Accreditation and Program Review

The Mgroup’s experienced accreditation and Program Review specialists have successful experience with regional and national level accreditation, student learning outcomes (SLO’s), program review process, and governance issues surrounding successful site visits, reaccreditation and new applications.

Education Services

• Conducting Readiness Assessments – including a detailed overview and analysis of policies, procedures, staffing, marketing, admissions, financial aid, course quality, technology, staff and student support and student retention.
• Assisting in the development of an understanding of accreditation commissions and the political nuances.
• Understanding and preparation of application criteria, form review and submission documentation.
• Conducting site specific mock interviews and site visit preparation for regional, state and national accreditation visits.
• Program Integrity Compliance, ensuring the regulatory success of colleges and universities.
• Program Integrity Compliance, ensuring the regulatory success of colleges and universities.
• Gainful Employment – All For-Profit Institutions and any Public/Private Non-Profit Institutions with non-degree programs which lead to gainful employment.
• State Authorization – All Institutions that offer online courses with students in other states.
• Definition of a Credit Hour – All Institutions.
• Satisfactory Academic Progress – All Institutions.
• Clock to Credit Hour conversion – All Institutions who have Clock hour programs or Credit hour programs which are non-transferrable to a degree program.
• Timely Disbursements for Books and Supplies – All Institutions who require students to purchase books and supplies.
• Ability to Benefit Equivalency – All Institutions who offer Ability to Benefit programs.
• Written Agreements – All Institutions who have written agreements with other Institutions.
• Repeated Coursework – All Institutions which allow for students to retake coursework.
• Validity of a High School Diploma – All institutions who require a High School Diploma or GED to be admitted to a program and receive Title IV aid.
• Incentive Compensation – All institutions with metric based outcomes in Financial Aid and Admissions.
• Misrepresentation – All Institutions who use Marketing and Promotional Materials or have a website.
• Federal Return to Title IV & Required Attendance Taking – All Institutions which offer Term courses in Modules.