Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Benita Bare, CPA, GGMA, currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Tusculum University since March 2021. With extensive experience in higher education finance, Bare has contributed as a financial reviewer for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) since 2011. Previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at the Appalachian School of Law and various senior financial positions at Emory and Henry College, where responsibilities included managing financial operations, directing external audits, and teaching accounting courses as an Adjunct Professor. Benita Bare's career in finance began in the mid-1980s, with roles in tax compliance and auditing for firms such as The Pittston Company and various public accounting firms. Benita holds a Master of Science in Accounting from Liberty University and two degrees from Emory & Henry University, including a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business with a focus on Accounting.
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accredits degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern United States and internationally. The Commission's mission is the enhancement of educational quality and the improvement of institutional effectiveness by ensuring accredited institutions meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students. The Commission serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other international sites approved by the Commission that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees. Accreditation by SACSCOC signifies that an institution (1) has a mission appropriate to higher education, (2) has resources, programs, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission, and (3) maintains clearly specified educational objectives consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives.