ACCJC 2030 Strategic Plan

In fall 2023, ACCJC began developing its 2030 Strategic Plan, recognizing the need for the organization’s continued evolution in order to support member institutions and respond to the public’s ongoing demand for transparency, quality, and equitable outcomes. The ACCJC Commission and staff obtained feedback from hundreds of partners through virtual surveys and town halls, all of them reinforcing the critical importance of ACCJC’s values: integrity, quality assurance, institutional improvement, peer review, student learning & achievement, and collegiality – as well as its commitment to the achievement of equitable student outcomes.

Feedback also highlighted the following themes, which became the basis for the 2030 Strategic Plan.

• Communication & Collaboration with Institutions
• Institutional Support and Accountability
• Advocacy

ACCJC 2030 Strategic Plan recognizes the significant challenges our institutions face with anticipated demographic changes, funding cuts, and the uncertainty of a rapidly changing world. Accreditation must continue evolving to meet the needs of our new world and the students we serve. To that end, we are committed to five primary objectives outlined in the following strategic plan, shaped by the needs of our institutions and students.

Thank you to all the volunteers who make ACCJC’s work possible. May we all continue to foster our collective and resolute commitment to our students.

The Commission endorses the following priorities and objectives to support member institutions in advancing educational quality and student learning and achievement through innovation, self-analysis, peer review, and the application of ACCJC’s 2024 Accreditation Standards.

2030 Strategic Planning Priorities

Priority 1: Advance educational quality and the achievement of equitable student outcomes through engagement with member institutions, partners, and the public.

Priority 2: Communicate and collaborate to advance the mission of ACCJC and promote the value of peer-based accreditation.

2030 Strategic Planning Objectives to Support These Priorities

Objective 1: Support institutional efforts to achieve equitable student success through peer review, member engagement, educational opportunities, and high-quality nationally recognized resources.

Objective 2: Deploy and refine the 2024 Standards and processes to support institutional transformation and the achievement of equitable student outcomes.

Objective 3: Communicate the value of accreditation’s role in institutional transformation and achievement of equitable outcomes to member institutions, the public, and partners.

Objective 4: Increase transparency and communication of institutional outcomes to key partners by implementing robust technology systems.

Objective 5: Utilize data to drive Commission decision-making and institutional transformation in support of equitable outcomes.