3.4.7    The institution ensures the quality of educational programs/courses offered through consortia relationships or contractual agreements, ensures ongoing compliance with the comprehensive requirements, and evaluates the consortia relationship and/or agreement against the purpose of the institution. (Consortia relationships/contractual agreements) Phillips

 

__X_  Compliance           ___  Partial Compliance          ___  Non-Compliance

 

Narrative:   The quality of educational programs/courses offered through consortia relationships or contractual agreements is assessed by means of national accrediting bodies such as the State Board of Nursing, Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, etc.  SACS periodically accredits the community colleges that offer these educational programs/courses.  The contractual agreements are reviewed periodically.  (By-law/consortia agreements, Ref. 3.4.7-1 and 3.4.7-2)  (Sample agenda and reports, Ref. 3.3.7-3 and 3.4.7-4).  MECC also offers dual enrollment courses.  The instructors are selected and ranked by the college.  Copies of the Memorandum of Understanding for each county are kept on file in the College President’s office.  (Sample MOU, Ref. 3.4.7-5)  For health science programs, MECC also works under Clinical Affiliation Agreements with various hospitals and medical facilities.  These Clinical Affiliation Agreements are kept on file by the respective program’s director or clinical director (Sample Clinical Affiliation Agreement, Ref. 3.4.7-6).

 

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3.4.7-1

Consortia agreement for Tri-College Nursing Program

Nursing by-laws, ../Reference_Documents/2.7.4/nursing%20bylaws%20Document%20(2).pdf

 

 

3.4.7-2

Consortia agreement for EMS Program

EMS Consortia Agreement, ../Reference_Documents/3.4.7/EMS%20Consortia%20Agreement.pdf

 

 

3.4.7-3

Sample Nursing Agenda and report

Nursing Agenda and report, 

../Reference_Documents/3.4.7/RN%20coord%20council%20agenda%20and%20report%20example.pdf

 

 

 

3.4.7-4

Sample EMS Agenda and report

EMS Agenda and report,

../Reference_Documents/3.4.7/EMS%20agenda%20and%20report%20sample.pdf

 

 

 

3.4.7-5

Sample Memorandum of Understanding

Sample Memorandum of Understanding, ../Reference_Documents/3.4.7/ref%203.4.7-5%20sample%20mou%20dual%20enrollment.pdf

 

 

3.4.7-6

Sample Clinical Affiliation Agreement

Sample Clinical Affiliation Agreement, ../Reference_Documents/3.4.7/ref%203.4.7-6%20sample%20clinical%20agreement.pdf