SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND

THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS COMMISSION ON COLLEGES IS THE REGIONAL BODY FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF DEGREE-GRANTING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. THE COMMISSION'S MISSION IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND IT STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTIONS BY ENSURING THAT INSTITUTIONS MEET STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY AND STUDENTS. IT SERVES AS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR OF SHARED VALUES AND PRACTICES AMONG THE DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL SITES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES THAT AWARD ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE, MASTER'S, OR DOCTORAL DEGREES. THE COMMISSION ALSO ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.