The award of accreditation status as presented above is based on quantitative measures. To capture the qualitative flavor of the institution being evaluated, certain indicators shall be evaluated, but this portion of the evaluation will not be rated, and thus, it will not be given weightage, nor will it  gain points, at this stage of APACC accreditation. These indicators of quality will be reported as Commendations, Affirmations and Recommendations.

4.3.1. Commendations are expressions of the demonstrated strengths of the institution, e.g., it excels in providing adequately certain inputs as in excellent internet system in the library; a well-funded scholarship program, etc.  It may also be in the form of healthy practices that are proven to be doing well as in a curriculum being regularly reviewed every two years, with the wide participation of industry, students, faculty, parents, alumni and other stakeholders.  It may also be a commendation to give credit to a special achievement, like, winning in skills Olympics.

4.3.2. Affirmations are acknowledgements of adequacy of certain inputs or provisions, healthy practices being adopted, or promising or potential achievements, but have yet to be proven or demonstrated to be successful, to deserve a Commendation.

4.3.3. Recommendations are suggested measures to address or improve certain identifiable elements of weakness, e. g., important tools are missing or not operational, obsolete syllabi; centralized decision-making, etc.