Statement of Accreditation Status
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Arecibo Campus
- Phase: Formerly Accredited
- Status: Merged/Consolidated/Acquired
- Accreditation Granted: January 1, 1981
- June 28, 2011
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to approve the accreditation of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico as a single institution, the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, with three campuses. The main campus is the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 2250 Las Americas Avenue, Suite 564, Ponce, PR 00717-9997; the other two campuses are branch campuses at Bo. Santana Carr. 662 Km. 2.03, Arecibo, PR 00614-4045 and 482 Calle Post S., Mayaguez, PR 00681. The next evaluation visit is 2013-2014. - November 19, 2009
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report due October 1, 2011 documenting (1) implementation of a comprehensive institutional strategic plan that links long-range planning to decision-making and budgeting processes, including the integration into the plan of all the sub-units in the institution and evidence that assessment results are used in the planning and budgeting process (Standards 2 & 3); and (2) evidence that student learning assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning, including informing the planning and budgeting process (Standard 14). To further request that the next self-study clarify the relationship between the Arecibo Campus and the Ponce Campus, including planning processes (Standard 2), budgeting, including the ability to provide separate audited financial statements for the Arecibo Campus (Standard 3), and governance structures between the campuses (Standard 4). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2013-2014.