VT SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Virginia Tech is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award doctoral, masters, baccalaureate, and associate degrees.  

For questions about the accreditation of Virginia Tech, contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Phone: 404-679-4500

Resources for the university in achieving and maintaining compliance with SACSCOC principles

• Institution Research: provides information that supports and strengthens administrative planning and decision making including faculty data, student data, admissions data, degree awards, retention and graduation data
• Office of Assessment and Evaluation: assistance with academic program assessment, administrative unit assessment, pathways/general education assessment, academic program review
• SACSCOC 2018 Principles of Accreditation
• SACSCOC 2018 Principles of Accreditation Resource Manual
• SACSCOC Substantive Change Policy
• SCHEV Degree Inventory for Virginia Tech and List of Accrediting Agencies
• Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Student Achievement Measures
  
  • Student Achievement Measure project
• Virginia Tech Policy 6500 Academic Programs: Creation, Discontinuance and Delivery Site
  

Timeline for upcoming Reaffirmation of Accreditation

• September 8, 2020 Compliance certificate is due to SACSCOC
• November 3–6, 2020 Off-site review
• February 1, 2021 Required focused reports and Quality Enhancement Plan are due to SACSCOC
• March 15–18, 2021 On-site review

Virginia Tech successfully achieved reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and School - Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in December 2010. This acknowledgement reflects Virginia Tech's ongoing commitment to excellence in all aspects of its operations - academic as well as administrative - and our dedication to continuous improvement in meeting our institutional mission and strategic initiatives.

The oversight of Virginia Tech’s ongoing activities related to accreditation is spread throughout the university. The fourteen areas in which the university must demonstrate compliance with SACSCOC principles are: