April 18, 2012

Hot Report: NESAC Accreditation

OLR Report 2012-R-0168 answers a series of questions regarding New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation.
  • Is NEASC accreditation state or federally mandated?
  • Are there any worthy nonprofits other than NEASC that provide accreditation accepted at local, state or surrounding states' higher education institutions?
  • How many high schools in Connecticut pay the fee to earn neasc accreditation? How many school districts' fees, if any, are paid for by the state?
  • How many high schools in the state of Connecticut have lost their NEASC accreditation?
  • If there are schools that have lost accreditation, how has this specifically affected their students' ability to gain admittance into higher education institutions

 For the answer to these questions, read the report.