AQIP Accreditation & CPI
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP)
And
Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)
Effective June 2006 SCC has begun the process of using Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) for its continuing accreditation efforts. This continuous quality improvement approach will ensure that SCC maintains and improves its plans and goals in alignment with the expectations of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
- Introduction to Accreditation - AQIP at SCC
- How Action Projects Function in AQIP
- Handbook of Accreditation
- AQIP Systems Portfolio (efolio)
- AQIP Systems Portfolio (pdf)
- HLC Systems Appraisal Feedback Report (pdf)
Vital Focus Documents and Reports
- Conversation Day Handbook (August 2005)
- What Matters Most (October 2005)
- Constellation Day Summary Report (October 2005)
- Constellation Survey Results (October 2005)
- Constellation Appendix A (October 2005)
- Constellation Appendix B (October 2005)
- Constellation Appendix C (October 2005)
- Facilitators Reflections (October 2005)
- Next Steps (October 2005)
- Action Project Worksheet (January 2006)
Quick Fix Updates
2006 Strategy Forum Documents and Reports
2009 Strategy Forum Documents
- AQIP Systems Portfolio Overview
- Category Improvement Worksheet–Creating the Climate for Continuous Learning
- Lessons Learned
- Quality Effort Summary
HLC/AQIP Documents
CPI and AQIP Action Project Oversight
- AQIP Accreditation Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
- President's Administrative Cabinet - CPI Oversight
- CPI & AQIP Action Project Status Matrix
AQIP Action Projects
Proposed Action Projects Documents and Reports 2006
Official AQIP Action Projects
- Action Project Template
- EDGE (August 2006)
- New Employee Orientation (August 2006)
- Program Review (August 2006)
- Data Security Action Project (July 2007)
- Infusing Continuous Process Improvement at SCC (Feb. 2009)
- Academic Rigor (March 2009 start)
- Disaster Recovery for Technical Resources (May 2010 start)
Qualitative Data
Continuous Process Improvement Team Training
- AQIP - Constant Improvement Training, Proposals
- Stan Jensen, Ph.D. Bio
- Client List
- CPI Team Project Employee Enrollment Form
- CPI Internal Facilitator Nomination Form
- Action Project Idea Form
- Action Project Report Template
- Project Evaluation Scale Worksheet
- CPI Project Proposal Form
- CPI Team Training Videos - 8 sessions in the series
- New Employee Orientation
CPI Team Video Presentations to AASC
CPI Fall 2009 Projects
- 2009-1: Disaster Recovery for Technical Resources
- 2009-2: Customer Service Climate
- 2009-3: STUDENT TEAM on Absenteeism
CPI Fall 2008 Projects
- 2008-1: Involvement
- 2008-2: Concurrent Enrollment
- 2008-3: Math COMPASS Cut-Off Scores
- 2008-4: Faculty Mentoring
- 2008-5: Campus Security
- 2008-6: Collegial Feedback
CPI Summer 2007 Projects
- Team 1 - Institutional Research
- Team 2 - New Programming
- Team 3 - Physical Facilities And Environment
- Team 4 - Recruitment
- Team 5 - Assessment
- Team 6 - Program Review
- Team 7 - Retention
- Team 8 - Continuous Process Improvement
- Team 9 - Employee Recognition
Related Links
- 2005 Annual Reportdownload size 8.3 MB
- NCA Commission on Higher Learning
- AQIP
- Dr. Stan Jensen
CPI At SCC
Starting March 2007 SCC contracted with Dr. Stan Jensen and his wife, Teresa, of Leadership Enterprises, Inc. to train teams in Continuous Process Improvement. Fifty-nine employees were trained in Spring/Summer 2007. From September through November 2008, Mrs. Teresa Jensen of Leadership Enterprises provided a second round of guided facilitation training involving six teams and 62 participants (i.e., 58 employees, 2 students and 2 alumni). To ensure continuation, four internal CPI trainer/facilitators were trained and practiced their skills with the six teams.
Prior to the end of FY09, the CPI Training Project Team, established in 2007, will develop a recommendation to the AQIP Accreditation Steering Committee for infusing CPI at SCC. The recommendation will include a calendar for conducting More Same Less (a means to periodically extract input on potential CPI (and Action) Projects), a method for orienting new employees, and opportunities for training/retraining existing employees. The reintroduction of instructional departments in 2009 will support these continuous process improvement efforts.
Accreditation At SCC
Southeastern Community College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions on Higher Learning Colleges and Schools. The HLC's AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) approved SCC's application in May 2006. The college's AQIP Systems Portfolio will be appraised for the first time in June 2009.
Iowa Department of Education Accreditation
In April of 2010, a team comprised of six members from the Iowa DE and other Iowa community colleges came onsite for a 2.5 day comprehensive accreditation visit. Their final report recommends SCC’s continued accreditation with no corrective action required.
Several programs are accredited for licensure or certification by entities or agencies other than the Higher Learning Commission. They include:
- Respiratory Care - Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
- Medical Assistant - American Association of Medical Assistants
- EMS/Paramedic Specialist - State Bureau of EMS
- Nursing - Iowa Board of Nursing
- Direct Care Givers - State Department of Inspection and Appeals
- Medical Transcription - State Department of Education
- Medical Coding and Billing - State Department of Education
- Automotive Technology - ASE
- Chemical Dependency Counseling - Iowa Board of Substance Abuse Certification, Illinois Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association
Approval by the regional accreditation agency, program accreditations, and memberships in various associations provides assurance to SCC students that their credits will generally be accepted by other colleges and universities and that SCC adheres to high standards and quality programs.
