Self-Study Institute

More than 560 institutional representatives from 71 institutions participated in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Fall 2025 Self-Study Institute (SSI) to leverage the holistic cycle of accreditation designed to foster institutional improvement through data-driven processes that impact the student experience.   The intensive Institute provides critical training for institutions entering self-study….

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) 2024 Self-Study Institute (SSI) kicks off on September 12. President Heather Perfetti will welcome 81 institutions to SSI with live remarks. The intensive Institute provides critical training for institutions entering self-study. Commission staff and facilitators lead SSI,…

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) President Heather F. Perfetti welcomed 68 institutions to the 2023 Self-Study Institute (SSI) with recorded remarks. The five-week intensive kicks off more than a year of training for institutions entering self-study and prepares institutions to…

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) President Dr. Heather F. Perfetti launched the 2022 Self-Study Institute (SSI) with remarks for the 69 institutions beginning the multi-week training. Held virtually over five weeks from October 6 through November 10, SSI combines plenary sessions…

Building on the first virtual Self-Study Institute (SSI) in 2020, the Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) launched its 2021 SSI with 68 currently accredited institutions and one candidate institution over the course of five weeks from October 5 and ends on…

More than 170 individuals from 65 institutions attended the annual Self-Study Institute (SSI) hosted by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) from October 28-29, 2019, in Philadelphia. A self-study requires an institution to engage in an in-depth, comprehensive, and reflective assessment…