Accreditations

Institution Accreditation

CSC as an institution is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC is an independent corporation, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. It accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region (Higher Learning Commission, About the Higher Learning Commission). 

The criteria for accreditation and core components can be viewed on the organization’s web site by clicking on the logo above or going directly to the web page at https://www.hlcommission.org/Criteria-Eligibility-and-Candidacy/criteria-and-core-components.html.

CSC HLC Reaffirmation of Accreditation

• Reaffirmation of Accreditation Primer and Task Force (AY 2025-2026)

CSC HLC Year 4 Assurance Review: 2017- 2021

• CSC Campus-Wide Committees/Task Force (AY 2020-2021)
• Year 4 Assurance Review Committee Structure
• HLC Time Chart 2017-2021

CSC 2017 HLC Accreditation Reaffirmation Process

• Visit this 2017 HLC Accreditation Reaffirmation Process index page to access documents used in preparation for CSC's 10-year comprehensive HLC Assurance Argument report and campus visit. It also provides easy access to our Assurance Argument narrative and the Peer Review Team's report.

Specialized Accreditation

Some CSC programs have specialized accreditation. For more information on specialized accreditation click here.