5.3.1 Review and Recommendation by the NCA

Within one (1) week after receipt of the Team Leader's Final Accreditor's Report, the NCA should review and submit his recommendations to APACC.  His review shall check:

• that the Report follows the APACC format;
• the correctness of the basic data on the evaluated institution (components, the college and campus address, date of on-site visit, etc.); and
• the summary of points and accuracy of the computations.

5.3.2 Review and Recommendation by Committee for Final Recommendation

Together with the Accreditor's Report, NCA forwards his findings and recommendations to the Committee for Final Recommendation for review and recommendations:

• the findings and recommendations of NCA;
• the consistency of the findings on the Criteria and the ratings;
• if the Accreditation Status being awarded meets the standards of the said status; and
• the rationality of the Commendations, the Affirmations and the Recommendations.

5.3.3 Action by the APACC President and Certification

The decision of the APACC President will include the following:

• Confirmation of the information used in the review made by the APACC Committee; or if there are questions, the action on a particular report may be tabled for further study.
• The award of the appropriate accreditation status which will either be:
  • approval of the recommended award with the corresponding appropriate level;
  • deferment, in which the reason for this decision is specified; or
  • accreditation denied, and the reason for said status.
• The final decision of the APACC President awarding an accreditation status will eventually be documented in the form of “Certification”.

5.3.4 Communicating the Results to the Institution

The results of the accreditation visit will be packaged in a set of documents.  The results will then be communicated to the institution concerned, by the APACC President.  The results to be communicated will include the following information:

• the approved status awarded
• date of validity of status
• summary of points
• the Indicators of Quality (Commendations, Affirmations, Recommendations)
• if not accredited, suggested actions to be taken by the institution in preparation for the next on-site visit, such as:
  • preparing a Plan of Action to:
  • improve the rating (or points) in particular elements; and
  • carry out  the Team's Recommendations.
  • reapplying for accreditation after taking necessary corrective actions for a minimum period of one (1) month.

5.3.5 Awards and Complaints

• The Certification on the awarded Accreditation status will be sent to the institution concerned together with the above results.
• There will be three (3) levels of addressing complaints, or errors;
  • At the level of the NCA, errors are immediately corrected even before the Accreditor's Final Report is submitted to APACC.
  • The APACC Committee may initiate a review of doubtful or questionable findings or decisions of the Team brought about by the apparent inconsistencies in any part of the Report.
  • Formal complaints may be submitted to the APACC President for review and final decision.

5.3.6 Annual Report

The accredited institution should keep APACC updated of its activities and changes that take place each academic year so that a determination can be made that the institution remains in compliance with accreditation expectations. An annual report should be accomplished by the institution and sent to APACC stating any activity that materially changes the status of the institution, faculty, the curriculum, and the resources in support of the institution.