NWIC Year Seven Accreditation

This website contains documents useful for NWIC staff to participate in the preparation of NWIC’s year seven self-evaluation report to the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Click on any of the links below to open the document.

PowerPoint overview of current status in preparing year seven self-evaluation report

Important Dates

• January 19-20, 2017 – Mock site visit
• February 2017 – Final Year Seven Report Submitted to NWCCU
• April 12-14, 2017 – On-site visit by peer evaluation team
• June 2017 – Response from the NWCCU
• Celebration!

Key NWCCU documents

• Link to the complete list of accreditation standards from the NWCCU website
• Rubric for evaluating Standard 3.A
• Rubric for evaluating Standard 3.B, 4.a, and 4.B

Draft Year Seven Report documents for review

• Standard 1 narrative draft (rev. 10-12-2016)

General Accreditation Documents

• Timeline for preparation of the year seven self-study report (rev. 9-13-16)
• Core Theme Team Membership List (rev. 9-28-2016)
• List of existing and needed college plans (rev. 3-12-15)
• Complete list of core theme goals, objectives, and indicators from year three self-study report

Core Theme Worksheet
Contain information about goals, objectives, indicators, and mission-critical activities for all four core themes

• Core Theme Worksheet rev 10-30-15

Work Plan Template for Academic Year 2015-16 (AY16)

• Work Plan Template (rev. 7-17-2015)
• Work Plan Guide (rev. 7-17-2015)

May 5, 2016 core theme team meeting documents

• core theme handout for 5-5-16 activity
• Strategic Plan Survey Summary Results – April 2016
• Core Themes Goals, Objectives, and Indicators

Tools and information for SPAs  (Single Point of Accountability)

List of SPAs rev 10.30.15

SPAs identified in the core theme worksheet are to submit indicator date for each year NOTE: AY2014 and data from earlier years is due by Nov. 16, 2015

• Link to webpage to submit core theme indicator data

 

List of exhibits required in the accreditation standards

• List of Exhibits –  Complete Inventory (rev. 8-14-2015)

Powerpoint presentations

Powerpoint presentation to the Board of Trustees meeting – Nov. 2017

PowerPoint presentation from Sept. 16, 2015 all staff meeting – overview of 7 year cycle and 5 standards

PowerPoint presentation from the May 7, 2015 all staff meeting

Documents for the March 15 all staff core theme team meetings

• Comprehensive Plan and planning process – standard 3A
• Guiding questions for Core Theme discussion on 3-15-2016 – standard 3B
• NWIC Strategic Plan Core Themes Goals and Objectives

Contact any member of the Accreditation Steering Committee if you have questions or comments about the accreditation process.

Please send email inquiries to accreditation@nwic.edu
Members of the Accreditation Steering Committee are:
Barbara Roberts, Patricia Cueva, Carole Rave, Carmen Bland, and Ted Williams