This section lists the Higher Learning Commission's accreditation criteria, and gives a reference to the locations in the Ridgewater College System Portfolio in which these criteria are addressed.

The criteria are as follows:

1.         Mission and Integrity:  The organization operates with integrity to ensure the fulfillment of its mission through structures and processes that involve the board, administration, faculty, staff and students.

Click here to go directly to Criterion One documentation.

2.         Preparing for the Future:  The organization’s allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation and planning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.

Click here to go directly to Criterion Two documentation.

3.         Student Learning and Effective Teaching:  The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission.

Click here to go directly to Criterion Three documentation.

4.         Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge:  The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.

Click here to go directly to Criterion Four documentation.

5.         Engagement and Service:  As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.

Click here to go directly to Criterion Five documentation.

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