7 Regulatory/Accreditation 

Key Department Head Duties

• Serves as Pima Community College’s primary point of contact for any state regulator or national accrediting agencies connected to an academic program/area.
• Ensures completion of any necessary activities for meeting regulatory/accreditation requirements. Activities may include but are not limited to:
  • Monitoring certification pass rates
  • Monitoring student job attainment
  • Administering/monitoring student surveys
  • Administering/monitoring employer surveys
  • Tracking program events (e.g. site visits, meetings)
  • Documenting Advisory Committee membership/meetings
  • Documenting program budget development
  • Documenting program facilities, equipment, and health/safety compliance

• Completes necessary reports, documentation of program changes, and audits responses for review by other academic leaders and administration
• Works with other academic leaders and administration to facilitate any necessary site visits
• The College is committed to the principle that local and in-state employees should be hired as a priority in all cases. Significant additional human and financial resources are required to hire and maintain employees living in other states. In rare instances, when a qualified candidate for a critical position cannot be found in the local or in-state labor pool, please see the Instructions and Form that will need to be submitted prior to hiring. Please contact facultycertification@pima.edu with questions.
  • Instructions for Justification of Out-of-State Adjunct Faculty Hire Exceptions
  • Request for hiring an Out-of-State Adjunct Faculty (Form)

Related Resources & Tools

Higher Learning Commission 2025 Strategic Plan

HLC Criteria for Accreditation

Forms

Instructions/Information for completing Position Action Forms [PDF]

Approvals required for Position Action Forms [PDF]

Position Action Form (PAF) [PDF]

Other finance Forms (Contracts & Purchasing, Records, Traveling, and others)