PRC services are not a form of accreditation, ranking, rating, or scoring but, instead, include self-assessments and external expertise to assist divisions of student affairs and services for the previously stated purposes. The Program Review Collaborative does not engage in legal or compliance-based reviews.

The scope of the review depends on the goals of the project. Review projects generally involve the following activities over the course of a three- to four-month period: 

• Introductory conversation with administrator requesting a review

• Nomination and identification of subject matter experts as reviewers

• Guidance with self-study process or other reflective component

• Assistance in preparing staff to participate in review

• Review of reports, documents, assessments, data

• Qualitative data collection - 1.5-day campus visit or remote interview period

• Written report of findings, analysis, and recommendations.