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 will be known as VCEA – Diocese of Arlington.