Hudson Valley’s College in the High School (CIHS) program recently was reaccredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), a national accrediting body that works to advance concurrent enrollment programs in institutions of higher education and high schools.
Hudson Valley’s CIHS program offers local high school juniors and seniors at 35 partner schools the opportunity to take college courses for credit in their high schools at a reduced tuition rate.
Accreditation ensure that the college’s CIHS courses are of the same high quality and rigor as on-campus courses offered by the institution, that students are held to the same standards of achievement as students taking on-campus courses and that instructors meet academic requirements for faculty and instructors teaching at the host institution.
To earn accreditation from NACEP, concurrent enrollment programs conduct a self-study, document how their programs adhere to NACEP’s 17 standards, and undergo a rigorous peer-review process conducted by a team of representatives from NACEP-accredited programs. The reaccreditation is valid for seven years, during which time programs are expected to uphold NACEP’s standards and report annually on program practices.
The 2018-19 Chair of NACEP’s Accreditation Commission Dr. Diana Johnson of NorthWest Arkansas Community College said: “I’m very pleased to recognize the College in the High School program at Hudson Valley Community College as one of a select group of 112 concurrent enrollment partnerships nationwide accredited through NACEP’s extensive peer-review process. Hudson Valley Community College has demonstrated to its peers that the college courses it offers in high schools are of the same high quality as college courses offered on campus.”
This process was completed by College in the High School program staff including MaryKate Kraus, Susan Agan and Deb Shoemaker. A very special thanks to Chris Helwig, retired Dean of Educational Outreach and Academic Services, who worked tirelessly on this effort up until her retirement in December.
Published: Wed, 01 May 2019 20:26:52 +0000 by d.shoemaker