Lane Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). As part of the accreditation process, the staff,students, faculty, administrators and Board of Education at Lane Community College examine the mission, goals, operations and achievements of the college which fosters excellence through the development of criteria for assessing educational quality and instructional effectiveness. Through the process of self examination and peer evaluation, the college community participates in a focused process that results in ongoing instutuional improvement, increased student mobility between institutions, and the maintenance of a rich learning environment.
To support the ongoing work of self evalutation and continuous improvement, the Accreditation Coordinationg team has been established. Below are the links to work currently being done including recent reports made to the NWCCU. Contact information for the team leaders is available at the Accreditation Coordinating Team link.
Titan Ed Talks:
Videos:
Lane Community College: Fulfilling our Mission
Reports:
Year Three Self-Evaluation Work
Year Three Report and Visit Cancellation Notice
Accreditation Standards:
Standard One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations
Standard Two: Resources and Capacity
Standard Three: Planning and Implementation
Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement
Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation, and Sustainability
Core Themes:
Core Theme 1: Academic Transfer
Objective: Students achieve high rates of progress and degree completion
Objective: Students are prepared to succeed at their transfer institutions
Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for transfer students
Core Theme 2: Career Technical and Workforce Development
Objective: Students with career technical and workforce development goals achieve high rates of progress and degree completion
Objective: Career Technical students and community participants are prepared for employment
Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for career technical students and workforce development participants
Core Theme 3: Foundational Skills
Objective: Underprepared students achieve high rates of progression and completion
Objective: Developmental, ABSE and ESL students are prepared to succeed in their educational or career goals
Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for academically underprepared students
Core Theme 4: Lifelong Learning
Objective: The community has access to job building skills training, professional development, business development services, continuing education courses, cultural events, and other community service programming
Objective: Lane is a valued community partner, exemplifying service, stewardship and good citizenship
For questions about Accreditation work, please contact Anna Kate Malliris via email or call (541) 463-5120.