Visit to Jakarta college offers insights for BCCC President | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    A visit earlier this month to a community college in Jakarta, Indonesia, provided valuable insights into college operations that can be of use to Beaufort County Community College, according to BCCC President Barbara Tansey.

    Dr. Tansey was one of three community college leaders from across the country chosen to serve on a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges team to review accreditation for Lone Star Community College's campus in the Indonesian capital.

    The community college is operated in conjunction with the Universitas Siswa Bangsa Internasional and its Educational Pathway Program is the only one of its kind in the country.

    About a month before going on the visit, funded by the Putera Sampoerna Foundation, Dr. Tansey was asked to review reports concerning the college's finances, its student services operations and its facilities.

    The purpose of the site visit was to ensure the accuracy of the reports and to discuss with college leaders any changes that need to be made as part of the accreditation process.

    The mission of SACS is to assure the educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions.

    "It's an honor to be chosen to go on a SACS accreditation visit," Dr. Tansey said.

    This is the second overseas SACS accreditation visit on which Dr. Tansey has served. Before coming to BCCC, Dr. Tansey participated in a SACS site visit to a college in Vietnam.

    The Jakarta visit was particularly timely, she said, because BCCC is currently preparing for its five-year review by SACS. A report from BCCC to the agency is due in September.

    Of particular note were partnerships developed by the college with local foundations and ways of reporting information about the college and its students.
Dr. Tansey is pictured above with members of the site visit team and students, faculty and staff of the Jakarta college.

    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.