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Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2010
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) provides the Summary of Key Operating Statistics (KOS) as an annual review of the performance and key measurements of the more than 800 private post-secondary institutions we accredit. This edition of the KOS contains information based on the 2009 Annual Institutional Reports…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Statistical Data, Program Length, Outcomes of Education
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2010
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ("ACICS" or "Council") supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. This has been the…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Evaluators, Second Language Programs, Guidelines
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2010
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. The federal government, for purposes of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Private Colleges, Eligibility, Classification
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2009
This special edition of the Key Operating Statistics (KOS) contains information based on the 2007 and 2008 Annual Institutional Reports (AIR) submitted by ACICS-accredited institutions. The AIR is submitted on September 15 each year by ACICS-accredited institutions. It reflects activity during a reporting year that begins on July 1 and concludes…
Descriptors: Program Length, Accreditation (Institutions), Colleges, Outcomes of Education
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2009
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. The federal government, for purposes of…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Guidelines, Federal Government, Student Financial Aid
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2007
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS or "Council") supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self-regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. To help institutions and…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Control, Colleges
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2006
The "Summary of Key Operating Statistics" is an informative document which includes the most recent statistics derived from the Annual Institutional Report submitted to the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) annually by accredited members. It presents data on educational outcomes and operations, enrollments, retention…
Descriptors: Program Length, Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, Annual Reports
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2004
This annual report is a summary of the Council's activities during the fiscal year including the most recent audited financial report for the organization. The 2003-2004 Annual Report provides their accredited institutions and the public with an overview of their four statements of value intended to express what is important to ACICS within the…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Accreditation (Institutions), Postsecondary Education, Accountability
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 2004
Institutional effectiveness is "the process of articulating the mission, setting goals, and using data to form assessments in an ongoing cycle of goal setting and planning" (Grossman & Duncan, 1989). This definition encapsulates the intent of the ACICS criteria and expectations for the Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP) of accredited…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Accreditation (Institutions), Institutional Evaluation, Educational Planning