Accreditation
In fall 2018, the Higher learning Commission (HLC) discontinued its Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). Laramie County Community College (LCCC) was one of the last institutions to experience a Comprehensive Quality Review in October 2019 using the AQIP Pathway. Because the College has transitioned from the AQIP Pathway to HLC’s Open Pathway, this site includes a document archive of the institution’s AQIP activity from 2010 to 2020. This LCCC Archive of AQIP Activity is displayed to the right under Mission, Vision and Values.
The institution will be using HLC’s Open Pathway during the next reaffirmation cycle. This Pathway follows a 10-year cycle and, like all pathways, is focused on quality assurance and institutional improvement. The Open Pathway is unique in that its improvement component, the Quality Initiative, affords institutions the opportunity to pursue improvement projects that meet their current needs and aspirations.
Directly below this context narrative is the institution’s recent reaffirmation letter stating that the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) continued the accreditation of Laramie County Community College with the next Reaffirmation of Accreditation scheduled for 2029-30. In conjunction with this action, the IAC required the following interim monitoring report: timeline and process used to ensure the quality of distance (online) courses (3A) due 12/31/2021. The LCCC Pathway Declaration Form, which designates LCCC’s Open Pathway selection, is also displayed below.
HLC Analysis of Interim Report 2020-2021
Interim Report to HLC 2020-2021
LCCC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Action Letter 2020
LCCC Pathway Declaration Form 2020
Institution and Institutional Program-Level Accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission
(HLC), 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411, 800.621.7440,
info@hlcommision.org
Program-level Accreditation or Approval
Automotive Technology and Diesel Technology
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
(ASE), 1503 Edwards Ferry Rd. N.E., Suite 401, Leesburg, VA 20176, 703.669.6609, contactus@ase.com
Certified Public Manager
National Certified Public Manager ® Consortium
(CPM), PO Box 2133, Boise, ID 83701-2133, 800.318.2810, info@cpmconsortium.org, info@cpmconsortium.org
Dental Hygiene
American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
(CODA), 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, 312.440.4653
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, EMS—Paramedic, and Surgical Technology
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP), 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727.210.2350,
mail@caahep.org
Health Information Technology
Commission on Accreditation for Health Information and Information Management
(CAHIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Ste. 5100 Chicago, IL 60601, info@cahiim.org
Nursing
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
(ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404.975.5000
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
(WSBN), 130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite B, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307.777.7601, wsbn-pe-info@wyo.gov
Paralegal
American Bar Association
(ABA), Standing Committee on Paralegals, 321 N. Clark Street, 17th Floor Chicago,
IL 60654-7598, 312.988.5757, service@americanbar.org
Physical Therapist Assistant
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
(CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488, 703.684.2782, accreditation@apta.org
Radiography
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
(JRCERT), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, 312.704.5300, mail@jrcert.org
Respiratory Therapy
The Laramie County Community College Respiratory Therapy Program, CoARC program number 200670, Associate of Applied Science – Respiratory Therapy, holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
This status signifies that a program with an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the Standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR) and any other documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit), to be allowed to admit students. It is recognized as an accredited program by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), which provides enrolled students who complete the program with eligibility for the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until it achieves Continuing Accreditation.
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
264 Precision Blvd. Telford, TN 37690, (817) 283-2835, webmaster@coarc.com