>College’s academic standing may be in jeopardy
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
BY LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Bergen Community College has been warned that its “accreditation may be in jeopardy,” according to an oversight group, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
That body alerted the state’s largest community college that it failed to show evidence that assessments of student learning were used to strengthen teaching, allocate resources and make sure graduates had acquired necessary skills. The commission also sought more proof the college had spelled out strategies for meeting its goals and used data to judge its performance.
BCC interim President Jose Adames called an emergency faculty meeting for this afternoon to discuss the warning, and the faculty union planned to meet immediately afterward.
“We take all of this very seriously,” Adames said. “I feel very confident we will demonstrate we have all the information Middle States is looking for.”
Bergen Community College is one of three schools now under a warning among the 48 New Jersey colleges and universities accredited by the commission. Essex County College and Kean University got warnings for similar problems in June.
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