<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/scc-earns-accreditation.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><item_date>07/26/2023 10:49:56 AM</item_date><title>Southeast Community College Earns Accreditation from HLC</title><page-image><img src="/about/news/images/072623-Herwick.jpg" alt="• Shawna Herwick, Administrative Director, Accreditation, Institutional Assessment, and Planning"/></page-image><caption>Shawna Herwick</caption><listing_image><img src="/about/news/images/ShawnaHerwickCropped.jpg" alt="• Shawna Herwick, Administrative Director, Accreditation, Institutional Assessment, and Planning"/></listing_image><summary>The Higher Learning Commission granted reaffirmation of accreditation to Southeast Community College for a 10-year period expiring in July 2033. SCC hosted a team of six trained peer reviewers April 24-25, 2023, who evaluated the College’s efforts to maintain the standards set by the HLC. </summary></item>