Practices

Accreditation

Provide proactive and strategic advice to maximize institutional effectiveness for the purpose of peer review and institutional improvement. 

Why Cooley

Team includes lawyers and nonlawyers who previously worked as senior managers in regional and national accrediting agencies or served in academic roles at accredited colleges and universities

500+ accrediting visits - helping institutions comply with agency standards, developing accrediting standards and managing peer review processes

Assist institutions throughout the process to obtain initial accreditation and maintain that status through periodic reviews

Due diligence in complex transactions involving the sale or acquisition of institutions

Cross-practice team that represents colleges and universities before administrative panels facing sanction or adverse actions

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