Discusses the history of the North Central Association, focusing on how the "North Central" region earned its name and achieved its present size and shape, including Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and New Mexico. Offers quotes about membership criteria from speakers at association meetings in the early 1900s. (MAB)

Article explained the purposes and services of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education and outlined the procedures for accreditation. (Author/RK)

Denotes the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' fundamental alteration of the purposes and standards of accreditation in 1931-34. Offers introductory comments on the "Symposium on Accreditation," held in April 1987 to once again examine the foundations of accreditation. (DMM)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Lists members of the Commission's executive board. (DMM)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Lists members of the commission's executive board. (AYC)

Discusses the evaluation and accreditation of postsecondary institutions. Considers the varieties of institutions accredited by the North Central Association and the criteria applied to candidates for accreditation status. Provides charts summarizing candidates for accreditation and accredited institutions by degree level and state. Lists members…

Examines the philosophy of accreditation espoused by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and outlines the accreditation actions taken by its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education during 1980. Lists the colleges accredited by the commission and/or proposed for accreditation candidacy. (JP)

Explains the evaluation and accreditation processes used by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for postsecondary institutions. Focuses on the purposes of institutional accreditation, the relationship between accreditation and institutional improvement, accreditation requirements and criteria, and agency services. (DMM)

Outlines the history of the North Central Commission on Institutions of Higher Education's institutional accreditation techniques. Contends that explicit scope requirements coupled with minimum structure and a flexible evaluation plan yield useful accreditation plans. Evaluates and reviews the new accreditation criteria statements for…

Presents general institutional requirements, criteria, and procedures for accreditation used by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Links accreditation to institutional improvement. Lists the Commission's services and actions; the members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; archaic names of member…

Reviews the purposes of institutional accreditation; general institutional requirements for members of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; criteria for accreditation; and commission services. Lists institutions accredited by the North Central Association alphabetically and by state. Explains candidate for accreditation status. (DMM)

The two published histories of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools trace the decisions and actions taken throughout the past 82 years of the association's efforts to provide leadership in education. Describes the two NCA accrediting commissions: the Commission on Schools and the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.…

Secretary of Education William Bennett's proposal to link the criteria for listing accrediting agencies to student achievement and relate them to federal funding eligibility has provoked concern about the degree and wisdom of federal regulation of colleges through accreditation. (MSE)

Highlights are presented on a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight that was attended by 139 persons representing 38 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The central focus was the state role in authorizing institutions to operate and the oversight of such institutions as related to…