UDM receives full 10-year North Central accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has completed the final steps of its review process and will continue a full ten-year accreditation of University of Detroit Mercy.

During the accreditation process, the University community compiled comprehensive reports on how the university continues to meet the institution's goals and objectives with the Higher Learning Commission.

"This final outcome reflects strongly on the quality of contributions made by UDM's excellent faculty and staff," said Gerard Stockhausen, S.J., Ph.D. president of University of Detroit Mercy. "In the report, the review team noted UDM's strong support of dedication to its mission, our engagement with and service to the community in which we live, our innovative programs, and the recent work on shared governance and strategic planning."

The Higher Learning Commission is an independent corporation and one of two Commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits, and thereby grants membership in the Commission and in the North Central Association, to degree-granting educational institutions in the North Central region: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Virginia.

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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.

For the 11th consecutive year, UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" – 2012 edition.

Publish date: July 24, 2007