NC-SARA Releases 9th Annual Data Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT October 2, 2024 media@nc-sara.org New Report: Steady Out-of-State Online Enrollment Reflects Continued High Demand for Online Learning...
NC-SARA Releases 8th Annual Data Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT October 3, 2023 media@nc-sara.org New Report: Out-of-State Exclusively Distance Education Steady Three Years After Pandemic NC-SARA Releases...
NC-SARA Announces New President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT September 20, 2022 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Announces New President Dr. Marianne Boeke brings more than two decades of...
NC-SARA Releases Annual Data Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT October 4, 2022 media@nc-sara.org New Report: Out-of-State Exclusively Distance Education Enrollment Up 19% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Analysis...
NC-SARA Names New Board Chair, Announces Five New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT December 2, 2021 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Names New Board Chair, Announces Five New Board Members BOULDER, CO –...
Latest NC-SARA Report Shows Dramatic Rise in Exclusively Distance Education Enrollment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT October 20, 2021 media@nc-sara.org Latest NC-SARA Report Shows Dramatic Rise in Exclusively Distance Education Enrollment Fall 2020...
NC-SARA Previews New Distance Education Enrollment Data from Fall 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT September 15, 2021 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Previews New Distance Education Enrollment Data from Fall 2020 “Sneak Peek” data...
Reducing Costs for Higher Ed: New Research Confirms Value of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT April 21, 2021 media@nc-sara.org Reducing Costs for Higher Ed: New Research Confirms Value of State Authorization Reciprocity...
“Last Look” at the Pre-COVID Higher Education Landscape: NC-SARA Releases Latest-Available Data on Postsecondary Distance Education Enrollment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT December 16, 2020 media@nc-sara.org “Last Look” at the Pre-COVID Higher Education Landscape: NC-SARA Releases Latest-Available Data on...
NC-SARA Announces Three New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT November 16, 2020 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Announces Three New Board Members New members will enhance board’s focus on...
In Case You Missed It: NC-SARA CEO Lori Williams on Inside Higher Ed’s “The Key” Podcast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT July 21, 2020 media@nc-sara.org In Case You Missed It: NC-SARA CEO Lori Williams on Inside Higher Ed’s...
In Case You Missed It: NC-SARA/ SHEEO Op-Ed Emphasizes Important Role of States in Assuring Distance Ed Quality during COVID
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT July 21, 2020 media@nc-sara.org In Case You Missed It: NC-SARA/ SHEEO Op-Ed Emphasizes Important Role of States...
NC-SARA Board Votes to Continue Use of Federal Financial Composite Scores
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT May 7, 2020 media@nc-sara.org NC‐SARA Board Votes to Continue Use of Federal Financial Composite Scores BOULDER, CO...
NC-SARA Releases New Professional Licensure Directory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT April 29, 2020 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Releases New Professional Licensure Directory First-of-its-kind directory compiles professional licensure contacts from...
NC-SARA Sends Letter to Higher Education Stakeholders Regarding Continued Use of Financial Responsibility Scores
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT May 7, 2020 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Sends Letter to Higher Education Stakeholders Regarding Continued Use of Financial Responsibility...
Press Release: New Data Confirms Growing Demand for Distance Education Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT February 27, 2020 media@nc-sara.org New Data Confirms Growing Demand for Distance Education Programs Report released by NC-SARA...
Press Release: NC-SARA Board Members Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT November 8, 2019 media@nc-sara.org NC-SARA Announces Four Board Members and Names New Board Leadership New members will...
2019 Federal State Authorization Rules released
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has moved forward with the anticipated release of the new federal requirements for state authorization...
NC-SARA's New Website!
We’ve launched our new website and we’re excited to introduce you to our new look. National Council for State Authorized Reciprocity...
Update on California Students’ Access to Title IV Aid Restored
As has been widely reported, California students’ access to Title IV aid was reinstated as of August 2, 2019 when the...
NC-SARA Board Adopts New Mission Statement
Submitted by nortiz on Fri, 06/14/2019 - 08:27 NC-SARA Board Adopts New Mission Statement At its meeting on May 8-9, 2019...
As Need For Flexible Higher Education Grows, Group Charged With Growing Access To Distance Learning Announces New Leadership
Submitted by mlarson on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 08:25 A career veteran of instructional design and student support will lead national nonprofit...
NC-SARA 2018 Enrollment and Placement Reports Now Available
Submitted by vbrieske on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 08:49 We are pleased to release two documents relating to SARA: the NC-SARA 2018...
New Resource Helps Students Find the Right Online Program
Submitted by vbrieske on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 16:21 Berkeley College, NC-SARA, OLC, Quality Matters, and WCET have formulated a set of...
Massachusetts and Puerto Rico Join SARA
Submitted by vbrieske on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 14:27 NC-SARA is pleased to announce that Massachusetts and Puerto Rico have now joined...
Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Submitted by vbrieske on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 12:57 On June 1, DEAC, NC-SARA and WCET provided comments on the U.S. Department...
Comments sought on proposed new SARA initiative
Submitted by jshanika on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 10:43 At the NC-SARA board meeting on May 3, NC-SARA staff will recommend that...
Comments on Failing U – a report recently issued by the Children’s Advocacy Institute
Submitted by jshanika on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 09:27 On January 22, 2018 the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San...
NC-SARA Institutions Report Enrollments
Submitted by jshanika on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 13:21 We are pleased today to release two documents relating to SARA: NC-SARA 2017...
NC-SARA Comment on State Authorization of Distance Education Rules
Submitted by jshanika on Fri, 08/11/2017 - 16:03 NC-SARA has sent the U.S. Department of Education a comment on the definition...
Iowa joins SARA, the 8th State in the Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Iowa is eighth state approved for participation in the Midwestern-State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
NC-SARA Welcomes the Virgin Islands
Submitted by jshanika on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 13:11 SARA welcomes the United States Virgin Islands! The Virgin Islands have affiliated with...
NC-SARA Announces Four New Board Members
Submitted by jshanika on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 14:42 NC-SARA is pleased to announce the election of four new board members: Kathleen...
ED Clarifies Recent Rules on State Authorization of Distance Education
Submitted by jshanika on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 11:05 As many of you know, we were disappointed with the state authorization of...
NC-SARA Response to U.S. Department of Education Rules
Submitted by jshanika on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 16:25 NC-SARA has responded to the new rules from the U.S. Department of Education...
Welcome KY and PA to SARA
Submitted by jshanika on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 08:52 NC-SARA is proud to announce the addition of two more states; Kentucky and...
NC-SARA welcomes Utah as it's newest SARA state
Submitted by jshanika on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 11:22 Boulder, CO - On August 26th, 2016, the state of Utah was approved...
Midwest is first region to have all states on board for state authorization reciprocity - Wisconsin approved for participation in SARA
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2016 - 15:02 ; Posted via Mary Roberson of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact Minneapolis, MN...
Celebrating SARA's 1,000th Institution!
Submitted by jshanika on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 12:22 The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) is very pleased to...
SARA Response to the New York Times
Submitted by jshanika on Tue, 03/22/2016 - 09:25 SARA recently received attention from the NY Times, which reported on consumer groups’...