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Institutional development · Quality assurance and accreditation · United States

Commission on Colleges and Universities names 17 winners of first QEP excellence awards

The Commission on Colleges and Universities has selected 17 member institutions to receive its first Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Project of Excellence Awards.

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Why it matters: Seventeen of the commission's member institutions receive the first Quality Enhancement Plan Project of Excellence Awards.

The Commission on Colleges and Universities announced on 29 October 2026 the member institutions chosen for its Quality Enhancement Plan Project of Excellence Awards.

According to the commission, 17 institutions were selected in this round.

The commission said this is the first time the awards have been given.

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Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor

Seventeen member institutions of the Commission on Colleges and Universities have been recognised in the first round of its Quality Enhancement Plan Project of Excellence Awards, announced on 29 October 2026.

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