McALLEN — The accrediting agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, ruled to keep the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley under probation for one more year during its annual meeting today, university officials said.
McALLEN — The accrediting agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, ruled to keep the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley under probation for one more year during its annual meeting today, university officials said.
SACSCOC initially cited violations of 10 of its principles of accreditation after placing UTRGV at probation on December 2016. A committee appointed by the agency visited the university in October and concluded these items had been addressed.
On Tuesday, however, the accrediting institution cited the need to review the results of the 2016-2017 Texas statewide single audit, which focuses on financial aid awards, before removing UTRGV from probation.
The results of this audit should be available in February of 2018, but the university’s probational status will remain at least until SACSCOC’s next meeting in December of 2018.
“This is again a timing issue,” said UTRGV President Guy Bailey. “We think that if there are any issues in that they can be resolved just as we resolved the other issues that were raised last year.”
UTRGV remains fully accredited and able to award degrees, but this is the toughest sanction short of losing accreditation.
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