Spanish-American Institute

 

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

 

Application for a New Grant of Accreditation

 

 

 

 

M00791

Manhattan, NY 10036

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

Contents

 

Self-Study Checklist 2006. 3

Application for Accreditation. 5

Self-Study Process. 13

Future Plan:  2004-2009. 16

Self-Study Questions. 20

A.1.  MISSION.. 21

A.2.  ORGANIZATION.. 28

A.3.  ADMINISTRATION.. 30

A.4.  RELATIONS WITH STUDENTS. 40

A.5.  EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 50

A.6.  EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. 61

A.7.  PUBLICATIONS. 63

A.8.  LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, AND MATERIALS. 65

Ownership/Control Disclosure Form.. 69

Academic Credit Analysis. 72

Inventory of Equipment 76

Faculty Summary Forms. 78

Administrative Staff Summary Forms. 83

Organization Chart 85

Institutional Effectiveness Plan. 87

School Catalog. 88

 


Self-Study Checklist 2006


SELF-STUDY CHECKLIST 2006

 

 

NAME OF SCHOOL  _Spanish-American Institute___ACICS ID CODE __M00791____ 

 

LOCATION   City:___New York _____________   State:___NY______________________

 

CONTENTS

 

DISK

HARD COPY

APPLICATION

x

x

EXPLANATION

X

x

FUTURE PLANS

x

X

SELF-STUDY NARRATIVE

x

X

IEP

x

X

OWNERSHIP/CONTROL DISCLOSURE FORM

x

X

ACADEMIC CREDIT ANALYSIS

x

X

INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT

x

X

FACULTY & ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY

x

X

CATALOG

x

X

DISK LABELED WITH NAME, ID CODE, SELF-STUDY DATE, LOCATION

x

X

For those institutions which have any portion of a program taught through nontraditional education:

ADDITIONAL SELF-STUDY NARRATIVE RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO DISTANCE EDUCATION

n/a

n/a

 

I, the designated on-site ADMINISTRATOR of the institution, have checked and confirm that each of the above-listed items is included in the soft-copy (CD Rom) and hard-copy (binder) submission of our institution’s self-study.

 

Signature________________________________                Date_____September 30, 2007__

 

Name  _____Dante V. Ferraro_________                             Title_____President___________

 

 

Application for Accreditation


 

750 First Street, NE, Suite 980

Washington, DC 20002-4241

TEL: (202) 336-6780

FAX: (202) 842-2593

www.acics.org

 
APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION

Text Box:

APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION

 

 

 


 

Date report prepared

September 30, 2007

 

 

 

Type of Application (check one):

 

 

 

Initial Accreditation

 

 

Branch-to-Freestanding

 

X

New Grant of Accreditation (Reevaluation):  Main

 

 

New Grant of Accreditation (Reevaluation):  Branch (Main location)

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Institutional Data

 

 

1.

Official name of institution

Spanish-American Institute

 

2.

ACICS ID Code

               M00791

 

3.

Address (Mailing)

               215 West 43rd Street

 

4.

City

New York

State

New York

Zip

10036

 

5.

Telephone

212/840-7111, ext. 2800

Fax

212/719-5922

 

6.

On-site administrator’s e-mail address

dvf@sai2000.org

 

Web site address

www.sai2000.org

 

7.

Address (Physical location)

215 West 43rd Street

 

8.

City

New York

State    

New York

Zip

10036

 

9.

Name and title of chief executive officer

                 Dante V. Ferraro, President

 

10.

Name and title of chief on-site administrator

          Dante V. Ferraro, President

 

11.

Credentials offered (check all that apply)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Certificate

X

Diploma

 

 

 

Occupational Associate’s Degree

 

Academic Associate’s Degree

 

 

 

Bachelor’s Degree

 

Master’s Degree

 

 

 

 



12.

Does the institution operate any non-main locations?

Yes

 

No

X

 

 

If yes, list address, phone number, and administrator (if applicable) of each location (attach a separate sheet, if necessary):

 

 

Address of non-main campus

 

 

 

City

 

State

 

Zip

 

 

 

Telephone

 

Fax (if available)

 

 

 

Name and title of on-site administrator

 

 

 

Campus Classification (check one):

Branch

 

Learning Site

 

ID Code

 

 

 

Date of Council approval of location:

 

 

13.

Corporation type (check one):

 

 

 

Privately Held Corporation

 

 

 

Publicly Traded Corporation

 

 

X

Not-For-Profit Corporation

 

 

 

Limited Partnership with Corporate General Partner

 

 

 

Limited Liability Company

 

14.

Date of original establishment of institution

           March 1, 1955

 

15.

Date of acquisition by present ownership

            November 1, 1996

 

16.

Year of establishment of present form of ownership

1995

 

17.

Institution is (check one):

Licensed

X

Chartered

 

Registered

 

Other

 

 

 

By the following agencies or authorities

New York State Education Department

 

 

Continuously since what date

                  July 1, 1973

 

 

 

 

B.

Personnel List each person in only one category.

 

1.

Number of administrative staff:

FT

8

PT

7

2.

Number of faculty members:

FT

14

PT

15

3.

Of the faculty members:

 

 

number who hold the bachelor’s degree:                                                                       

FT

5

PT

16

 

number who hold the master’s degree:

FT

1

PT

5

 

number who hold the doctorate degree:

FT

1

PT

1

4.

Number of admissions representatives:

FT

4

PT

8

C.

Students

 

1.

Is high school graduation required for admission to the institution’s programs?

 

 

If no, explain the nature of exceptions.

Yes

X

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Present number of regularly enrolled students :    245

 

 

11

Full-time

153

Day

 

 

234

Part-time

92

Evening

 

 

245

TOTAL

 

3.

Total number of graduates who have completed a program during the past Annual Institutional Report year:

21

 

1

Certificate

 

20

Diploma

 

 

 

Occupational Associate’s Degree

 

 

Academic Associate’s Degree

 

 

 

Bachelor’s Degree

 

 

Master’s Degree

 

4.

Students are currently enrolled as:

 

 

Public, tuition-paying students:

Yes

x

No

 

 

Private (e.g., contractual training for private corporation students):

Yes

 

No

x

 

Government-sponsored (e.g., Job Training Partnership Act Students):

Yes

 

No

X

 

Explain any private or government-sponsored students:

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Academic Program Information

 

1.

Unit of credit awarded by the institution (check one):

 

 

Clock Hour

  X

*Quarter Credit

 

*Semester Credit

 

 

 

*If quarter or semester credit hour,

 

 

a.

how many contact hours equal one lecture credit?

 

 

 

b.

how many contact hours equal one laboratory credit?

 

 

 

c.

how many contact hours equal one internship/externship credit?

 

 


2.

List all programs of at least 300 clock hours offered by the institution, in order of descending length.  Attach an additional sheet of paper if necessary.

 

 

Name of Program

Any portion taught through nontraditional education (distance education, self-paced instruction)?

(Y/N)

Credential Awarded

Length of program

Total Clock or Total Credit hours

Current Enrollment in Program

Year Program Began

Year Last Revised

Number of Graduates

 

Month

clock hours

Day

Eve

Past Year

(AIR 2007)

Past 3 Years

8010 Computer Assisted Accounting

No

certificate

16

1600

0

2

1989

2003

0

0

7020 Computerized Office Management

No

certificate

16

1600

2

9

1989

2003

1

10

5480 English as a Second Language

No

diploma

4.8

480

53

18

1987

2006

20

43

 

 

3.

List all short-term (less than 300 clock hours) and/or specialized programs/courses offered by the institution.  Attach an additional sheet of paper if necessary

 

 

Name of Program

 

 

Any portion taught through nontraditional education (distance education, self-paced instruction)?

(Y/N)

Credential Awarded

Length of program

Total Clock or Total Credit hours

Current Enrollment in Program

Year Program Began

Year Last Revised

Number of Graduates

Month

Clock Hours

Day

Eve.

 

Past Year

(AIR 2007)

Past 3 Years

200 Keyboarding for Information Processing

N

certificate

2.4

48

16

4

1984

2006

48

260

201 Typing (Basic Course)

N

 

certificate

6

120

0

0

1955

2006

2

11

202 Typing (Advanced Course)

N

certificate

6

120

0

0

1955

2006

0

2

203 Typing (Expert Course)

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1955

2006

0

0

205 Machine Transcription

N

certificate

1.25

30

0

0

1986

2006

0

0

230 Computer Word Processing

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1993

2006

0

0

235 Introduction to Microsoft Word for Windows

N

certificate

4

80

7

1

1993

2006

9

49

240 Introduction to Word Perfect

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1983

2006

0

1

300 Business Management

N

certificate

6

120

2

0

1955

2006

12

36

301 Business Mathematics

N

certificate

1.1

24

1

0

1960

2006

4

6

302 Accounting (First Course)

N

certificate

6

120

2

0

1960

2006

9

39

303 Accounting (Intermediate Course)

N

certificate

6

120

0

0

1960

2006

0

6

304 Accounting (Advanced I)

N

certificate

3

60

0

0

1960

2006

0

5

305 Accounting (Advanced II)

N

certificate

3

60

0

0

1960

2006

0

3

310 Import-Export Management

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1993

2006

0

0

401 Office Practice

N

certificate

8

160

0

0

1969

2006

0

2

402 Electronic Calculators

N

certificate

2.25

48

0

0

1969

2006

0

0

404 Business Communications

N

certificate

3.6

72

0

0

1964

2006

0

0

501 English as a Second Language (Level I)

N

certificate

6

120

93

11

1955

2006

83

180

501 English as a Second Language (Level II)

N

certificate

6

120

92

27

1955

2006

101

247

501 English as a Second Language (Level III)

N

certificate

6

120

102

43

1955

2006

138

304

501 English as a Second Language (Level IV)

N

certificate

6

120

92

46

1955

2006

187

409

501 English as a Second Language (Level V)

N

certificate

6

120

118

21

1955

2006

196

439

501 English as a Second Language (Level VI)

N

certificate

6

120

92

55

1955

2006

172

445

502 Business English

N

certificate

6

120

15

17

1964

2006

74

241

503 Advanced Reading and Writing

N

certificate

6

120

13

8

1976

2006

74

229

604 High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation

N

certificate

6

120

8

3

1976

2006

25

54

610 TOEFL Exam Preparation

N

certificate

4

80

119

52

1989

2006

168

510

620 College Success

N

certificate

4

160

0

0

2003

2006

8

48

925 Database  Management (960 Using Microsoft Access)

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1988

2006

(see 960 Using Microsoft Access)

(960 Using Microsoft Access)

930 Introduction to DOS

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1990

2006

0

0

935 Using Lotus 1-2-3

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1990

2006

0

0

940 Introduction to Microsoft Windows

N

certificate

4

80

4

3

1993

2006

24

75

945 Introduction to Microsoft Works

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1993

2006

0

0

950 Using Excel for Windows

N

certificate

4

80

3

0

1995

2006

9

49

955 Using the Internet

N

certificate

4

80

0

0

1995

2006

6

145

960 Using Microsoft Access

N

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