HLC Criteria

The Core Components
The institution meets the Core Component if the Core Component:

  1. is met without concerns, that is the institution meets or exceeds the expectations embodied in the Component; or
  2. is met with concerns, that is the institution demonstrates the characteristics expected by the Component, but performance in relation to some aspect of the Component must be improved.

The institution does not meet the Core Component if the institution fails to meet the Component in its entirety or is so deficient in one or more aspects of the Component that the Component is judged not to be met.