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Accreditation & Assessment

Snow College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Credits and degrees earned at Snow College are accepted by most American colleges and universities. 

 

The institution has a comprehensive evaluation scheduled
for October 12-14, 2020

 

Consituents are invited to review the Public Notice and Snow College's Year Seven Comprehensive Self-Study Report.  This report addresses Snow College's institutional effectiveness, student achievement, and eligibility requirements.  Comments can be directed to Dr. Beckie Hermansen at beckie.hermansen@snow.edu.

The comprehensive evaluation visit is virtual. It will be conducted via Zoom meetings provided by NWCCU.  Below are resources in advance of the visit:

  • General Evaluation Schedule (please note that times are in PST and MST zones).
  • NWCCU Protocols/Guide for Zoom meetings
  • Public Meeting Schedule:  The following meetings are open to large constiuent Snow College groups

    • Snow College Town Hall/Faculty Forum:  Tuesday, October 13th at 12:30 p.m.
      • Join Zoom: https://nwccu-org.zoom.us/j/89601551844 OR by phone 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 89601551844
        (This meeting has a waiting room enabled)
    • Snow College Student Forum:  Tuesday, October 13th at 2:30 p.m. 
      • Join Zoom: https://nwccu-org.zoom.us/j/83613797228 OR by phone 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 83613797228
        (This meeting has a waiting room enabled)
    • Snow College Staff Forum: Tuesday, October 13th at 3:30 p.m. 
      • Join Zoom: https://nwccu-org.zoom.us/j/84062320049 OR by phone 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 84062320049
        (This meeting has a waiting room enabled)
    • Open Exit Meeting:  Wednesday, October 14th at 9:30 a.m.--open to the public.
      • Join Zoom: https://nwccu-org.zoom.us/j/81000265542 OR by phone 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 81000265542, Passcode: 956010

The mission of Snow College is governed by three core themes:

  • Tradition of Excellence:  Snow College honors its history and advances its rich tradition of learning by providing a vibrant learning environment that empowers all students to achieve their educational goals.

  • Culture of Innovation:  Snow College encourages and supports innovative initiatives among students, faculty, and staff that create dynamic learning experiences for the entire college.

  • Atmosphere of Engagement:  Snow College fosters many opportunities that engage the college and surrounding communities in local and global learning and service opportunities.Planning and Assessment Model

Snow College has identified objectives which “define” respective core themes. Each objective has one to four key performance indicators (KPIs) which “define” the objective. Snow College's strategic plan is represented by five main areas that help address budget and resource allocation given the tactical direction of the College for the next five to ten years.  These areas identify with one or more core themes and provide additional measures of institutional performance.  In March 2015, the state of Utah determined that additional higher education funding be appropriated to state institutions based on specific performance indicators.  Many of these indicators mirror those already established by the College. During the 2018-2019 academic year, the Utah System of Higher Education established an institutional scorecard based on specific reporting metrics. These metrics were incorporated as new or better defined measures supporting mission fulfillment.

As a result, Snow College has a total of 55 key performance indicators.  The Mission Fulfillment Scorecard represents the College's core theme objectives and indicators as well as their relationship to mission, strategic plan, and state performance fulfillment. Clearly, objectives and indicators that inform all these areas are better measures of institutional improvement and/or success.

These indicators, along with results from distinct academic and non-academic review activities, serve as the environment and organizational structure by which Snow College assesses mission fulifllment and determined college performance.

Snow College also has specialized accreditation for the following programs: 

Assessments and Evaluations

  Accreditation Cycle/Planning Calendar
  Mission Fulfillment Scorecard (updated June 2020)
  Mission Fulfillment Scorecard Detail Report (updated June 2020)
  Snow College Institutional Effectiveness Report (updated December 2019)
  Snow College Environmental Scan (updated January 2020)
  Snow College Strategic Plan
  Snow College Blueprint for Future
  Core Theme One Assessment Report (2012)
  Core Theme Two Assessment Report (2012)
  Core Theme Three Assessment Report (2012)
  CCSSE Results - Summary
  CCSSE Results with General Education Special Focus Items
  SENSE Results - Summary

Links

  Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 
  Utah System of Higher Education and Board of Regents 
  HigherEdUtah 2020


 

NWCCU Reports