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Enjoy stress-free accreditation prep with Watermark

Demonstrate your progress with ease. Get a toolset that keeps both your accreditor’s expectations and your everyday needs top of mind.

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Accreditation is an important checkpoint

Watermark’s accreditation readiness solutions help you get the most out of your data by simplifying, streamlining, and enhancing accreditation review and reporting. Our software helps you build strong processes so that you’re always ready to demonstrate your progress without the stress.

Say goodbye to last-minute cramming. With Watermark, you won’t need to get ready for accreditation. You’ll be ready.

Data that’s ready when you are

Getting the data you need for accreditation review has never been easier. Through our Educational Impact Suite (EIS), your assessment and programmatic data can be effortlessly gathered and synthesized into actionable insights and reports. Collaboratively reflect on findings and develop action plans for continuous improvement. Feel more empowered in your decision-making, and get more support as you drive institutional effectiveness across your school.

  • Achieve consistent data readiness.
  • Engage your entire institution in continuous improvement.
  • Produce and centralize evidence efficiently.
  • Write self-study reports quickly and easily.

With our tools, you can

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Build a culture of assessment

Drive systematic planning and outcomes assessment across your whole institution. Map your curriculum, collaboratively reflect on findings, and build and track action plans for improvement.
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Optimize student learning

Measure and document evidence of student learning consistently and comprehensively. Capture and drive progress with data aggregated against outcomes and accreditation standards.
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Turn feedback into progress

Deploy surveys and course evaluations to better understand student experiences and the quality of student programs. Engage your campus in driving improvements based on these insights.
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Demonstrate faculty engagement

Manage and report on faculty credentials to inform course loads and demonstrate qualifications. Engage faculty in regular reflection with tools that can collate relevant materials.
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Drive curricular innovation

Boost collaboration through streamlined processes. Ensure curriculum updates cascade immediately to published policies, procedures, and program listings in your institution’s catalog.
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Improve student outcomes

Measure and demonstrate the priorities, results, and effectiveness of advising and student success initiatives. Improve retention with hands-on support.

What do our clients have to say?

“I was working 80-hour weeks to complete our reaffirmation report, and Watermark made it possible for my teammates and I to get the work done during our 40-hour week.”
Michele Atkins, Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Research at Union University
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“We have used Watermark’s Planning & Self Study for years now and I love how flexible the system is. We use P&SS for our academic program review, our general education –
“We have used Watermark’s Planning & Self Study for years now and I love how flexible the system is. We use P&SS for our academic program review, our general education review, our strategic planning, and our accreditation report submission. I think the system is easy enough to use that we can allow faculty to log in and enter the data for their IE data. I really appreciate how easy it is to do a year by year comparison on IE results. … P&SS helps me by combining the function of several different software programs into one. Prior to implementing P&SS, we used a homegrown system for academic program review and core review, we used a competitor for accreditation reporting, and we used yet a different one for strategic planning. It has saved lots of time and headaches to combine them into one.” –
Cherie Hohertz, Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Strategic Initiatives
“Reports that used to take weeks to pull, I can do in a few minutes. It gives me peace of mind and allows for efficient, data-driven decisions regarding institutional effectiveness.”
Bliss Adkison, Associate Director for Academic Affairs and SACSCOC Liaison at University of North Alabama
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On-demand demo: Getting accreditation-ready

Our team is focused on providing software that helps you build a strong network of data and processes so that you’re always ready to demonstrate your progress. Watch this overview of Planning & Self-Study, Course Evaluations & Surveys, and Faculty Success to see how these complementary and integrated solutions help you surface deep insights.

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Lighting the fire for accreditation readiness

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A labor of love: Cultivating authentic assessment at The University of Alabama College of Education

This college was bogged down by legacy systems that stood in the way of progress. Learn how they reimagined a new collaborative culture to meet multiple accreditors’ needs, including CAEP and SACSCOC.
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CHE Report: The road ahead for accreditation

Despite broad support, accreditors face the challenges of navigating political conflicts & supporting innovation. Learn how higher ed administrators feel about accreditation and what the future holds.
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