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Link to NIACC Accreditation information on the HLC web Site ]
The Higher Learning Commission of
the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC) evaluation team unanimously recommended
the maximum re-accreditation of ten years until the year 2013-2014, and the
accreditation of online degree programs.
[ read full article -
10/2003 ]
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In spring 2010 application was made to The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) to participate in the Academic Quality Improvement Program, thus replacing the traditional accreditation process. AQIP is based on continuous quality improvement principles. Each institution must have at least three action projects underway at all times and at least one of the projects must be related to student learning. As institutions work on their action projects, a systems portfolio must be developed and maintained online. Every year an annual report of progress is prepared for each action project and submitted to the HLC. Every four years the AQIP team attends a strategy forum and the institution’s systems portfolio is reviewed. Accreditation is reaffirmed every seven years if the institution provides adequate evidence that it has followed AQIP guidelines and has met expectations. The Nine AQIP Categoriesbr
Category 1: Helping Students Learn |
The North Iowa Area Community College Associate Degree Nursing
Program (ADN) has received reaccreditation for the maximum period of eight years
from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC).
[ read full article -
01/2004], [ more about
the ADN program ]
The NIACC Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at NIACC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Contact Information for CAPTE is: The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, Department of Accreditation, American Physical Therapy Association, 111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, Telephone: 703-706-3245, Website: www.apta.org/CAPTE - - - [ more about the PTA program ]
Upon the recommendation of the National Automotive Technician
Education Foundation (NATEF), the Automotive Service Technology Program
at North Iowa Area Community College has been awarded Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE) Master Certification.
[ more ]
The Automotive Industry Planning Council (AIPC) National
Selection Committee has named North Iowa Area Community College the 2004
National Winner for the prestigious ASE Automotive Award of Excellence.
[ read full article -
09/2004 ]
North Iowa Area Community College has received
national recognition for its Teacher Preparation Program. The National Science
Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa (the international honor society for two-year
colleges) selected NIACC as one of the top 10 American community colleges in
meeting the needs of students who will become future K-12 teachers of science
and mathematics.
[ read full article - 12/2005 ]
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