2010 ACICS Annual Meeting Empowering Workforce Education Las Vegas, Nevada June 8-9, 2010

Mr. Matthew A. Johnston Chairman, ACICS Board of Directors Chairman’s Report Mr. Matthew A. Johnston Chairman, ACICS Board of Directors

Business Meeting Agenda Chairman’s Report Treasurer’s Report Executive Director’s Report Keynote Speaker ACICS Strategic Communications

Board of Directors Mr. Matthew A. Johnston, Chair Dr. Gary R. Carlson, Chair- Elect Ms. Mary Hale Barry  Dr. Jane Legacy Mr. Edwin Colon  Mr. David M. Luce Ms. Jill DeAtley  Dr. Gary Meers Mr. Francis Giglio  Dr. Jamie Morley Ms. Jeanne Herrmann  Mr. Brian Stewart Mr. Eric Juhlin  Mr. Roger Swartzwelder Dr. John Kushner  Dr. Albert C. Gray (ex officio)

Three New Commissioners Ms. Mary Hale Barry, Kaplan Higher Education Mr. Edwin Colón, Pinnacle Career Institute Dr. Gary Meers, University of Nebraska

2010 – Strategic Priorities Enhance the Accreditation Process Improve the Image of ACICS Develop Talent Management Support Membership Growth

Enhance the Accreditation Process Information Technology upgrades Communication with members Process improvements Distributed Enterprise

Improve the Image of ACICS Research to benchmark policymaker awareness Website improvements to drive more traffic Op Eds, placements, and media access Responses to Federal and State regulation

Develop Talent Management Bringing training to the members Making evaluator training more accessible Representation through electronic voting

Support Membership Growth 833 763 711 677 11 11

Dr. John Kushner Treasurer’s Report Treasurer, ACICS Board of Directors 12 12

Three Year Comparison Audited Financials Audited FYE 6/30/2008 Audited FYE 6/30/2009 Unaudited for the 10 Months Ending 4/30/2010 Current Assets $1,997,082 $1,553,003 $2,044,309 Other Assets $11,498,010 $10,824,097 $12,352,495 Total Assets $13,495,092 $12,377,100 $14,396,804 Current Liabilities $1,344,575 $1,593,371 $1,300,920 Long Term Liabilities $731,461 $438,234 $322,054 Total Liabilities $2,076,036 $2,031,605 $1,622,974 Net Assets $11,419,056 $10,345,495 $12,773,830 Total Liabilities and Net Assets Revenue $7,502,935 $8,548,544 8,167,850 Expense $7,623,359 $8,292,615 6,996,969   Change in Net Assets Before Investment Income (Loss) ($120,424) $255,929 $1,170,881 Net Investment Income (Loss) ($184,942) ($1,331,988) 1,257,453 Change in Net Assets ($305,366) ($1,076,059) $2,428,334 13 13

Percentage Increase (Decrease) Comparing April 30, 2010 to June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 2008 2009 Total Assets 7% 16% Net Assets (Before Investment Income) 12% 23% Total Liabilities and Net Assets Revenue 9% -4% Expense -8% -16% 14

ACICS Three Year Financial Comparison 15 15

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Albert C. Gray, Ph.D. ACICS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Initial Grant of Accreditation August 2009 Council Meeting Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Bainbridge Island, WA Brookline College, Phoenix, AZ Everest College, Seattle WA Jose Maria Vargas University, Pembroke Pines, FL The Bryman School of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Initial Grant of Accreditation (continued) December 2009 Council Meeting Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing, Richmond, VA California Miramar University, San Diego, CA Community Care College, Tulsa, OK Lawyer's Assistant School of Dallas, Dallas, TX Princeton Information Technology Center, Glenside, PA SOLEX College, Wheeling, IL

Initial Grant 0f Accreditation (continued) April 2010 Council Meeting   Bergin University of Canine Studies, Santa Rosa, CA Guardian College, Meridian, ID Learnet Academy, Los Angeles, CA Presidio Graduate School, San Francisco, CA Redstone College, Broomfield, CO Texas Gulf Institute, Houston, TX Broadview University - West Jordan, West Jordan, UT

ACICS Vision ACICS will be the premier higher education accreditor for tomorrow’s workforce. 20

ACICS Mission ACICS will advance excellence in career and professional education in institutions of higher learning. 21

Accreditation Elements Educational Excellence Standards Standards Accountability Continuous Quality Improvement 22

Value of Accreditation to the Public Improve Educational Outcomes Help to Inform Students Educate and Train Workforce Economic Competiveness Stewardship of Public Funds 23

Value of Accreditation to the Institution A tool for Quality and Performance Improvement Benchmarking (peer review standards) Credibility Accountability Clarification of Expectations Recognition of Excellence Increased Visibility Approval for Government Programs 24

ACICS Staff Total staff = 35 full-time, 4 Part-time Campus Development – 16 + 1 part-time Policy & Accreditation – 5 + 1 part-time External Affairs – 4 Finance – 5 + 2 part-time Administration – 3 Executive Office – 2 Turnover in 2009/2010 = 5 (13%)

Key Operating Statistics 26 26

Key Operating Statistics (continue) 27 27

Key Operating Statistics (continue) 28 28

Key Operating Statistics (continue) 29 29

SITE VISIT DAYS 696 650 421

PROGRAM REVISIONS 2646 2200 1959 Average Turnaround Time 45 days

NEW PROGRAM APPLICANTS 1378 1290 1206 Average Turnaround Time 45 days 30 days 30 days

BRANCH APPLICATIONS 98 55 49 Average Turnaround Time 20 days 17 days

INITIAL APPLICANTS 70 50 30 Grants Awarded 23 16 33

DISTANCE EDUCATION APPLICATIONS 259 225 156 2008 2009 2010 Average Turnaround Time 30 days 15 days 15 days

INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES 2010 Change of Name 49 Change of Location 55 Change of Ownership 37 36 36

ACCREDITATION WORKSHOPS 429 438 334 341 Participants Number of Workshops 7 9 11 10 37 37

EVALUATOR TRAINING 185 144 130 123 Participants Number of Workshops 5 6 7 7 38 38

VALUE ADDED WORKSHOPS [IEP, RETENTION/PLACEMENT, DISTANCE EDUCATION] 81 81 66 56 Participants Number of Workshops 3 4 3 3 39 39

LEADERSHIP TRAINING [TEAM CHAIRS, IRC, COMMISSIONERS] 16 14 12 Participants 12 Number of Workshops 2 3 3 3 40 40

WEBINARS 542 Participants 48 Number of Webinars 3 4 41 41

Government Regulatory Affairs Strategic Communications… Leverage strengths of two programs under common leadership – Regulatory Affairs and Communications/Outreach New Division: External Affairs External Affairs = regulatory, legislative, media relations, publications, public website, issues management and institutional research 42 42

Government Regulatory Affairs (continued) Highlights of Regulatory Affairs… Active in formation of accreditation elements in new California regulatory act Outreach to ED.gov regarding framework for distributed enterprise standards Eligibility application for on-going CHEA recognition Collaboration on negotiated rulemaking with CRNAA Facilitated process refinements with BPPE on behalf of CA institutions Timeline for CHEA and Ed.gov re-recognition: 2010 and 2011 43 43

Government Regulatory Affairs (continued) Highlights of Strategic Branding & Communications… Initiated to fortify value, credibility, profile of ACICS imprimatur In-depth interviews with policy makers established perceptions baseline Messages, tactics and timelines anchored to baseline Publications, media outreach, policy maker outreach, website enhancements at core of program Outcome: enhanced profile and relevance for ACICS Details: Later in today’s program. 44 44

Technology Enhancement 4 additional online applications: Change of Name Change of Location Change of Ownership Non-Credit, Short-Term Course/Program Web Content Management Software Upgrade Electronic documents available to institution through eBiz 45 45 45

Technology Enhancement Schedule Additional online applications: June 2010 Program Program Modification Accreditation Management System Enhancements: June 2010 Enhance searchable membership directory for the public More program information for institution in our eBiz site Accreditation Management System (Personify) Upgrade to enhance functionalities in Personify for staff to support the members New Web site Summer 2010 46 46 46

New Website 47

Re-designed website Primary face of ACICS   Primary face of ACICS Content geared toward visitors Search engine optimization Interactive communications Social networking capacity Real estate fully utilized 48

Phase II Schedule Distributed Enterprise January 2011 Report Management: January 2011 Council Action: January 2011 Integration of AIR & AFR : June 2011 49 49 49

Policy and Criteria Changes MAJOR CRITERIA CHANGES Distributed Enterprise criteria proposed HEOA Updates Distance Education definitions clarified Disclosure & Notifications clarified Transfer of Credit requirement clarified Systematic Review 8-year grants eliminated Verification of faculty credentials clarified 50 50

Policy and Criteria Changes (continue) CHANGES TO ACICS BYLAWS Timing and method of elections modified Committees and titles updated Payment of fees updated Distributed Enterprise campuses and membership clarified 51 51

Future Milestones 52

Future Milestones (continue) 53

THANKS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS! And remember … Stop by our booth at the CCA Convention Check out the ACICS Wheel of Accreditation Watch for electronic balloting this fall And vote!