NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

This page contains information about requirements to obtain accreditation’s status from the National Commission on Higher Education of the Republic of Liberia. These requirements include but not limited to the following:

ACCREDITATION

Licensure is prerequisite to accreditation, and it is mandatory for all post-secondary or tertiary institutions by the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) in Liberia.   Accreditation, on the other hand, is a status that is sought for voluntarily by an institution from the NCHE and or other accrediting organization. Accreditation substantiates educational quality provision. Evidence submitted by an institution in support of accreditation may be submitted in support of receiving or maintaining licensure provided that the institution can demonstrate such evidence to be relevant to licensure standards.  The weight of evidence derived from accreditation is evaluated by the NCHE Board of Commissioners through the Department of Quality Assurance. Standards to be considered include all required for Licensure along with the following;

1. List of publications for the past two years.
2. Academic Staff List, indicating Full-time and Part-time by Faculties and Departments, stating for each staff, the qualification, the awarding institution and the year of award.
3. Total WAEC Level aggregate score of each student at the time of his/her admission.
4. Current student enrolment statistics by level/year of study and by sex.
5. Academic Regulations
6. Tracer Studies Report
7. Code of Ethics
8. Research Out & Publications
9. Appointments and Promotion Regulation of Academic and non-academic Staff
10. Financial Audit Report for at least 2 Years
11. Three Years Prospective Budget
12. Institutional Quality Assurance 
13. Standardized Physical Facilities
14. Affiliation