Institutional Effectiveness Planning

Rhodes State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) located at 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604. (800) 621-7440. www.hlcommission.org The College is accredited by the HLC to award Associate degrees and Certificates.

Rhodes State considers perspectives of internal and external constituent groups before implementing plans of action using a comprehensive SIEPS model.

The assessment process at Rhodes confirms success of student learning across curricular and co-curricular activities and verifies the impact on student learning across departments.

Shared Governance is centered around 7 guiding principles which serve to define a sustainable relationship among faculty, students, staff, College leadership, and the Board of Trustees.

Institutional Research (IR) ensures the highest level of integrity, confidentiality, and customer service for all data-driven projects and has the primary responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and warehousing quantitative and qualitative data to inform College-wide decision-making and planning.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in a research study conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated. The role of the IRB is to ensure the protection of human participants in a research study.