2.3.6p Accreditation Reporting Standards

Adopted: April 2022
Scope: Faculty & Staff
Contact: Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
References: SBTCSG Policy 2.3.6, SACSCOC Policy Statement: Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies, SACSCOC Policy Statement: Reports Submitted for SACSCOC Review

In upholding Lanier Technical College's (LTC) commitment to operate with integrity in all matters, this procedure exists to ensure that all information submitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) is timely, complete, accurate and current.

TCSG State Board Policy

The Technical College System of Georgia State Board's Policy 2.3.6. Accreditation Reporting Standards states it is the responsibility of colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to require that all documents submitted to SACSCOC be candid and provide all relevant information. Each college will provide SACSCOC access to its operations and complete and accurate information about the college's affairs, including reports of other accrediting, licensing, and auditing agencies.

SACSCOC Policy

In accordance with SACSCOC Policy Statement: Integrity and Accuracy in Institutional Representation and SACSCOC Policy Statement: Reports Submitted for SACSCOC Review, LTC will comply with the requirements for integrity and accuracy in reporting in its relationships with SACSCOC. LTC's President is obligated to review and ensure the accuracy and integrity of materials submitted, including the Compliance Certification and Quality Enhancement Plan. LTC will document compliance with the requirements of SACSCOC' Principles of Accreditation; submit timely and appropriate documentation as required by SACSCOC; and make complete, accurate, and honest disclosure to SACSCOC. In addition, LTC shall meet the following expectations:

Ensure that all documents submitted to SACSCOC staff are candid and provide all pertinent information, whether complimentary or otherwise. With due regard for the rights of individual privacy and in all matters regarding reaffirmation of accreditation, LTC will provide SACSCOC staff with access to all parts of its operations, and with complete and accurate information about LTC affairs, including reports of other accrediting, licensing, and auditing agencies.
Respond in a timely manner to requests by SACSCOC staff for submission of dues, fees, reports, or other information.
Ensure that information submitted to SACSCOC staff (such as that provided in the annual institutional profile, institutional responses to visiting committee reports, and monitoring reports) is timely, complete, accurate, and current. LTC is obligated to notify SACSCOC staff of any bankruptcy filing.
Cooperate with SACSCOC in preparation for visits, receive visiting committees in a spirit of collegiality, and comply with SACSCOC staff requests for acceptable reports and self-analyses.
Report substantive changes, including the initiation of new programs or sites outside the region, or new sites within the region in accordance with SACSCOC policy on substantive change.
Report accurately to the public its status and relationship with SACSCOC.
Provide counsel and advice to SACSCOC staff, and agree to have its faculty and administrators serve, within reason, on visiting teams and on SACSCOC committees.
Provide SACSCOC or its representatives with information requested and maintain an openness and cooperation during evaluations, enabling evaluators to perform their duties with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.