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NACCAS Annual Report Checklist
The NACCAS Annual Report is far easier when the underlying data has been tracked all year instead of reconstructed at the deadline. Here's what typically goes into it and a checklist to stay ready.
What the NACCAS Annual Report is
The National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS) requires accredited institutions to submit an Annual Report with institutional and student-outcome data. NACCAS uses it to monitor compliance and to calculate the outcome rates that matter for accreditation.
The data you'll need
- Enrollment data — students at the start of the period and new starts during it
- Completion / graduation outcomes by cohort
- Licensure examination pass rates (where applicable)
- Graduate placement rates, with supporting verification
- Other outcomes such as transfers, by program
Where schools get tripped up
- Outcome data reconstructed at the last minute instead of tracked continuously
- Placements that can't be verified when audited
- Inconsistent cohort definitions year to year
- Licensure results that weren't tracked as they came in
A year-round checklist
- Capture enrollment events (starts, withdrawals, completions) as they happen
- Document each graduate's completion
- Record licensure exam results as you receive them
- Verify each placement at the source — employer, position, dates, and in-field classification
- Reconcile the numbers monthly so the annual report is a download, not a scramble
How Atticus helps
Atticus captures enrollment, completion, licensure, and placement data continuously and keeps the verification behind it — so your NACCAS outcome rates are current and defensible. See Atticus for placement verification and accreditation management.
Note: this is a general overview, not compliance advice. Always confirm fields, definitions, and deadlines against the current NACCAS Annual Report instructions and Rules of Practice and Procedure.