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<div class="x_WordSection1">Notes from yesterday's IC session with Ron Larsen of NWCCU regarding DL accreditation process and deadlines.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">September 30, 2020</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">United States Department of Education suspended the requirement for online programs to be registered/classified as such with regional accrediting bodies—given the onset of COVID and
the extreme measures/quick turn-around to turn face-to-face offerings into an online environment. The suspension of this emergency protocol expires December 2020. There is no indication that the DOE will extend these emergency protocols.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The NWCCU is providing an expedited way to encourage compliance with this upcoming deadline. As you know, college programs that are offered 50% or more online need to be approved
for that modality with the NWCCU. Since the majority of college programs are being offered remotely due to COVID, colleges risk being out of compliance with the DOE if not addressed. So, colleges need to do the following to be in compliance by January 1:</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Determine if your college is pre-authorized for distance education.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> You can check the status
of your college by going to the institution portal on the NWCCU website. Your ALO has access to this and is familiar with this portal. If your college has three or more programs approved for distance education prior to COVID 19, you will have received automatic
authorization. <b>If you do not have authorization, then reach out to Ron Larson to work to get your college on the path by October 15.</b>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Once you are authorized, each college needs to identify what programs are currently offered in an online environment.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">
<b> </b>Through the institution portal, go to program listings, and mark any programs that your college is offering 50% or more online. By flagging these programs, it will trigger an email communication to the NWCCU team who will award the substantive change
request.<b> This identification of programs on the portal needs to happen by November 1 for priority review.</b></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Eventually when programs return to a face-to-face modality, the NWCCU will “undo” those programs that are identified by the college. More information to follow. Feel free to reach
out to NWCCU Senior Vice President, Dr. Ron Larsen, at <a href="mailto:rlarsen@nwccu.org">
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<img alt="Compass" style="width:.625in; height:1.1666in" width="60" hspace="12" height="112" align="left" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D69735.CB350A00"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 55, 100);">Julie
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 55, 100);">WACTC Coordinator/Legislative & Communications Assistant</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 55, 100);">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span></p>
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