Ramapo College of New Jersey Middle States Accreditation
What is the Middle States Commission?
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the unit
of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that
accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle
States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally.
The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.
Retrieved January 29, 2008 from http://www.msche.org/
What is the Middle States Self Study?
The self study is a decennial process of self-evaluation
for the purpose of institutional improvement and to attain or
maintain accredited status with the Middle States Commission
on Higher Education. Ramapo is up for re-accreditation in 2010.
The process for applying for re-accreditation involves examining
the college's programs and services within the context of
the fourteen standards outlined in the Commission's Characteristics
of Excellence in Higher Education and the college's own mission.
Through this process, areas of strength and need for
improvements will be identified. In order to be meaningful
and useful for the institution, the self study should be a deep
and rigorous process, with broad participation from the college community.
What is the Process?
Ramapo College is currently engaged in this re-accreditation process,
with the intention of completing the design for the self-study by
summer 2008. Upon the Commission's approval of the design, the yet-to-be
identified "study groups" will begin compiling the data for the self-assessment
from fall 2008 through spring 2009. The first draft of the study will
be ready for review and comment by the Ramapo College community in
fall 2009. A final draft must be sent to the evaluation team by late
fall/early winter, with an anticipated visit and evaluation from
the team in spring 2010.
This is a process that will engage the whole college community and the goal is to achieve a full assessment, of effectiveness and efficiency, of the entire institution.
Strategic Plan
Ramapo College Strategic Plan (PDF, to open, please right click, save target)
