Compliance Statements

Overview

This section will help you better understand some of the statements or references that are required in certain communications that represent the college.

Accreditation

The following is our official accreditation statement, which appears on our website and on the college catalog:

Santa Fe College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Santa Fe College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Santa Fe College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling 404-679-4500 or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

This statement is not required on additional documents, but our accreditation may be referenced. SACSCOC accreditation is institutional in nature, not accreditation of specific degrees or programs. When referencing accreditation, be sure to use only the official accreditation statement applying to the college as a whole, not to individual programs or degrees.

When representing the college in communications, here is guidance taken directly from SACSCOC document, Institutional Obligations for Public Disclosure:

An accredited SACSCOC institution is obligated to provide to its students, constituents, and the public information about itself that is complete, accurate, timely, accessible, clear and sufficient. Information provided to the public includes the following:

The institution’s current catalogue describes the institution consistent with its mission statement and sets forth the obligations and responsibilities of both students and the institution. Institutions relying on electronic catalogues ensure the availability of archival editions sufficient to serve the needs of alumni and former and returning students.

All forms of print and electronic communications officially representing the institution are consistent with catalogue content and accurately portray the conditions and opportunities available at the institution. (See also SACSCOC's policy “Student Advertisement and Recruitment.”)

The institution publishes the locations and programs available at branch campuses, and other off-campus instructional locations, including those overseas operations at which students can enroll for a degree, along with a description of the programs and services available at each location.

The institution publishes statements of its goals for student achievement and the success of students in achieving those goals. Information on student success may include reliable information in retention, graduation, course completion, licensure examinations, and job placement rates and other measures of student success appropriate to institutional mission.

The institution has readily available valid documentation for any statements and promises regarding such matters as program excellence, learning outcomes, success in placement, and achievements of graduates or faculty.

For more information about our SACSCOC accreditation, visit sfcollege.edu/about/accreditation.