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Lawson State Community College • Birmingham |
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Lawson State Community College's Business Technologies Department is officially accredited by the School of Business by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Accreditation through ACBSP means that the our department has the following qualities:
Institutional Perspective
Institution is assured that there is integrity in the business programs (i.e., institution is doing what it purports to do).
Institution can advertise that it has quality business programs because it has met the educational accreditation standards of a nationally recognized accrediting body.
Institution enhances its attractiveness for purposes of recruiting students.
Institution provides assurance of quality to potential donors.
Faculty Perspective
Faculty are interest in being associated with an institution that has a quality academic program in business as validated by a specialized accrediting body.
Faculty are assisted in obtaining adequate support for quality.
Student Perspective
Students are able to transfer their undergraduate course credit more easily from an accredited business program.
Students can apply for graduate school and receive full credit for their courses at the baccalaureate level.
Business/Industry Perspective
Employers are assured that applicants for employment who have attended and/or completed training at accredited institutions have been exposed to a comprehensive and relevant curriculum.
Societal Perspective
Society is reasonably assured of high quality leadership from graduates of accredited programs.
Society benefits from the increased productivity and international competitiveness resulting from quality business education.