Self-Study Process and Design

Purpose of the Self-Study

to advance institutional self-understanding and self-improvement;
to demonstrate to external audiences, such as the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, government regulatory agencies, and the public, that the institution meets the standards for accreditation;
to maintain eligibility to receive federal financial aid.

to demonstrate compliance with the seven accreditation standards and requirements for affiliation;
to determine the extent to which the College satisfies the mission, vision, and goals set forth in the Strategic Plan and the institutional initiatives borne of that plan and determined by the Steering Committee
to strengthen the connection between program offerings and support-services among transfer, pre-professional, and workforce development programs;
to identify strategies that contribute to students' goals of persistence and completion or guides them into productive alternatives;
to identify institutional strengths and opportunities for improvement;
to examine the effectiveness of assessment practices across all areas of the College;
to expand community awareness of and engagement with the college's personnel and resources, and
to inform the College's next Strategic Plan.

Mark Evans
Middle States Self-Study Tri-Chair
Associate Professor of Music
evansme@sunysccc.edu

Cayla Gaworecki
Middle States Self-Study Tri-Chair
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
gaworecm@sunysccc.edu

Hope M. Sasway, Ph.D.
Middle States Self-Study Tri-Chair
Dean, Division of Math, Science, Technology and Health
hope.sasway@sunysccc.edu