Southwestern College will undergo an evaluation visit March 25-27, 2009, by a team representing The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Southwestern College is accredited by the Commission at the Master’s degree level and includes degree sites at other locations in Kansas and Oklahoma and online.
            The Higher Learning Commission is one of six accrediting agencies in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis. Institutional accreditation evaluates an entire institution and accredits it as a whole. Other agencies provide accreditation for specific programs. Accreditation is voluntary.
            Southwestern College participates in the Academic Quality Improvement Program of the Higher Learning Commission, and this visit is part of the ongoing improvement process.
            The public is invited to submit comments regarding the college. This can be done by filling out a Web form at www.higherlearningcommission.org, or by mailing comments to:
            Public Comment on Southwestern College
            The Higher Learning Commission
            30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
            Chicago, IL 60602
            Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the college of its academic programs.