Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of colleges and universities in South Dakota/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by Giants2008 19:19, 11 August 2012.

List of colleges and universities in South Dakota

 * Nominator(s):  Ruby  2010/  2013  19:30, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Another colleges list, this time of the Midwestern state of South Dakota. This is part of my ongoing project to improve these lists. This one is relatively short and shouldn't take much time to review. Thanks in advance for your comments.  Ruby  2010/  2013  19:30, 15 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorting "Control" in Safari gives me many different results each time I click on sort.
 * How interesting. It does that for me too (using Firefox). Is that a problem? How would I go about fixing that?  Ruby  2010/  2013  19:21, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, sorry! The Rambling Man (talk) 20:12, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm seeing the same thing in Chrome. The rows aren't jumbling up or anything though, the information stays correct but just sorts differently, so I'm not convinced it's anything to be too concerned about. GRAPPLE   X  16:30, 4 August 2012 (UTC)


 * The table was incorrect; I've fixed it to reflect that the institution in question is regionally accredited by HLC. Ruby, please be more careful; labeling an institution as unaccredited is a pretty big deal and we have to get that right. ElKevbo (talk) 06:54, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * As I stated in the edit summary, the National Center for Educational Statistics entry on National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension says "No accreditation data reported for this institution". Please stop adding information without properly citing it. Regards,  Ruby  2010/  2013  19:22, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It's an online branch campus of an accredited institution and it's specifically listed on HLC's website.
 * If you don't understand higher education, I suggest you stop editing this article or seek assistance when delving into specialized topics such as accreditation. ElKevbo (talk) 21:44, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, if you want to get technical then the information contained in IPEDS - which is where College Navigator gets its data - covers institutions participating in Title IV. Institutions must be accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education to participate in Title IV so it's trivial to conclude that all institutions in College Navigator are accredited.  Theoretically it's possible that there are accredited institutions that don't participate in Title IV but is highly unlikely. ElKevbo (talk) 22:04, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Firstly, I would advise you to change your tone. Wikipedia is a collaborative process where editors are meant to work together, not against each other. Today I personally contacted the HLC to verify that their accreditation applies to online branches of accredited campuses, as this is not made specifically clear at the HLC entry on NAU nor at the NCES page. A representative of the HLC has confirmed to me that Ellsworth is accredited, so the issue has been resolved.  Ruby  2010/  2013  21:16, 5 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Support NapHit (talk) 10:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing!  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Support (clarifying after boxing off comments). GRAPPLE   X  03:29, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Such colorful comment caps... I wish the reviewers at FAC used these.  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:42, 11 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Image review: No apparent copyright problems and well kept File: pages.  Good raise  19:31, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for looking it over.  Ruby  2010/  2013  19:51, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comments: Augustana College source says it was founded in 1860 not 1889. The Enrollment source presents different numbers than what's presented in the table. Sinte Gleska University says nothing regarding the founding. Neither of the sources specifically mention Columbus College closing in 1929. Freeman, Huron, USD - Springfield, Wessington and Yankton don't seem to be listed in Ref 31. Afro  ( Talk ) 06:01, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I have no idea why Augustana said 1889, but I have now fixed it. This provided different enrollment numbers because it was based on fall 2010 data; the website must have updated their data, so I'll I adjusted the table accordingly. One of the sources does specifically mention Columbus College closing (-> "In 1929 Columbus College Closed, an early victim of the Great Depression). And Ref 31 was a slight error - it was synced to the Wisconsin list rather than the SD list. Easy fix.  Ruby  2010/  2013  14:19, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Everything seems to be fixed and I have see no issues with the article. Afro  ( Talk ) 20:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review and support.  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:42, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Support. Great work on this list! It should be represent as one of Wikipedia's best lists. TBrandley 04:37, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks!  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:40, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
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