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PROGRAM ACCREDITATION

Purpose

Pellissippi State is committed to success in workforce training and certificate and degree programs. This policy is intended to ensure that Pellissippi State career programs remain up-to-date and relevant to the needs of the college service area.

Policy Statement

In a world of rapidly changing technology it is essential that associate degree career/technical programs be monitored to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the community and students. Critical to this process is a well-informed faculty that maintains contact with business/industry to anticipate program modifications required to keep the program current. In addition to on-campus review by faculty, advisory boards, and students, each program and/or concentration eligible for accreditation by a national accrediting agency will undergo peer review by applying for accreditation by the relevant agency.

See the Accreditation page on the college website for a current list of accredited programs/concentrations with accrediting agencies and dates of accreditation.

Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Editorial Changes, April 15, 1993, July 11, 1994
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, September 11, 2001
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, November 20, 2006
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, November 20, 2006
Editorial Changes, July 2008, July 1, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, August 25, 2014
Approved President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., August 25, 2014
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, March 9, 2020
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., March 9, 2020

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy.

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153