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Continued Accreditation Notification From HLC!
Report of a Comprehensive Evaluation Visit
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Message from Walter Nolte, Ph.D.
President of Casper College:
I received notification today (8/31/09) that the Higher Learning Commission's Institutional Actions Council (IAC) accepted the recommendation of the visit team
and the Reader's Panel regarding our application for continued accreditation. The Commission Board of Trustees validated the IAC action on August 28th. Of course,
we have a Progress report on General Education due in 2012 per the visit team's recommendations, but next scheduled full visit is in 2019. Congratulations and
thank you to all who worked so hard on this testament to the quality education we provide our students and community. |
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Introduction
The Higher Learning Commission (a commission of the North Central Association) evaluates an entire organization and accredits it as a whole. It assesses formal educational activities and also evaluates governance and administration, financial stability, admissions and student personnel services, resources, student academic achievement, organizational effectiveness, and relationships with outside constituencies.
The Commission’s mission statement is, "Serving the common good by assuring and advancing the quality of higher learning." |
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Criterion One - Mission and Integrity
Mission and Integrity
Casper College operates with integrity to ensure the fulfillment of its mission through structures and processes that involve the board, administration, faculty, staff, and students. |
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Criterion Two - Preparing for the Future
Preparing for the Future
Casper College's allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation and planning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges and opportunities. |
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Criterion Three - Student Learning and Effective Teaching
Student Learning and Effective Teaching
Casper College provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission. |
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Criterion Four - Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
Casper College promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission. |
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Criterion Five - Engagement and Service
Engagement and Service
As called for by its mission, Casper College identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value. |
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Conclusion - Response to the 1999 Self-Study
Conclusion
In the 1999 report, the accreditation team found the following strengths, challenges, and recommendations for Casper College. |
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Employee feedback on the Accreditation process, January 2009
Employee Feedback
“With a mission of student success, Casper College provides educational opportunities to improve quality of life and sustainable community building and citizenship. The college is a premier public comprehensive two-year institution that provides academic transfer, vocational, continuing education and basic skills education for the citizens of Casper, Natrona County, the State of Wyoming and the World.”
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Addendum
- Spring 2009 Updates
- First-Year Experience
- Federal Compliance Program
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