FCS Leader Insights - American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)


 

Benefits of Accreditation

  • Accreditation provides formal recognition by peers, both within the institution and across the country.
  • Accreditation encourages planning, identifies areas for change, and provides substantial information that can be used to support resource decisions.
  • Accreditation is extremely influential in recruiting outstanding faculty and students.
  • Accreditation contributes to the assurance that graduates of these programs have formal preparation that meets nationally accepted standards and quality.
  • Accreditation enhances credibility.
  • Accreditation helps position programs to accommodate the changes in the restructuring academic world.
  • Accreditation’s self study and site visit processes provide opportunities to help faculty members, unit personnel, and institution leadership to better understand the FCS program.
  • Accreditation helps ensure that the institution is a leader in the development of family and consumer sciences professionals.
  • Accreditation may affect the amount of state monies that the unit or institution receives.
  • Accreditation promotes program improvement.
  • Accreditation helps FCS units in discussions about resource allocations with university administrators.
  • Accreditation can be a very strong factor in program retention discussions.
  • Accreditation offers a competitive advantage for programs, students, and careers.

Accreditation Program Support

Carol Anderson, CFCS, Director of Accreditation
canderson@aafcs.org 
1-800-424-8080 or 703-706-4600, ext. 4622 

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