The following was originally released by The Commission of the Council on Occupational Education:
Atlanta—The
Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) has granted
accreditation to Cabell County Career Technology Center. Announcement of
the action was made by Mr. Al Salazar, Commission Chair, following the
COE Winter Commission Meeting of the Council on Occupational Education
on September 21, 2015.
The award of accreditation status
is based on an evaluation to demonstrate that the institution meets not
only the standards of quality of the Commission, but also the needs of
students, the community, and employers.
The
Commission’s evaluation process includes an extensive self-study by the
institution and an intensive review by a visiting team of professional
educators representing the Commission’s member institutions from other
states.
Cabell County Career Technology Center
began its self-study in February 2014 and underwent a team visit in
February 2015. The visiting team chairperson was Chris Ayers.
The
Council on Occupational Education, based in Atlanta, Georgia, offers
quality assurance services to postsecondary technical education
providers across the nation. Organized as a non-profit corporation, the
mission of the Council is to assure quality and integrity in career and
technical education. Services offered include institutional
accreditation (recognized by the U.S. Department of Education), program
quality reviews for states and technical education providers, and
informational services. Most of the Council’s work is carried out by
qualified professional volunteers who are experts in technical
education.
Institutional membership in the
Council is voluntary, but can be achieved only by becoming
accredited. The Council’s current membership makes it unique. Members
include postsecondary public technical institutes, specialized military
and national defense schools, Job Corps Centers, private career schools,
non-profit technical education providers, corporate and industry
education units, and federal agency institutions. No other agency
accredits and serves the diversity of organizations served by the
Council. There are over 500 institutional members at the present time.