Accrediting Agency Established
A non-profit agency to serve as the accrediting entity for postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disability has been established, the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council.
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What Does Accreditation Really Mean?
A new work group has formed to draft an accreditation process for college programs for students with ID. Learn how you can get involved. Whether you are a student, family member, program staff or faculty member, your input is invaluable!
Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Personal Perspective on How Accreditation Standards will Improve Inclusive Higher Education
Twenty years ago there were only a few college options for students with intellectual disability. There are now over 300 postsecondary programs nationally serving over 6,500 students. While this is impressive, we still have a long way to go. Stephanie Smith Lee shares how accreditation can help along the way.
Accreditation Report Submitted to US Department of Education
The Think College National Coordinating Center has completed the Report on Model Accreditation Standards for Higher Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability: Progress on the Path to Education, Employment, and Community Living, and submitted it to the US Department of Education and relevant Congressional committees.
College Options for Students with ID Expand in Portugal
In October 2020, Meg Grigal, co-PI of the Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC), received an email from Marisa Maia Machado, Researcher at the Department of Education and Psychology at University of Aveiro (UA) in Portugal. Marisa explained that she became passionate about including students with intellectual and developmental disabilitie
Assuring Quality in Inclusive Higher Education: Program Accreditation Standards Finalized
The Think College National Coordinating Center has released finalized Program Accreditation Standards for Higher Education Programs enrolling students with intellectual disability (ID).
Accreditation Standards: 2016 Report to Congress
Model accreditation standards for higher education programs for students with intellectual disability were developed by a workgroup convened in early 2011 by the National Coordinating Center.