Greenville Technical College’s QEP

What is a QEP?

A Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, is a process by which key, college-wide, continuous improvement initiatives are implemented. These initiatives are developed into multi-year plans and implemented with a goal of enhancing the student learning experience and/or the learning environment.

Requirements of a QEP initiative, formerly referred to as a “topic”, include:

• identification through continuous improvement,
• broad-based support,
• focus on student learning and/or student success
• commitment of resources to support the initiative

Why is it important?

A QEP is a requirement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to ensure SACSCOC standards are reached and maintained and that an institution is aligned with its mission. SACSCOC is an accrediting body that helps to guide institutions through various peer evaluation processes, to ensure that SACSCOC standards have been met.

Greenville Technical College’s commitment to continuous improvement while providing quality education leverages the process of the QEP to improve both the student learning experience and the learning environment as a whole.

What does this mean for YOU?

While successfully implemented QEPs are one of the ways institutions reach and maintain SACSCOC’s nationally recognized accreditation standards, a QEP’s value really lies in its positive impact on students, staff and the college experience.

In fact, the most important aspect of a QEP is its main purpose: enhancing the student’s learning experience and/or the learning environment. By dedicating resources to a QEP, Greenville Technical College is able to implement positive change for the good of the student and the institution as a whole while maintaining SACSCOC accreditation requirements.

QEP Development Committee

Michelle Byrd, Chair
Dean, School of Business & Computer Technology
(864) 250-8423
Michelle.Byrd@gvltec.edu

QEP Implementation Team