REDAC Regional Education Accrediting Commission

Accreditation Process:

Why Accreditation?

Certification to the public that the College, University or School is a trustworthy institution of learning Validates the integrity as well as the improvement of school’s programs and operations Assists in the support student learning and student affairs. Assures that the school’s purposes are appropriate and being accomplished through a viable educational program. A way to manage change through regular assessment, planning, implementing, monitoring and reassessment Provides support in establishing educational priorities Continuing input for improvement in all areas of operation; as a result of the perpetual accreditation cycle that include, but not limited to the following:

Institution assessments of current educational programs offered as well as models used

Insight and feedback from Accrediting Agents

Regular staff assessments of progress.

Purpose:

Ultimately, the accrediting or final accreditation process is all about fostering excellence in education. This includes College, University, secondary, adult, postsecondary as well as supplementary education programs. Our fundamental cause involves helping schools meaningfully create the highest quality learning experience they can envision for all students and set forth standards to maintain such status. It is our mission to consistently and professionally support schools in their endeavors of creating for themselves a clear vision of what they desire for their students to learn and experience at each intuition. REDAC willl ensure that efficient and relevant systems are in place in the fulfilling these expectations for every student.

The capacity of any educational institution to improve is based upon their ability to recognize, acknowledge, and act on its identified strengths and limitations. The accreditation process is a vehicle that enables schools to improve student learning and school performance based on an analysis of those strengths and limitations. Participating schools must meet rigorous, research-based standards that reflect the essential elements of a quality and effective school, but again, must also be able to demonstrate engagement in as well as capacity to provide continuous school improvement. The purpose of the Regional Education Accrediting Commission, REDAC, is to assist educational institutions -- post-secondary through College – whether public, private, or church related, in the improvement of education within proscribed criteria by establishing an attestation to their credibility of performance, integrity, and quality of standards.

Requirements of REDAC Membership Accreditation:

Identifies themselves as educational institutions which shall honor all other member institutions including credits earned, diplomas, degrees etc..

Agrees to promote and adhere to the Standards and Procedures of the REAC and has an established policy of confidentiality of records.

A official of the institution submits "Membership Application and Institutional Profile" along with the $200.00 non-refundable application fee.

If the educational institution is approved for membership, a Membership Accreditation certificate is then issued which is valid for one year.

Member Institutions shall maintain accredited status so long as their annual reports are current and their annual fees are paid.

Educational Institutions which are not approved for membership will not receive accreditation or their non-refundable application fee back.

Member educational institutions only may apply as a "Candidate for Accreditation" by submitting the official form and paying the $200 fee; REDAC will issue a "Candidate for Accreditation" certificate which will be valid for 6 months.

The educational institution will schedule an assessment session with the team of evaluators from REDAC within the 30 days after applying for Membership Accreditation.

An educational institution may hold Candidate status for no more than 12 months; if the school remains a Candidate for Accreditation for more than 12 months without scheduling an assessment session, the educational institution must wait one year before re-applying for Candidate status.

Annual Accrediting / Accreditation Fees (for schools to maintain that status) are:

School with up to 100 students $1250

School with 101 to 300 students $2025

School with 301 to 500 $3050

School with 501 to 1,000 students $3800

School with more than 1,000 students $4200

UPDATES ARE ONGOING - CONTENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.