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Watermark + Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Watermark is your go-to partner, helping you gather evidence for HLC accreditation and demonstrate continuous improvement.

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How Watermark supports you in meeting HLC’s standards of quality

We partner with HLC institutions to help them demonstrate how they meet the criteria for accreditation. With Watermark, it’s easy to showcase your efforts through evidence for compliance, evaluation of teaching and learning, resources for students, planning, and institutional effectiveness.

Refine institutional planning and effectiveness

Watermark helps you measure student learning outcomes and drive improvement based on the results. Use our tools to determine areas of growth and build evidence of continuous improvement.

Document faculty qualifications and accomplishments

Easily manage and pull evidence on faculty credentials, professional development plans, and annual evaluations.

Streamline measurement of student learning

Collect standardized data from course and field experiences for a full view of progress. Gain unparalleled insights into how student learning outcomes align with accreditation standards.

Collect feedback on student experiences and program effectiveness

Deploy surveys easily and at scale to better understand student experiences — including student support services and the quality of academic programs.

Demonstrate student success initiatives

Measure and demonstrate the priorities, results, and effectiveness of student success initiatives to improve retention and completion rates.

Showcase your students’ educational experience

Demonstrate the quality of your institution’s programs and the rigor of your courses through efficient curriculum development and catalog creation.

Prepare Your HLC Reports

Using Watermark’s out-of-the-box templates, you can collaboratively build your evidence file and assign narrative responsibilities across institutional teams to create your HLC reports.

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The essential guide to HLC accreditation
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The essential guide to HLC accreditation

Obtaining accreditation from HLC may be one of the most significant (and complex!) activities you will undertake as a higher education leader. Learn how Watermark software can help you prepare to meet HLC requirements and build your assurance argument.

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What do our clients have to say?

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Watermark Planning and Self-Study offers the integration of academic program review, accreditation self-studies, and strategic planning! If you are using multiple programs supplemented with shared folders or spreadsheets, look no –
Watermark Planning and Self-Study offers the integration of academic program review, accreditation self-studies, and strategic planning! If you are using multiple programs supplemented with shared folders or spreadsheets, look no further. –
Jana VanderTook, Director of Faculty Services and Assessment at Oklahoma Baptist University
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Watermark Planning & Self-Study Has Made My Work Life Easier
“I have been using Watermark Planning & Self-Study primarily for program review, and it has become an indispensable tool in Rock Valley College’s assessment and continuous improvement efforts. The platform –
“I have been using Watermark Planning & Self-Study primarily for program review, and it has become an indispensable tool in Rock Valley College’s assessment and continuous improvement efforts. The platform simplifies the entire program review process for me from data collection to feedback to sending off the reports. The interface is intuitive and I am able to easily navigate to where I need to go and I am able to easily customize the templates for our state reporting requirements. The Help section is particularly valuable, with many well-written articles that provide clear guidance on how to make the most of the platform’s features. If I cannot find what I need in the Help section, the customer support has been exceptional, and quick with responses.” –
Sonnie Glusman, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Communications
“When we were trying to get our data organized for accreditation, I remember people running down the halls calling out, ‘Does anybody have any evidence for this?’ We didn’t have –
“When we were trying to get our data organized for accreditation, I remember people running down the halls calling out, ‘Does anybody have any evidence for this?’ We didn’t have a systematic way of collecting, saving, and reporting on our data. Our evidence was stored in file cabinets, zip folders, and even floppy disks. There was no one person in charge. Every department and program had their own way of reporting. Watermark helped us solve that problem.” –
Brian Filipiak, Administrative Associate of Academic Services at College of Education – Eastern Michigan University

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