIItoLevelIIItooffertheMasterofEducationinTeachingandLearning, MasterofArtsinTeachingK6,MasterofArtsinTeaching712,MasterofScienceinNursing Education,andthePostMastersCertificateinNursingEducation GeorgiaHighlandsCollege,Rome,Georgia MovedfromLevelItoLevelIItooffertheBachelorofScienceinNursing LakeSumterCommunityCollege,Leesburg,Florida MovedfromLevelItoLevelIItooffertheBachelorofAppliedScienceinOrganizational Management

MiddleTennesseeSchoolofAnesthesia,Madison,Tennessee MovedfromLevelIIItoLevelVtooffertheDoctorofNurseAnesthesiaPractice(with50percent ormoreofthecourseworkofferedthroughdistancelearning) St.AugustinesCollege,Raleigh,NorthCarolina MovedfromLevelIItoLevelIIItooffertheMasterofScienceinPhysicianAssistant SouthFloridaCommunityCollege,AvonPark,Florida MovedfromLevelItoLevelIItooffertheBachelorofAppliedScienceinSupervisionand Management(includingdistancedeliveryofthisprogram) TennesseeWesleyanCollege,Athens,Tennessee MovedfromLevelIItoLevelIIItooffertheMasterofScienceinCurriculumLeadership TexasLutheranUniversity,Seguin,Texas MovedfromLevelIItoLevelIIItooffertheMasterofAccountancy

TheCommissionapprovedthefollowingsubstantivechanges:
AustinCommunityCollege,Austin,Texas ApprovedtwooffcampusinstructionalsiteslocatedatAndersonHighSchoolandRouseHigh School MontreatCollege,Montreat,NorthCarolina ApprovedtheinstructionalsiteatWesternPiedmontCommunityCollegeinMorganton,NC,to exclusivelyincludecourseworkofferedfortheBachelorofScienceinPsychologyandHuman Services MontreatCollege,Montreat,NorthCarolina ApprovedtheinstructionalsiteatJohnsonC.SmithUniversityinCharlotte,NC,toinclude courseworkofferedfortheMasterofBusinessAdministrationandMasterofSciencein ManagementandLeadership MontreatCollege,Montreat,NorthCarolina ApprovedtooffertheMasterofScienceinManagementandLeadershipandtheBachelorof BusinessAdministrationviadistanceeducation SouthCollege,Knoxville,Tennessee ApprovedachangeinacorporatestructurefromanSCorporationtoaLimitedLiability Corporation TexasStateTechnicalCollegeHarlingen,Harlingen,Texas ApprovedtheAssociateofAppliedScienceinRegisteredNursing

TheCommissioncontinuedtheaccreditationofthefollowinginstitutionsafterreviewbyanonsite SubstantiveChangeCommittee:
BrenauUniversity,Gainesville,Georgia ReviewofmembershipatLevelVofferingtheDoctorofNursingPractice ECPIUniversity,VirginiaBeach,Virginia ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIIofferingtheMasterofScienceinInformationTechnology FrontierNursingUniversity,Hyden,Kentucky Reviewofchangeofgovernance GulfCoastStateCollege,PanamaCity,Florida ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIofferingtheBachelorofAppliedScienceinTechnology Management HoustonCommunityCollege,Houston,Texas ReviewofSaigonTechoffcampusinstructionalsite HuntingdonCollege,Montgomery,Alabama ReviewofoffcampusinstructionalsiteslocatedattheCenterPointandShelbycampusesof JeffersonStateCommunityCollege

 JacksonvilleStateUniversity,Jacksonville,Alabama ReviewofmembershipatLevelVofferingtheDoctorofScienceinEmergencyManagement JacksonvilleUniversity,Jacksonville,Florida ReviewofmembershipatLevelVofferingtheDoctorofNursingPractice MarsHillCollege,MarsHill,NorthCarolina ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIIofferingtheMasterofEducationinElementaryEducation. NortheastStateCommunityCollege,Blountville,Tennessee Reviewofanewoffcampusinstructionalsite,calledNortheastStateatGrayTennessee,and offering50percentormoreoftheAssociateofArts,AssociateofScience,andtheAssociateof AppliedScienceinBusinessManagementdegrees PensacolaStateCollege,Pensacola,Florida ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIofferingtheBachelorofScienceinNursingandtheBachelorof AppliedScienceinAdministrationandSupervision PiedmontVirginiaCommunityCollege,Charlottesville,Virginia ReviewofthefollowingoffcampusinstructionallocationsinVirginiawherestudentscanearn 50percentormoreofaneducationalprogram:CharlottesvilleHighSchool,Charlottesville;Fork UnionMilitaryAcademy,ForkUnion;FluvannaCountyHighSchool,Palmyra;MonticelloHigh School,Charlottesville;andNelsonCountyHighSchool,Lovingston.TheFluvannaCorrectional CenterforWomenwasalsoreviewed. St.JohnsRiverStateCollege,Palatka,Florida ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIofferingtheBachelorofAppliedScienceinOrganizational ManagementandtheBachelorofScienceinEarlyChildhoodDevelopment SalemCollege,WinstonSalem,NorthCarolina ReviewofanoffcampusinstructionalsitesatDavidsonCountyCommunityCollege SneadStateCommunityCollege,Boaz,Alabama ReviewofanoffcampusinstructionalsiteatArabHighSchool,Arab,Alabama SouthCollege,Knoxville,Tennessee ReviewofmembershipatLevelVofferingtheDoctorofPharmacy UniversityofNorthTexas,Denton,Texas Reviewofthefollowingoffcampusinstructionalsites:CollinHigherEducationCenterandJustin WakelandHighSchool UniversityofTexasatBrownsville/TexasSouthmostCollege,Brownsville,Texas ReviewofthefollowingoffcampusinstructionalsitesinTexas:MultiInstitutionalTeaching CenterinHarlingen,Texas;Donna,Texas;SpringBranch,Texas;andMissionHighSchool, Mission,Texas TheUniversityofTexasPanAmerican,Edinburg,Texas ReviewofanoffcampusinstructionalsiteinMcAllen,Texas,whereastudentcanearn50 percentormoreofthecourseworkleadingtothefollowinggraduatedegrees:MasterofArtsin Communication,MasterofBusinessAdministration,MasterofEducationinEducational Administration,MasterofPublicAdministration,andMasterofScienceinMathematics ValenciaCollege,Orlando,Florida ReviewofmembershipatLevelIIofferingtheBachelorofScienceinElectricalandComputer EngineeringTechnologyandtheBachelorofScienceinRadiologicandImagingSciences WeatherfordCollege,Weatherford,Texas ReviewofanewoffcampusinstructionalsiteinGranbury,Texas,calledWeatherfordCollegeof EducationCenter WebberInternationalUniversity,BabsonPark,Florida ReviewofthemergerofWebberInternationalUniversityandSt.AndrewsPresbyterianCollege

TheCommissionacceptedtheprospectusforthemerger/consolidationsofthefollowinginstitutions:
LenoirRhyneUniversity,Hickory,NorthCarolina Acceptedtheprospectusforthemerger/consolidationofLenoirRhyneUniversityandLutheran TheologicalSouthernSeminary(anonCOCaccreditedinstitution) LouisianaDeltaCommunityCollege,Monroe,Louisiana Acceptedtheprospectusforthemerger/consolidationofLouisianaDeltaCommunityCollege andNortheastLouisianaTechnicalCollege(anonCOCaccreditedinstitution) SouthLouisianaCommunityCollege,Lafayette,Louisiana Acceptedtheprospectusforthemerger/consolidationofSouthLouisianaCommunityCollege andAcadianaTechnicalCollege(anonCOCaccreditedinstitution)

TheCommissionremovedthefollowinginstitutionsfromWarning:
SouthwesternChristianCollege,Terrell,Texas UniversityofNorthCarolinaatPembroke,Pembroke,NorthCarolina

TheCommissionremovedthefollowinginstitutionsfromProbation:
OurLadyofHolyCrossCollege,NewOrleans,Louisiana SheltonStateCommunityCollege,Tuscaloosa,Alabama TougalooCollege,Tougaloo,Mississippi

ForInformation,theCommissiondelayedtheapprovalofthefollowingsubstantivechangepending reviewbytheExecutiveCouncilinSeptember2012:
AthensStateUniversity,Athens,Alabama SeekingapprovalofthechangeofgovernancefromAlabamaCommunityCollegeSystemand theStateBoardtoanindependentpublicBoardofTrusteestobeeffectiveOctober1,2012

SanctionsandotherNegativeActions
ForfurtherinformationregardingCommissionsanctions,seetheCommissionspolicySanctions,Denialof Reaffirmation,andRemovalfromMembership.Also,forthespecificstandardorrequirementcitedbelow, referencetheCommissionsPrinciplesofAccreditation:FoundationsforQualityEnhancement.Bothdocuments canbefoundontheCommissionsWebpageathttp://www.sacscoc.org. TheCommissiondeniedmembershipatamoreadvanceddegreelevelforthefollowinginstitution: LouisianaCollege,Pineville,Louisiana DeniedmovetoLevelVtooffertheJurisDoctoratebecausetheinstitutiondidnotprovidean acceptableplanandsupportingdocumentationtoensurethatithasthecapabilitytocomply withthefollowingstandardsastheyrelatetothesubstantivechange:CoreRequirement2.2 (GoverningBoard),CoreRequirement2.5(InstitutionalEffectiveness)andComprehensive Standard3.3.1.1(InstitutionalEffectiveness:educationalprograms)ofthePrinciplesof Accreditation.

TheCommissiondeniedapprovalofthefollowingsubstantivechange:
MontreatCollege,Montreat,NC DeniedapprovaltooffertheMasterofArtsinClinicalMentalHealthCounselingattheWestern PiedmontCommunityCollegesiteinMorganton,NC,becausetheinstitutiondidnotprovidean acceptableplanandsupportingdocumentationtoensurethatithasthecapabilitytocomply withthefollowingstandardasitrelatestothesubstantivechange:ComprehensiveStandard 3.7.1(FacultyCompetence)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissiondeniedreaffirmation,continuedaccreditation,andplacedthefollowinginstitution onWarning:
NewberryCollege,Newberry,SouthCarolina FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.2(Governingboard),Core Requirement2.5(Institutionaleffectiveness),ComprehensiveStandard3.2.3(Boardconflictof interest),ComprehensiveStandard3.2.6(Board/administrationdistinction),Comprehensive Standard3.3.1.1(Institutionaleffectiveness:educationalprograms),ComprehensiveStandard 3.3.1.2(Institutionaleffectiveness:administrativesupportservices),ComprehensiveStandard 3.3.1.3(Institutionaleffectiveness:academicandstudentsupportservices),Comprehensive Standard3.3.1.5(Institutionaleffectiveness:community/publicservice),Comprehensive Standard3.5.1(Generaleducationcompetencies),andComprehensiveStandard3.10.1 (Financialstability)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissiondeniedreaffirmation,continuedaccreditation,andcontinuedthefollowing institutiononWarning:
SouthernUniversityatShreveport,Shreveport,Louisiana FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources), ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1(InstitutionalEffectiveness:EducationalPrograms),and ComprehensiveStandard3.10.1(FinancialStability)ofThePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissiondeniedreaffirmation,continuedaccreditation,andplacedthefollowinginstitutions onProbation:
BrewtonParkerCollege,MountVernon,Georgia FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.5(InstitutionalEffectiveness), CoreRequirement2.8(Faculty),CoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources),Comprehensive Standard3.3.1.1(InstitutionalEffectiveness:EducationalPrograms),ComprehensiveStandard 3.5.4(TerminalDegreesofFaculty),ComprehensiveStandard3.7.1(FacultyCompetence), ComprehensiveStandard3.10.1(FinancialStability),ComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(Controlof Finances),andFederalRequirement4.7(TitleIVProgramResponsibilities)ofThePrinciplesof Accreditation. EdisonStateCollege,FortMyers,Florida FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithPrinciple1.1(Integrity),CoreRequirement2.8 (Faculty),ComprehensiveStandard3.2.8(QualifiedAdministrative/AcademicOfficers), ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1(InstitutionalEffectiveness:EducationalPrograms), ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.5(InstitutionalEffectiveness:Community/PublicService), ComprehensiveStandard3.4.5(AcademicPolicies),andComprehensiveStandard3.5.3 (UndergraduateProgramRequirements)ofThePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissioncontinuedtheaccreditationofthefollowinginstitutionsandplacedthemon Warning:
FundacionUniversidaddelasAmericasPuebla,Puebla,Mexico FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.8(Faculty),Comprehensive Standard3.2.8(QualifiedAdministrative/AcademicOfficers),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1 (InstitutionalEffectivenessacademicprograms),ComprehensiveStandard3.4.11(Academic ProgramCoordination),FederalRequirement4.1(StudentAchievement),andFederal Requirement4.5(StudentComplaints),ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation. GramblingStateUniversity,Grambling,Louisana ForsixmonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(ControlofFinances) andComprehensiveStandard3.11.1(ControlofPhysicalResources)ofthePrinciplesof Accreditation.

MidlandCollege,Midland,Texas FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1(Institutional Effectiveness:EducationalPrograms),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.2(Institutional Effectiveness:AdministrativeSupportServices),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.3(Institutional Effectiveness:AcademicandStudentSupportServices),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.5 (InstitutionalEffectiveness:Community/PublicService),andComprehensiveStandard3.5.1 (GeneralEducationCompetencies)ofThePrinciplesofAccreditation. PaineCollege,Augusta,Georgia FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources), ComprehensiveStandard3.2.8(QualifiedAdministrative/AcademicOfficers),Comprehensive Standard3.10.1(FinancialStability),ComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(ControlofFinances), ComprehensiveStandard3.10.4(ControlofSponsoredResearch/ExternalFunds),andFederal Requirement4.7(TitleIVProgramResponsibilities)ofThePrinciplesofAccreditation. TexarkanaCollege,Texarkana,Texas FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.2(GoverningBoard),Core Requirement2.11.1(FinancialResources),ComprehensiveStandard3.2.8(Qualified Administrative/AcademicOfficers),andComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(ControlofFinances)of ThePrinciplesofAccreditation. VictoryUniversity,Memphis,Tennessee FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources)of thePrinciplesofAccreditation. VirginiaUnionUnversity,Richmond,Virginia ForsixmonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(ControlofFinances), ComprehensiveStandard3.10.4(ControlofSponsoredResearch/ExternalFunds),andFederal Requirement4.7(TitleIVProgramResponsibilities)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissioncontinuedtheaccreditationofthefollowinginstitutionsandcontinuedthemon Warning:
AustinCommunityCollege,Austin,Texas ForsixmonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.12.1.(SubstantiveChange) ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation. BirminghamSouthernCollege,Birmingham,Alabama FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources)and ComprehensiveStandard3.10.1(FinancialStability)ofThePrinciplesofAccreditation. JarvisChristianCollege,HawkinsTexas ForsixmonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(FinancialResources), ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1(InstitutionalEffectivenesseducationalprograms), ComprehensiveStandard3.10.1(FinancialStability),ComprehensiveStandard3.10.2(Financial AidAudits),ComprehensiveStandard3.10.3(ControlofFinances),andFederalRequirement4.7 (TitleIVProgramResponsibilities),ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissioncontinuedaccreditationforgoodcauseandplacedthefollowinginstitutionson Probation:
CentralVirginiaCommunityCollege,Lynchburg,Virginia FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.1(Institutional effectiveness:educationalprograms)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation. LaredoCommunityCollege,Laredo,Texas FortwelvemonthsforfailuretocomplywithComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.2(Institutional effectiveness:administrativesupportservices),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.3(Institutional effectiveness:academicandstudentsupportservices),ComprehensiveStandard3.3.1.5

(Institutionaleffectiveness:community/publicservice),andComprehensiveStandard3.5.1 (Generaleducationcompetencies)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation.

TheCommissioncontinuedaccreditationforgoodcause,deniedreaffirmation,andcontinuedthe followinginstitutiononProbation:
FloridaChristianCollege,Kissimmee,Florida ForgoodcauseforsixmonthsforfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(Financial Resources)andComprehensiveStandard3.10.1(FinancialStability)ofthePrinciplesof Accreditation.

AdverseAction
Appealableactionsdonotgointoeffectuntiltheappealperiodoftendaysfollowingwrittennotificationhas expired.Iftheinstitutionappealswithinthistimeperiod,itmaintainsthestatusheldpriortotheCommissions decisionuntiltheappealhasbeenresolved.

TheCommissionremovedthefollowinginstitutionfrommembership:
St.PaulsCollege,Lawrenceville,Virginia ForfailuretocomplywithCoreRequirement2.11.1(Financialresources),Comprehensive Standard3.3.1.2(Institutionaleffectiveness:administrativesupportservices),Comprehensive Standard3.3.1.3(Institutionaleffectiveness:academicandstudentsupportservices), ComprehensiveStandard3.5.4(Terminaldegreesoffaculty),andComprehensiveStandard 3.10.1(Financialstability)ofthePrinciplesofAccreditation. (Note:IfSt.PaulsCollegeappealsthedecisionofSACSBoardofTrustees,itwillremainan accreditedinstitutiononProbation.TheAppealsCommitteewillmeetononeofthefollowing days:August2022,2012.)