AQIP

In February 2005 Northern Wyoming Community College District (NWCCD) was accepted into The Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP).

Every four years AQIP institutions submit a Systems Portfolio for review by a panel of peers appointed by HLC. Our first review was of our 2007 Portfolio  and the Feedback Report was received in 2008. AQIP institutions also have a formal Quality Checkup Visit, carried out by peers appointed by HLC, prior to their review for Reaffirmation of Accreditation.

Our Quality Visit was in fall 2010 and the Checkup Report was received shortly thereafter. In preparation we submitted two formal reports — the State of Quality Effort and a Compliance Report.

During the Fall Semester 2011 we were reviewed for, and awarded, Reaffirmation of Accreditation.  In preparation for reaffirmation we prepared a Quality Highlights report. 

Our 2011 Systems Portfolio was the focus of our second Systems Review; the Systems Appraisal Feedback Report was received in February 2012.

Our CQI initiative and responsibility for accreditation fall within the portfolio of the NWCCD President, with support from the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and the Director of Institutional Research.  For more information, contact Paul Young, NWCCD President at pyoung@sheridan.edu or Hillary Summers, Director of Institutional Effectiveness at hsummers@sheridan.edu or Sharon Elwood, Dean of Enrollment Services and Director for Institutional Research at elwood@sheridan.edu.