Austin 社区 College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges 和 Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) provides the nation with a statewide process to exp和 the opportunities for educational achievement of people by aligning st和ards 和 practices across states 和 creating processes to effectively address quality in online 和 distance education programs while reducing costs to states, institutions 和 consumers.
ACC became a member of NC SARA in 2017. Membership in SARA allows ACC to offer distance education courses in other SARA states without having to obtain approval from each state.
The following states are authorized members of SARA:
- 阿拉巴马州
- 阿拉斯加
- 亚利桑那州
- 阿肯色州
- 科罗拉多州
- 康涅狄格
- 特拉华州
- District of Columbia
- 佛罗里达
- 乔治亚州
- 夏威夷
- 爱达荷州
- 伊利诺斯州
- 印第安纳州
- 爱荷华州
- 堪萨斯,
- 肯塔基州
- 路易斯安那州
- 缅因州
- 马里兰
- 密歇根
- 明尼苏达州
- 密西西比州
- 密苏里州
- 蒙大拿
- 内布拉斯加州
- 内华达
- 新汉普郡
- 新泽西
- 新墨西哥
- 纽约
- 北卡罗莱纳
- 北达科他
- 俄亥俄州
- 俄克拉何马州
- 俄勒冈州
- 宾西法尼亚
- 罗德岛州
- 南卡罗来纳
- 南达科塔州
- 田纳西州
- 德州
- 犹他州
- 佛蒙特州
- 维吉尼亚州
- 华盛顿
- 西维吉尼亚州
- 威斯康辛州
- 怀俄明
下面的U.S. Territories are authorized members of SARA: U.S. 属维尔京群岛.
Information regarding the complaint process can be found at NC-SARA 和 学生.
披露的信息
No state or accrediting agency have taken adverse actions against Austin 社区 College.
Professional Licensure
Important information for prospective 和 currently enrolled students: SARA does not include provisions for state professional licensing requirements. It is highly recommended that you contact the licensing board in your state before starting an academic program. 学术 programs 和 graduating students must satisfy st和ards that are established by that state’s licensing requirements to be eligible for a license.
认证 和 State Authorization
Austin 社区 College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges 和 Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificate, 联系, 和学士学位, 度. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, 迪凯特, 格鲁吉亚30033 - 4097, or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Austin 社区 College. The Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or st和ard.
State Contact Information
To ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrity Rules, Austin 社区 College must provide out-of-state distance learning students 和 out-of-state prospective students with the contact information 和 complaint filing process for each state’s licensing board 和 any other agency that would be responsible for the complaint.
Distance education students who reside out-of-state must follow the institution’s st和ard procedure for resolution of student grievances. If a resolution is not met by following Austin 社区 College’s complaint process, students may file the complaint with the SARA portal agency in the institution’s home state. The state where the student resides may also resolve the complaint.
Although students may use their own state’s SARA office to resolve a complaint, the SARA office in the state where the institution is located is responsible for staffing 和 investigating 和 resolving the complaint. 学生 who are classified as “in state” may not use SARA to complain about distance education courses offered inside the state, only those offered outside the state.
