The employees of Ozarka College are continuing the self-study process for accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).  The College was last accredited in 2000 for a ten-year period.  The self-study process consists of evaluating the College against HLC's Five Criteria of Accreditation followed by a visit from an HLC-appointed visiting team to validate the self-study. 

During the 2009 fall semester five sub-committees at Ozarka worked diligently to assess the College's performance against each of these five criteria.  During the months of November and December each of the sub-committee's first drafts were submitted to the chairpersons of the Ozarka College Self-Study Steering Committee.  These drafts are undergoing their first revision with the first draft of the entire self-study slated to be released for review by the College in late January.

The self-study process is due to be completed in May, and the HLC-appointed team will visit November 15-17, 2010.