Meetings of Decision-Making Bodies
Actions on HLC member institutions and institutions seeking accreditation are taken by decision-making bodies comprised of institutional representatives and public members. These groups meet via webinar and in-person throughout the year, and collectively they review more than 1,000 institutional cases annually.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of HLC. It typically holds in-person meetings three times a year to take action on institutional cases, to approve and adopt changes to HLC policy, and to conduct other regular business.
Board Meeting Schedule
Within 30 days following the meeting date, HLC will post a summary of institutional actions and proposed and adopted policy changes.
2020–21 Academic Year
November 5–6, 2020
February 25–26, 2021
June 24–25, 2021
2021–22 Academic Year
November 4–5, 2021
February 24–25, 2022
June 23–24, 2022
Institutional Actions Council
The Institutional Actions Council (IAC) reviews and, if applicable, takes action on institutional cases. It reviews cases in two settings: meetings and hearings.
Meetings are typically held via webinar with a committee of IAC members. Cases that do not require Board action are heard in meetings. Representatives from the institutions are not present at these meetings. The IAC meeting committee’s action is final unless HLC policy requires the Board to take final action.
Hearings are typically conducted in-person with a committee of IAC members and representatives from the institution and peer review team. The IAC hearing committee typically makes a recommendation to the Board for final action.
IAC Meeting and Hearing Schedule
Dates are subject to change.
IAC Meetings
Within 30 days following the meeting date, HLC will post a summary of institutional actions.
2020–21 Academic Year
September 14–15, 2020
October 26–27, 2020
December 14–15, 2020
January 25–26, 2021
March 8–9, 2021
May 3–4, 2021
June 7–8, 2021
July 12–13, 2021
August 30–31, 2021
2021–22 Academic Year
October 4–5, 2021
November 15–16, 2021
January 10–11, 2022
February 28–March 1, 2022
April 11–12, 2022
May 23–24, 2022
July 11–12, 2022
August 22–23, 2022
IAC Hearings
2020–21 Academic Year
December 7–8, 2020
March 15, 2021
March 22–23, 2021
March 29, 2021
April 26–27, 2021
July 19–20, 2021
August 9–10, 2021
2021–22 Academic Year
December 6–7, 2021
March 14–15, 2022
April 25–26, 2022
July 18–19, 2022
August 15–16, 2022
Appeals Body
The Appeals Body is selected by the Board of Trustees to be available to serve on Appeal Panels. Although many actions by the Board are considered final actions, in some cases an institution may appeal an adverse action of the Board. Meetings of Appeal Panels are held as needed.