{"id":24,"date":"2022-12-12T14:42:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:23:14","slug":"institutional-planning-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/institutional-planning-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Planning &amp; Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Purpose<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Institutional Planning &amp; Accreditation supports Austin Community College\u2019s compliance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) policies and standards. Institutional accreditation by SACSCOC is necessary for the College to participate in federal financial aid for students and guarantee the transfer of credits to other colleges\/universities. In addition, the Office is responsible for continuous improvement and manages the development and maintenance of ongoing Institutional Planning and Program Review to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/theory-of-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Theory of Change (Strategic Plan)<\/a> and ensure compliance with federal, state, regional, and College requirements.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Do<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Institutional Planning &amp; Accreditation oversees two key areas for the College:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/institutional-planning\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/institutional-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institutional Planning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accreditation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Initiatives<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Institutional Effectiveness Report Card<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Upcoming:<\/strong> Convening Workshop &#8211; September 10, 2026 (Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upcoming:<\/strong> General Assembly, IE Report Card Session &#8211; September 25, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 2026 Employee Town Hall<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=7e7a8959-14a1-4456-aec6-b48301181321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Recording<\/a> [45:10 Minute Mark] + <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/blog\/2026\/07\/16\/july-2026-employee-town-hall-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/blog\/2026\/05\/08\/the-institutional-effectiveness-report-card-moves-from-planning-to-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Institutional Effectiveness Report Card Moves From Planning to Action<\/a> [Info Hub] &#8211; May 8, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/blog\/2026\/02\/26\/college-leaders-come-together-to-focus-on-what-helps-students-succeed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Leaders Come Together to Focus on What Helps Students Succeed<\/a> [Info Hub] &#8211; February 26, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1bExhBVKZFEAfZ5_tcM7QOpDPVp4IN0AYkRdbyiM7jLk\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IE Report Card Presentation Slide Deck<\/a> &#8211; Metrics + Goals &#8211; April 23 Convening Workshop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Program Review Redesign Project<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/program-review-redesign\/\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(46,26,71) 0%,rgb(77,25,121) 100%);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the Program Review Redesign Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Team<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Misty Rasmussen<\/strong><br \/>Associate Dean, Institutional Planning &amp; Accreditation<br \/><a href=\"mailto:misty.rasmussen@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">misty.rasmussen@austincc.edu<\/a><br \/>512-223-7584<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kelly Rausch<\/strong><br \/>Director, Institutional Planning &amp; Evaluation<br \/><a href=\"mailto:kelly.rausch@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kelly.rausch@austincc.edu<\/a><br \/>512-223-7635<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maggie Maher<\/strong><br \/>Coordinator; Accreditation, Assessment, &amp; Planning<br \/><a href=\"mailto:mmaher@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mmaher@austincc.edu<\/a><br \/>512-223-7581<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charity Benford<\/strong><br \/>Coordinator, Institutional Effectiveness<br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:charity.benford@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">charity.benford@austincc.edu<\/a> <br \/>512-223-7253<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Purpose The Office of Institutional Planning &amp; Accreditation supports Austin Community College\u2019s compliance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) policies and standards. Institutional accreditation by SACSCOC is necessary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/institutional-planning-accreditation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1911,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/1911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/institutional-effectiveness-and-grant-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}