Academic Quality Improvement Program. Accrediting body of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

ACCREDITATION

Academic Quality Improvement Program

AQIP ACADEMIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Accrediting body of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)

Blends quality improvement with college accreditation

ACCREDITATION IS QUALITY ASSURANCE

Confirms our academic integrity Provides peer review Assures institutional viability Improves student learning Enhances operations Encourages introspection Increases transferability Ensures federal funding

AQIP CATEGORIES

1. Helping Students Learn2. Accomplishing Other Distinctive Objectives3. Understanding Students’ and Other Stakeholders’

Needs4. Valuing People5. Leading and Communicating6. Supporting Organizational Operations7. Measuring Effectiveness8. Planning Continuous Improvement9. Building Collaborative Relationships

CQI CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Identify the Problem + Fix It = Process Improvement

QUALITY TOOLKIT

Meeting Management Planning, Consensus

Building, and Decision Making

Problem Solving Tools Steps for Facilitating

Improvement

JCC WANTS YOUR IDEAS!

No “Impromptu Conversation Proposal” Form needed

Kristi Trader, Quality [email protected]

More information at:www.jccmi.edu/aqip