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Connecticut College earns reaccreditation, commission notes college´s ´immense promise and opportunity´

December 03, 2007

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has renewed Connecticut College´s accreditation. The college, which has been accredited with the commission since 1932, underwent a comprehensive 10-year evaluation visit in April, 2007.

"This accreditation reflects the quality of our diverse academic programming and the value of the liberal arts education Connecticut College provides," President Leo I. Higdon Jr. said.

In an official letter to the college, the commission´s chair praised the college´s strategic planning efforts. "The institution has been successful in integrating new initiatives with ongoing programs, and there is evidence of widespread involvement of the campus community in these endeavors," the letter said. "Connecticut College appears to have entered a period of immense promise and opportunity."

As part of the accreditation process, Connecticut College conducted an 18-month long self-study addressing the commission´s standards. The study was framed as a function of the college´s strategic plan and reviewed the 11 areas of the college assessed by the accreditation commission.

The commission´s nine-member evaluation team, headed by William Adams, president of Colby College, spent four days on the Connecticut College campus meeting with faculty, staff and students and reviewing the college´s self-study.

NEASC is one of eight accrediting commissions in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis. Accreditation is voluntary and applies to the institution as a whole. The commission, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, accredits approximately 200 institutions in the six-state New England region.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu