FCPC OBJECTIVES

The OBJECTIVES of the Florida Council of Private Colleges, Inc. are:

1. To assist members private faith based educational institutions to achieve CERTIFICATION with the Council of Private Colleges of America, Inc. through quality peer review, onsite visits, verifying data, to CPCA and FCPC standards which exceed the minimum standards of the state of Florida,

2. To avoid any violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,

3. To avoid payment of state imposed base fees that constitute a tax on its member private faith based educational ministries,

4. To provide access to religious education leaders with established track records,

5. To provide an organization that supports religious educational freedom,

6.. To distinguish quality religious based member colleges from dishonoring religious based degree mills,

7. To provide ongoing assistance from among member institutions for starting and maintaining quality religious based education programs,

8. To provide member private faith based institutions with joint legal representation for religious freedom issues that support the mission and purpose of the FCPC,

9. To serve member private faith based institutions which enroll no students who receive state or federal financial aid for education in the form of student loans or grants excluding Veteran's benefits,

10. To provide member private faith based institutions with proper guidelines for maintaining quality student records including official transcript,

11. To provide member private faith based institutions with assistance in arranging for another institution or educational agency to keep and service student records in the event of closure,

12. To provide member private faith based institutions with guidance and direction in library and other learning resources and how they can provide, ensure, and maintain access for their students to these information resources and services,

13. To provide guidance to member private faith based institutions in developing new programs, courses of study, and operational procedures,

14. To have member private faith based institutions in compliance with “Fair consumer practices,” physical plant safety, and fraud statutes,

15. To provide member private faith based institutions with guidelines and/or assistance in investigation and resolution of complaints regarding their institution,

16. To provide member private faith based institutions with guidelines and/or assistance in generally accepted accounting practices for prudent financial management especially for unearned tuition and future permanent records management,

17. To involve member private faith based institutions personnel in carrying out the objectives of the FCPC, especially the peer review process,

18. To provide consulting services for member private faith based institutions through Consultlee & Associates, Inc.

19. To represent member private faith based institutions before any educational or governmental agency.