Southern association of colleges and schools commission on colleges (SACSCOC)
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices primarily among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and certain other international sites approved by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees. The Commission also accepts applications for membership from domestic institutions in the other 39 states, as well as international institutions of higher education around the world.
Apart from making sure that each accredited institution performs honestly and provides high quality programs designed to address the needs of students, SACSCOC has maintained a powerful voice to affect the policies and laws that influence institutional members. The commission has committed itself to the peer review process, institutional integrity, quality enhancement, continuous improvement, and student learning.