Our institutional accreditation agency, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), has announced the schedule for its site visit to evaluate institutional effectiveness as the current seven-year accreditation cycle draws to a close.
At the conclusion of each such cycle, the accredited “institution conducts a comprehensive self-evaluation on all Standards and Eligibility Requirements. The Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE) includes responses to Standard One on mission, planning, assessment, and student achievement, and any responses to the Year Six Policy, Regulations and Financial Review.
“Year Seven Evaluations include an on-site visit by a team of peer evaluators. The institution reports are evaluated by the visiting teams and together with its evaluation and analysis of the institution’s resources, including financial resources, stability and sustainability, serve as the basis on which the Commission grants reaffirmation of accreditation.” [NWCC Institutional Reports]
Rogue Community College looks forward to welcoming the NWCCU team during Oct. 26-28, 2026! Prior to that, tentatively by Sept. 1, 2026, we expect to submit our formal Year Seven Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE) Self-Study, which is the formal “argument” that RCC deserves, on the basis of evidence, to continue to be fully accredited by NWCCU.
But what about other questions and clarifications that may come about the process, structures, individual roles and information needed for a successful completion of this accreditation visit? We’ll be happy to respond to questions, clarifications or just observations at our Zoomcast on Dec. 18 at 12 noon.
Rogue Community College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) Esam Mohammad will be facilitating the session. See you there!
For more information, contact Esam Mohammad by email or on Teams.