Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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institutional accrediting body nonprofit organization regional accrediting agency

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is a regional accrediting body in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of higher education institutions, primarily in the Southern states.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	institutional accrediting body → nonprofit organization → regional accrediting agency →
accreditationLevel	associate degree → bachelor’s degree → doctoral degree → master’s degree →
accreditationType	institutional accreditation →
alsoKnownAs	SACSCOC →
country	United States →
focusArea	educational programs quality → faculty qualifications → financial stability of institutions → governance and administration → institutional effectiveness → institutional integrity → student learning outcomes →
governsProcess	peer review evaluation → reaffirmation of accreditation → self-study review → substantive change review →
headquartersLocation	Decatur, Georgia → Fulton County metropolitan area, Georgia →
jurisdiction	certain international institutions → institutions in Southern states of the U.S. →
languageOfWork	English →
legalStatus	non-governmental organization →
mainFunction	accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions → certification of educational standards → evaluation of institutional quality →
membershipType	voluntary association of institutions →
notAccreditationType	programmatic accreditation →
parentOrganization	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools →
partOf	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools →
recognizedBy	Council for Higher Education Accreditation → U.S. Department of Education →
regionServed	Latin America → Southern United States →
scopeOfAccreditation	colleges → community colleges → private institutions → public institutions → senior colleges → universities →
sector	higher education accreditation →
setsStandard	Principles of Accreditation →
website	https://sacscoc.org/ →

Referenced by (81)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alabama State University → Berea College → Bethune–Cookman University → Centenary College of Louisiana → Centre College → Clemson University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → College of Charleston → Davidson College ("SACSCOC") → Duke Divinity School → Eastern Kentucky University → Eastern Virginia Medical School → Elon University → Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University → Emory University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Florida A&M University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Florida International University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Georgia Institute of Technology ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Jacksonville University → Loyola University New Orleans → Marymount University → Middle Georgia State University → Millsaps College → Mississippi State University → Morehead State University → Morehouse College ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Norfolk State University → North Carolina Central University → Oak Hill Academy ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Pensacola State College → Rollins College ("SACSCOC") → Shaw University → Spelman College → Tallahassee Community College → Tennessee State University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Texas Southern University → Texas Woman's University → The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Transylvania University → Tuskegee University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of Alabama → University of Georgia ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of Kentucky ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of North Carolina at Charlotte → University of North Florida ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of North Texas → University of Richmond → University of South Florida → University of Tampa → University of Virginia ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → University of West Florida ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Valencia College → Virginia Military Institute ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Virginia Union University → Washington and Lee University ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Wesleyan College →	accreditation
Air University → Air War College → College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities → Community College of the Air Force → LaGrange College → Lawson State Community College Bessemer Campus → Rice University → Southwest Texas State Teachers College ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Woodbridge Campus →	accreditedBy
Candler School of Theology → Mercer University →	hasAccreditation
Clark Atlanta University → Southern Methodist University →	isAccreditedBy
Loyola University New Orleans ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") → Rollins College →	memberOf
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ("SACSCOC") →	abbreviation
University of Tennessee system ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") →	academicAffiliation
Chipola College →	accreditationBody
Air Command and Staff College →	accredits
College of Arts and Sciences (University of Alabama) ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (through University of Alabama)") →	affiliation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ("SACSCOC") →	alsoKnownAs
Davidson College →	governingBody
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools →	hasDivision
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") →	parentOrganization
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ("Southern Association of Colleges and Schools") →	partOf