AAHEA is “an independent, membership-based, non-profit organization dedicated to building human capital for higher education.” It is “the source of choice for information about higher education on issues that matter in a democratic multi-racial society; and AAHEA promotes and disseminates examples of effective educational practice to address those issues.” Assessment is just one way that AAHEA achieves these aims of providing valuable information to impact change in higher education.
Membership is available at several levels and time periods.
The main focus of AAHEA is providing accreditation to all legitimate educational organizations. The criterion needed is available on the
AAHEA website. Each year AAHEA holds a convention.
Assessment
As one of the leading organizations in accreditation, AAHEA requires all members who seek accreditation to perform self-assessment especially in the following areas:
- Student retention
- Student graduation/ Completion of program of study
- Student placement in the field, or use of study
- Employer/Customer satisfaction with students in the work environment
- Student assessment of their own learning expectations and outcomes
- Instructor satisfaction with the inner workings of the institution