Sanford Brown Institute

About

MISSION

The Sanford Brown Institute is dedicated to the mission of providing support to fulfill the needs of diverse student population by encouraging quality, flexible and career-focused education.

The Sanford Brown Institute prepares the students to make them eligible for entry-level positions through student-centered and supportive environment.
The institute pays regard to the on-going personal satisfaction and professional goals of the students.

OBJECTIVES

Following objectives are considered by Sanford Brown Institute in order to accomplish the goals of the institution.

ENVIRONMENT
The Sanford Brown Institute strives to encourage an environment that is likely to stimulate the workplace by maintaining industry-standard laboratory facilities, equipment and externship opportunities.

QUALITY
The institution strives to maintain high caliber faculty members to provide education and training that focus on the core skills and knowledge required for the achievement of professional recognition.

SERVICE
The Sanford Brown Institute considers every student as an individual deserving high level of customer-service and satisfaction.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
In order to continually improve the learning programs, Sanford Brown Institute utilizes feedbacks from faculty, students, employees, staff and advisory groups.

ACHIEVEMENT
The institution provides means to support the high level achievements from students, faculty and staff.

A BRIEF EPITOME OF THE HISTORY OF SANFORD BROWN INSTITUTE

The Sanford Brown Institute was established in 1866 by Rufus C. Crampton, a professor at Illinois College. The school was established to cater the demands of post-Civil War America.

Today about 30 private schools across United States bear the name of Sanford-Brown. The institution hires and maintains a group of dedicated professionals who stick to the goal of providing high-quality health care career programs.

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATIONS

Accreditation is reckoned as a standard against which the schools, colleges and universities are evaluated in context of the quality of education, and the operating practices.

In order to confirm the high standards of educational excellence, the accreditation agencies continuously evaluate the integrity, continuous improvement, accountability and open communication of the institutions which reside on their rosters.

The accreditation instills confidence in the educational community and institutions' constituencies. In order to evaluate the transfers of credit and applications for postgraduate study, the colleges and universities also rely on the accreditation status.

The Sanford Brown Institute savors the honor of being institutionally accredited by the following.

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

The Sanford Brown Institute is also approved by the following

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA

GRADING POLICY

Following is the grading criterion which is adopted by Sanford Brown Institute in order to mark/judge the academic outcomes of the students.

Letter Code	Included in Credits Earned	Included in credits Attempted	Included in CGPA	Quality Points
A	Yes	Yes	Yes	4.00
B	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.00
C	Yes	Yes	Yes	2.00
D	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.00
F	No	Yes	Yes	0.00
AU (Audit)	No	No	No	N/A
I (Incomplete)	No	Yes	No	N/A
P (Pass)	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
PR (Proficiency)	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
TC (Transfer Credit)	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
W (Withdraw)	No	Yes	No	N/A
WP (LOA)	No	No	No	N/A
NP (Not Pass)	No	No	Yes	N/A

STUDENT ORIENTATION

All new students attend orientation prior to the beginning of classes. The orientation assists students to transit into Sanford Brown Institute. At orientation, students are acquainted to the administration staff, campus, faculty and peers.
At orientation, an explanation is also given by the directors of administrative departments about the ways through which assistance is provided to the students. Students’ rights and responsibilities are also clarified at orientation.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE

For many reasons students are likely to seek academic assistance during their learning programs. At Sanford Brown Institute endeavors are made to foster relationships with student body so that individuals may feel comfortable in requesting the academic assistance.

The responsibility for Academic Assistance lies with the director of education and the director should be consulted when academic assistance is required.

When needed Sanford Brown Institute also provides referrals to outside agencies. However, the administrative staff and faculty members are also available for providing academic assistance to the students.

CAREER SERVICES

Advice regarding various career paths is provided to the prospective students during admission interview. The admission officers assist students in the assessment of their talents and discuss the motivation required to achieve career goals.

Students at Sanford Brown Institute are provided with opportunities for part-time employment as they pursue their studies. However, this assistance is provided to the students who show satisfactory academic progress.

The director of career services acts as a liaison between students and employers by promoting the students to prospective employers.

The career services are intensified as the students proceed towards graduation. Assistance is provided by the director of career services regarding resume writing, interviewing skills and networking techniques. The Sanford Brown Institute provides career planning assistance to the students and graduates; however, it does not guarantee employment after graduation.