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Watermark + the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

Watermark is your go-to partner, helping you gather evidence for SACSCOC accreditation and demonstrate educational quality and effectiveness.

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How Watermark supports you in meeting SACSCOC’s Principles of Accreditation

Watermark makes it easy to showcase your quality enhancement efforts through evidence for compliance, evaluation of teaching and learning, academic and student services, and institutional planning and effectiveness.

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Refine institutional planning and effectiveness

Measure student learning outcomes, assess administrative units, and drive improvement based on the results. Use Watermark tools to determine areas of growth and build evidence of continuous improvement.
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Document faculty qualifications and accomplishments

Easily manage faculty qualifications and produce your SACSCOC faculty roster in minutes. Pull evidence of regular faculty evaluations and engagement in professional development opportunities.
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Streamline measurement of student learning

Collect standardized data from course and field experiences for a full view of progress. Efficiently assess Gen Ed outcomes. Gain unparalleled insights into how your student learning outcomes align to accreditation standards.
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Collect feedback on student experiences and program effectiveness

Deploy surveys easily and at scale to better understand student experiences — including student support services and the quality of academic programs.
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Demonstrate the impact of your student support initiatives

Improve retention and completion rates. Maximize advisor time and impact. Measure, evaluate, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your academic and student support programs.
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Showcase your students’ educational experience

Demonstrate the quality of your institution’s programs and the rigor of your courses through efficient curriculum development and catalog creation.
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Prepare your SACSCOC reports

Use Watermark’s out-of-the-box templates to collaboratively compile your evidence library and write narratives for 5-year and 10-year accreditation reports. The self-study module can also be used to support formative and summative reporting for your QEP. Once drafted, export a fully functional offline certification or QEP report in minutes. (Even better? There’s no limit to how many times you can export!)
The essential guide to SACSCOC accreditation
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The essential guide to SACSCOC accreditation

Obtaining accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) may be one of the most significant (and complex!) activities you will undertake as a higher education leader. Learn how Watermark software can help you prepare to meet SACSCOC requirements and build your self-study.

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What do our clients have to say?

“Now, we are building a culture of continuous improvement. We don’t do this because SACSCOC tells us to; we do this because we have core values at this institution, and –
“Now, we are building a culture of continuous improvement. We don’t do this because SACSCOC tells us to; we do this because we have core values at this institution, and one of them is ‘Excellence-driven.’ Watermark Planning & Self-Study makes it easy to demonstrate outcomes.” –
Michele Atkins, Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Research; Title IX Coordinator at Union University
“I oversee a lot of our accreditation efforts. Being able to integrate [Watermark Faculty Success] with our student information system, which is Banner for us, to bring all scheduled teaching –
“I oversee a lot of our accreditation efforts. Being able to integrate [Watermark Faculty Success] with our student information system, which is Banner for us, to bring all scheduled teaching in to then produce that faculty roster for SACSCOC accreditation work. It saved me weeks if not months of manual activity. It was truly a game changer for our entire process, and it freed me up to focus more on some of the other things that really matter.” –
Kyle Christmas, Executive Director of Accreditation and External Compliance at Austin Peay State University
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“These changes have been a huge win. Getting proper benchmarks, assessment data, and course evaluation results has given us clarity…we’re swimming in good data now.”
Dr. Anthony Berrios, Ph.D. Vice President of Academic Affairs at Florida National University

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SACSCOC accreditation: 8 things peer reviewers want you to know

Here are 8 things they want every SACSCOC institution to know about preparing a self-study and hosting a peer review visit.
Lighting the Fire for Accreditation Readiness
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Lighting the fire for accreditation readiness

In this eBook, we’ll explore the value of accreditation, its limitations, and how administration and faculty can work together to elevate this process.
How Florida National University revolutionized their accreditation prep
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How Florida National University revolutionized their accreditation prep

Learn how Florida National University (FNU) multiplied student response rates in course evaluations and surveys while transforming their SACSCOC accreditation prep — all with just a two-person admin team.

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