Timetable
Major Milestones for the Accreditation
| October 2019 | Leadership Team attends Self-Study Institute |
| November 2019 | President selects Self-Study co-chairs; President holds Town Hall for campus; launches Middle States Self-Study |
| January 2020 | President appoints Steering Committee; Steering Committee holds inaugural meeting |
| February 2020 | Work Group Kick-off event held |
| March 2020 | NYS Governor signs executive order requiring all non-essential workers to stay at home due to COVID-19 pandemic; Campus transitions to remote delivery of educational and support service |
| April 2020 | Work Groups submit research questions to co-chairs |
| May 2020 | Self-Study Preparation Visit, originally scheduled for May 1, is postponed due to college closures in response to COVID-19 pandemic |
| CCC submits draft of Self-Study Design to Middle States Liaison | |
| October 2020 | Remote Self-Study Preparation Visit by Dr. Paul Starkey, MSCHE VP CCC submits final version of Self-Study Design to Middle States Liaison |
| December 2020 | Work Groups submit first draft of chapter reports to Steering Committee |
| February - May 2021 | Steering Committee reviews chapter drafts and provides feedback to Work Groups Work Groups submit revised chapter reports to Steering Committee |
| June - August 2021 | Steering Committee develops first draft of Self-Study Report |
| September 2021 | Steering Committee presents draft of Self-Study Report to campus, Board of Trustees, and community and solicits feedback Co-chairs submit Self-Study Report draft to Evaluation Team Chair |
| October 2021 | Steering Committee incorporates feedback into Self-Study Report Steering Committee presents an update to the Board of Trustees and holds a Q&A session |
| December 2021 | Evaluation Chair virtual visit with Board of Trustees |
| January 2022 | Steering committee finalizes Self-Study Report based on Team Chair's feedback |
| February - March 2022 | Steering Committee prepares for Evaluation Team site visit
President and co-chairs hold town hall meeting in preparation of evaluation team visit CCC uploads final Self-Study Report/Verification of Federal Compliance/Evidence Inventory to MSCHE portal (six weeks prior to team visit) |
| April 2022 | Evaluation Team visits campus Evaluation Team sends report to CCC College prepares institutional response to Evaluation Team Report |
| Summer 2022 | Middle States Commission meets to determine accreditation action |