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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 312 972 HE 023 034 TITLE State Oversight DOCUMENT RESUME ED 312 972 HE 023 034 TITLE State Oversight of Postsecondary Education. Three Reports on California's Licensure of Private Institutions and Reliance on Non-Governmental Accreditation. Commission Report 89-21. INSTITUTION California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. PUB DATE Jun 89 NOTE 202p. AVAILABLE FROM Publications Office, California Postsecondary Education Commission, Third Floor, 1020 Twelfth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-3985 (free). PUB TYPE Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Standards; *Accreditation (Institutions); *Certification; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Higher Education; *Private Colleges; *Public Policy; *Quality Control; State Action; State Legislation; *State Standards; Statewide Planning IDENTIFIERS *California; Diploma Mills ABSTRACT Three reports on the state's licensure of private institutions and reliance on non-governmental accreditation are presented. They include: (1) Recommendations for Revising the Private Postsecondary Education Act of 1977 (the Private Postsecondary Education enterprise, findings of the California Postsecondary Education Commission's two previous reports, and a policy framework for state oversight of private postsecondary education); (2) The State's Reliance on ?ion- Governmental Accreditation (findings and policy guidelines, impetus for the study, nature and limitations of accreditation, state reliance on accreditation, and state oversight and non-governmental accreditation); and (3) Protecting the Integrity of California Degrees: The Role of California's Postsecondary Education Act of 1977 in Educational Quality Control (findings, origins of today's law, importance of the law, and implementation of the law). Tables are included. Contains 68 references. (SM) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION THE California Postsecondary Education Commis- Functions of the Commission sion is a citizen board established in 1974 by the Leg- The Commission is charged by the Legislature and islature and Governor to coordinate the efforts of r Governor to "assure the effective utilization of public California's colleges and universities and to provide postsecondary education resources, thereby eliminat- independent, non-partisan policy analysis and recom- ing waste and unnecessary duplication, and to pro- mendations to the Governor and Legislature. mote diversity, innovation, and responsiveness to student and societal needs." Members of the Commission To this end, the Commission conducts independent The Commission consists of 15 members. Nine rep- reviews of matters affecting the 2,600 institutions of resent the general public, with three each appointed postsecondary education in California, including com- for six-year terms by the Governor, the Senate Rules munity colleges, four-year colleges, universities, and Committee, and the Speaker of the Assembly. The professional and occupational schools. other six represent the major segments of postsecond- ary education in California. As an advisory planning and coordinating body, the Commission does not administer or govern any insti- As of April 1989, the Commissioners representing tutions, nor does it approve, authorize, or accredit the general public are: any of them. Instetd, it cooperates with other State agencies and non-governmental groups that perform Mim Andelson, Los Angeles; these functions, while operating as an independent C. Thomas Dean, Long Beach; board with its own staff and its own specific duties of Henry Der, San Francisco; evaluation, coordination, and planning, Seymour M. Farber, M.D., San Francisco; Helen Z. Hansen, Long Beach, Operation of the Commission Lowell J. Paige, El Macero; Vice Chair; Cruz Reynoso, Los Angeles; The Commission holds regular meetings throughout Sharon N. Skog, Palo Alto. Chair; and the year at which it debates and takes action on staff studies and takes positions on proposed legislation Stephen P. Teale, M.D., Modesto. affecting education beyond the high school in Califor- nia. By law, the Commission's meetings are open to Representatives of the segments are: the public. Requests to speak at a meeting may be Yori Wada, San Francisco; appointed by the Regents made by writing the Commission in advance or by of the University of California; submitting a request prior to the start of the meeting. Theodore J. Saenger, San Francisco; appointed by The Commission's day-to-day work is carried out by the Trustees of the California State University; its staff in Sacramento, under the guidance of its ex- John F. Parkhurst, Folsom; appointed by the Board ecutive director, Kenneth B. O'Brien, who is appoint- of Governors of the California Community Colleges; ed by the Commission. Harry Wugalter, Thousand Oaks; appointed by the The Commission publishes and distributes without Council for Private Postsecondary Educational Insti- charge some 40 to 50 reports each year on major is- tutions ; sues confronting California postsecondary education. Recent reports are listed on the back cover. Francis Laufenberg, Orange; appointed by the Cali- fornia State Board of Education; and Further information about the Commission, its meet- ings, its staff, and its publications may be obtained James B. Jamieson, San Luis Obispo; appointed by from the Commission cffices at 1020 Twelfth Street, the Governor from nominees proposed by California's Third Floor, Sacramento, CA 98514-3985; telephone independent colleges and universities. (916) 445-7933. J STATE OVERSIGHT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Three Reports on California's Licensure of Private Institutions and Reliance on Non-Governmental Accreditation POSTSECONDARY m e Z c C) 0 > Li. -i -J 0 Z CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSIONt.) Third Floor .1020 Twelfth Street *Sacramento, Caliturnia 95814-3985 0COMMISSION0 4 COMMISSION REPORT 89-21 PUBLISHED JUNE 1989 Reprinting Commission Report 89-13, published March 1989: and Commission Reports 89-17 Ind 89-18. published April 1989. This report, like other publications of the California Postsecondary Education Commission, is not copy- righted.It may be reproduced in the public interest, but proper attribution to Report 89-21 of the California Postsecondary Education Commission is requested Contents Recommendations for Revising the Private Postsecondary Education Act of 1977 1. The Private Postsecondary Education Enterprise 1 2. Findings of the Commission's Two Previous Reports 7 3. A Policy Framework for State Oversight of Private Postsecondary Education 13 Bibliography 15 The State's Relianceon Non-Governmental Accreditation 1. Findings and Policy Guidelines 1 2. Impetus for the Study 5 3. Nature and Limits of Accreditacion 9 4. State Reliance on Accreditation 25 5. State Oversight and Non-Governmental Accreditation 31 Appendices 41 References 61 Protecting the Integrity of California Degrees 1. Findings i 2. Origins of Today's Law 1 3. Importance of the Law 19 4. Implementation of the Law 37 5. Conclusions 55 Appendices 61 References 99 b RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISING THE PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1977 ORNIA POSTSECONDARY UCATION i°"""i COMMISSION . .. J 4 0 IJ 2 0 COMMISSION 0 a Executive Summary This report is the thi,-;.1 in a series of related Commis- sion reports on the subject of California State over- sight of privat? postsecondary education. It offers a summary of the previous two reports -- The State's Reliance on Non-Governmental Accreditation, and Protecting the Integrity of California Degrees -- and concludes with a presentation of the goals that Cali- fornia should seek to accomplish in its oversight of private postsecondary education and recommenda- tions about steps to accomplish these goalsIt is or- ganized into three parts as follows: Part One on pages 1-6 provides a brief description of California's private postsecondary educational enterprise and the licensure and oversight process used by the State for it. Part Two on pages 7-12 summarizes the major findings of the two earliuer reports and the funda- mental conclusions to be drawn from them. Part Three on pagers 13-14 offers a policy frame- work for thinking about what the State should seek to accomplish through oversight of private postsecondary education and concludes with eight recommendations to the Governor and the Legis- lature about changes in the law to accomplish these goals, including abolition of the current Council for Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions and its replacement with a regulatory body to provide the leadership, planning, and oversight needed to maintain and develop a strong private sector of California's postsecondary educa- tion community The Commission adopted this report at its meeting on April 17, 1989. on recommendation of its Policy Evaluation Committee Additional copies of the re- port may be obtained from the Library of the Com- mission at (916) 322-8031Questions about the substance of the report ma.be directed to Jane V Wellman, the associate director of the Commission, at (916) 322-8017 3 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISING THE PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1977 A Report to the Legislature and Governor on Needed Improvements in State Oversight of Privately Supported Postsecondary Education POSTSECONDARY ( m Z 0 1r n O > 1 Lh. 0 Z CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSIONU Third Floor1020 Twelfth StreetSacramento, California 95814-3985 0 COMMISSION 0 COMMISSION REPORT 89-18 PUBLISHED
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