Accreditation and Approvals
Accreditation
What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is a review process by which institutions of higher education are evaluated to determine if educational programs meet or exceed defined standards of quality.
Why is Accreditation Necessary?
Accreditation is a verification that a college provides the kind of education that meets acceptable levels of quality. Before accreditation is granted, institutions must undergo a rigorous review and demonstrate that they meet the requirements set by an accrediting body related to course curriculum and offerings, admissions, faculty credentials, graduation, facilities, financial resources, and many other areas that ensure students are receiving what they have been promised by the institution.
Additionally, for students to receive federal student aid from the U.S. Department of Education for postsecondary study, the institution must be accredited by a “nationally recognized” accrediting agency. The U.S. Department of Education lists accrediting agencies that are determined to be reliable authorities in measuring the quality of the education and training of a program or institution.
LIBI will be hosting a site visit from a review team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) during the week beginning April 3, 2023. In preparation for this review, LIBI would like to notify all members of the college community and the public of the opportunity and process for submission of third-party comments concerning LIBI’s ability to meet ACCJC’s Standards of Accreditation. Any member of the college community or public may submit a third-party comment by completing the Commission’s online third-party form. Please note that, in order to ensure evaluation of applicable third-party comments by the peer review team, third-party comments should be received by the Commission staff no later than five weeks before the peer review team’s focused site visit.
Individuals who wish to make comments on the institutions that are undergoing review should use the third-party comment form and be sure to include their name, address, phone number, and email address.
https://accjc.org/forms/third-party-comments/
- Board of Regents Notification (Link)
New York State Board of Regents and Commissioner of Education
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/
For more information, please see:
Accreditation Related Sites
https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg3.html
https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home
Long Island Business Institute is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents & Commissioner of Education. The Board of Regents granted initial institutional accreditation to Long Island Business Institute (LIBI) on June 12, 2018/
Accreditation
New York State Board of Regents and Commissioner of Education
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/
LIBI’s Court Reporting Programs are approved by the National Court Reporters Association. The contact information is as follows:
Approvals
National Court Reporters Association
12030 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 400
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: 800.272.6272
Fax 703.391.0629
www.ncra.org
If any student has a complaint relating to LIBI’s Title IV eligibility, administration of the Title IV programs, the quality of education received at LIBI, or otherwise relating to the accreditation standards of the NYS Board of Regents & Commissioner of Education they can submit that complaint to the Office of the President of LIBI (LIBIpresident@libi.edu) or any of the following entities:
For a complaint about state student financial aid matters, contact the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Customer Communications Center at 1-888-NYS-HESC.
A complaint of consumer fraud on the part of the institution should be directed to the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Justice Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223.