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NE Commission of Higher Education OKs CCRI Accrediting Report

CCRI , Knight Campus is located at 400 East Avenue.
CCRI , Knight Campus is located at 400 East Avenue.
CCRI , Knight Campus is located at 400 East Avenue.

WARWICK, RI — The Community College of Rhode Island this week received notification from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) that the college and university accrediting organization voted to accept CCRI’s fifth-year interim report.

Accreditation by NECHE indicates that CCRI meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality applied though a peer review process, according to the report.

An accredited college or university is one that has the necessary resources available to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.

In outlining reasons for accepting the report and affirming accreditation, NECHE specifically cited CCRI’s success in:

  • Assessing student learning outcomes and using the results to make improvements with emphasis on assessing learning outcomes.
  • Completing, implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of its institutional plans with emphasis on the master plan, academic plan and technology plan.

“I know the amount of hard work that went into the report submitted to NECHE by many individuals across the college, and I am grateful,” said CCRI President Meghan Hughes. “We should be very proud of this meaningful accomplishment. It is a testament to our collective commitment to excellence and to our students and our college.”

Among other initiatives, NECHE recognized:

  • The increase in the percentage of courses taught by full-time faculty.
  • The expected launch of the first fully online program – the Associate in Business Administration.
  • The hiring of the college’s first-ever director of academic program review and accreditation.
  • The creation of the Office of Advising.
  • The college’s commitment to serving students who require special accommodations.
  • The increase in resources and processes CCRI has added to promote student learning.

Rob Borkowski
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