Accreditation of Schools
VCEA History
Since its inception, the 77 Catholic schools in Virginia have been successfully guided through the VCEA's accreditation process, Design for Excellence. In each case, the school community has completed a comprehensive self-study of its goals and how well its curriculum, student services, finances and facilities allow the school to achieve its goals. After the school has completed the self-study, a team of educators, not connected with the school, visits the school to judge the validity of the self-study and to suggest avenues of growth. Schools which successfully complete this process are accredited by the VCEA. The Diocese of Richmond decided to withdraw from this accrediting agency. As of July 1, 2016 the association became known as VCEA - Diocese of Arlington.