Journey to Reaffirmation 2025
LSCO Reaffirmation Newsletters
Accreditation Resource Team
The Accreditation Resource Team provides expertise and support for institutional accreditation and a college-wide culture of compliance with the Principles of Accreditation of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Reaffirmation Timeline
- March 1, 2024 - Compliance Certification Due
- April 23-26, 2024 - Off-site Peer Reviewed Conducted
- August/September 2024 (tentative) - Advisory Visit from SACSCOC Vice President
- September 13, 2024 - Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Due
- October 28-31, 2024 - On-site Reaffirmation Committee at LSCO
- June 9-12, 2025 - Review and Determination by SACSCOC Board of Trustees
Quality Enhancement Plan
The Quality Enhancement Plan is LSCO's plan for supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the college.
SACSCOC stands for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, which is the accrediting body for educational institutions within Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Latin America.
Accreditation is a voluntary process of self-regulation by which institutions conduct self-evaluations according to specified guidelines and then allow themselves to be reviewed by peers to assess the institution’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mission, its success in complying with standards set by the accrediting body, and its ongoing efforts toward continuous improvement of the educational programs, services, and quality of student learning. The resulting awarding or reaffirmation of accreditation serves to assure the public that the institution maintains high standards, operates with integrity, and consistently strives to improve the quality and effectiveness of all of its programs and services.
Accreditation by SACSCOC signifies that the institution:
- has a mission appropriate to higher education,
- has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission, and
- maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers, and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives.
Among other benefits, the renewal of SACSCOC accreditation enables LSCO to maintain eligibility for student financial aid through the U.S. Department of Education.