Institutional Effectiveness

Institutional effectiveness is the process of continuous institutional improvement, which includes the three-phase cycle of planning, assessment, and reflection. Through this process, data are used to evaluate institutional services and processes and make improvements. Three areas comprise institutional effectiveness: accreditation, assessment, and institutional research. 

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE), which reports to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, is responsible for 

• a comprehensive institutional effectiveness program, which includes serving as the institution's central warehouse for SACSCOC accreditation;
• the systematic collection and evaluation of longitudinal data related to the College's strategic plan;
• oversight of the academic and administrative assessment processes to provide data to inform institutional decisions; and
• the collection and analysis of precise and reliable data to state and federal agencies, publications, and campus constituents.