Antioch College granted accreditation

Antioch College announced Wednesday morning that the Higher Learning Commission has granted the college accreditation, according to a release.

Since Antioch College independently re-opened in 2011, it has been in a multi-stage accreditation process.

In June 2014, Antioch College was named a candidate for accreditation and was allowed to pursue early initial accreditation on a two-year path, rather than the traditional four-year timeline.

The effective date of accreditation aligns with the class of 2016’s graduation date — the first class to have graduated from an accredited Antioch College since re-opening.

“Accreditation is the first step in actualizing the Framework for Antioch College’s Transition (FACT) that I shared at our June board meeting,” President Tom Manley said in his message to the Antioch College Board of Trustees. “It will also open other doors, like developing a program to admit international students, and having access to support from philanthropic foundations that were closed to us previously.”

According to the college, FACT is Manley’s new educational and fiscal platform that envisions the campus as a virtual laboratory where students learn through rigorous field and work-based study that will position them for success throughout their lives.

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