Notice of Accreditation Visit
and Opportunity for Comment
The absence of a formal, national system of accreditation
for post-secondary education providers in Canada makes
it challenging to obtain a clear picture of how quality is
assured at both the institutional and program levels.
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Neither Canada nor British Columbia has a formal system
of post-secondary accreditation. As a result students, particularly international students, have no internationally
accepted measure of quality assurance when attending
Canadian institutions.
Therefore, Capilano College, as part of its ongoing commitment to excellence, is seeking formal accreditation from
the United States. This is an intensive and long-term process with many stages that must be compJeted before full
accreditation is granted.
Capilano College will host a comprehensive evaluation visit
for consideration of Candidacy to the Northwest Commission
on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) on October 24-26,
2007. The purpose of the visit is to address how Capilano
College determines its educational effectiveness with a view
toward eventual full accreditation with the NWCCU.
Capilano's Application for Consideration for Candidacy
was approved by the NWCCU in 2004. Since then, the
College has been engaged in a comprehensive self-study,
which will be the focus of the October visit.
Members of the public are invited to send signed comments
on Capilano's application for candidacy directly to:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue N.E., Redmond, WA 98052. U.S.A.
Telephone: (425) 558-4224
The deadline for comments is September 24, 2007. All
signed comments will be forwarded to Capilano College
and the evaluation committee by the NWCCU.
For more information, please see NWCCU Policy A-5, Public
Notification and Third Party Comments Regarding Full-Scale
Evaluations (either via the Standards and Policies and then
Operational Policies links on the NWCCU website
(www.nwccu.org), or by contacting them at (425) 558-4224.