Raul Garcia, CPA, MBA, has extensive experience in financial leadership within higher education institutions. Currently serving as a seasonal volunteer Finance Peer Evaluator for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Raul has held significant roles including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Del Mar College, Controller at Northern Illinois University, and Executive Director/Controller of Business and Finance at Chicago State University. Additionally, Raul has experience as Director of Accounting at Oakton Community College. Raul holds an MBA in Finance from Saint Xavier University and a B.A. in Accounting from DePaul University.
This person is not in any offices
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.