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HCC received North Central Association (NCA) accreditation in 1999. Since that time the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) has been introduced to the NCA.

Year Month Event
2016

November

Held Campus Conversation IX: Strategic Planning - Setting College-wide Priorities
2016 November Attended Strategy Forum in Oak Brook, Illinois
2016 April Held Campus Conversation VII: Strategic Planning - Revising HCC's Vision and Mission
2015 March Held Campus Conversation VII and unveiled the Continuous Improvement Portal
2014 June Held first meeting of reorganized AQIP Coordinating Committee
February

Attended Stategy Forum in St. Charles, IL.

Received 2013 Systems Portfolio Appraisal
2013 November Submitted second Systems Portfolio
2012 November Held Campus Conversation VI
2009 November Held AQIP celebration: Posters designed to celebrate the strengths listed in the Systems Appraisal Feedback Report are available at Systems Portfolio Strengths
October Received 2009 Systems Appraisal Feedback Report
June Submitted first Systems Portfolio; History:Systems Porfolio
April Held Campus Conversation Day V
2008 Fall

Initiated second set of Action Projects

  • Defining a Comprehensive Career/Placement Process
  • College Retention
  • Assessment Academy
March Held Campus Conversation Day IV
February Attended Crafting Your Systems Portfolio Workshop, Lisle, Illinois
February - March

Delivered first IDC-sponsored Faculty Academy I & II series
2007 November

Held Heartland Community College AQIP celebration

Distributed first Heartland Community College Employee Newsletter (HEN)

Quick Fixes accomplishments: Completed
Fall

Action Project accomplishments:

  • 360° evaluations implemented
  • Department/division open houses developed
  • Social events and roundtables developed
  • Department/division Social Directors created
April Held Campus Conversation Day III
2006 Summer/Fall

Initiated first set of Action Projects

  • Fostering Community by Developing Opportunities for Effective Communication
  • Defining, Describing, Measuring and Tracking Student Success at HCC
  • Tracking Developmental Education Student Success
  • Faculty Academy
April Held Campus Conversation Day II
March

Launched Heartland Community College AQIP website

Attended the AQIP Strategy Forum, Lisle, Illinois
February Held Campus Conversation Day I
2005 October Admitted to AQIP
Summer/Fall Applied for AQIP status
 The following link displays the application with which Heartland Community College has applied for AQIP status:

Contact AQIP Coordinating Committee

Jane Chapman

Co-Chair
Phone: 309-268-8668
Email: jane.chapman@heartland.edu 

Sarah Diel-Hunt

Co-Chair
Phone: 309-268-8593
Email: sarah.dielhunt@heartland.edu