Technical College System Pursuing Single Accreditation
Texas State Technical College System recceived the go-ahead from its governing board late last week to pursue single accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
The four colleges that make up the TSTC System — based in Waco, Sweetwater, Harlingen and Marshall — are currently all independently accredited by SACSCOC, which is the primary regional accrediting body through which most Texas colleges and universities are accredited.
But administrators said the shift to a single accreditation for the entire system will reduce administrative overhead and make the system more nimble in its ability to respond to growing demand for its services throughout out the state.
“TSTC is making this move to single accreditation to reduce operational redundancy among its four colleges, allow horizontal integration for better collaboration and improve its ability to respond to the local needs served by each campus,” Ellis Skinner, the chairman of TSTC's board, said in a statement.
More at http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/12/technical-college-system-pursuing-single-accredita/ .
