Copyright© 2007 by School Services of California, Inc.

                                      Volume 20                   For Publication Date: August 3, 2007             No. 17

Recent Actions of The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) regarding California Community Colleges  

At its meeting on June 6-8, 2007, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, took the following institutional actions: 

Reaffirmed Accreditation on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation

Coastline Community College
Copper Mountain College
Golden West College
Orange Coast College
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Valley College
San Joaquin Valley College

Placed on Probation on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation

Hartnell College

Placed on Warning on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation

Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Western Career College

Accepted Progress Report

Merced College
Mission College
Reedley College

Continued on Probation on the Basis of a Progress Report

Northern Marianas College

Accepted Progress Report with Visit

Berkeley City College
City College of San Francisco
College of Alameda
El Camino College
Laney College
Merritt College
Solano Community College
West Los Angeles College

Removed from Warning and Reaffirmed Accreditation on the Basis of a Progress Report with a Visit

Feather River College
Fresno City College

Placed on Probation on the Basis of a Progress Report with Visit

College of the Redwoods

Placed on Warning on the Basis of a Progress Report with Visit

Victor Valley College

Continued on Probation on the Basis of a Progress Report with Visit

Lassen Community College

Accepted Midterm Report

Allan Hancock College
Chaffey College
Mira Costa College
Monterey Peninsula College
Santa Monica College

Accepted Focused Midterm Report

College of the Siskiyous
Glendale Community College

Accepted Focused Midterm Report with Visit

Palau Community College

Placed on Probation on the Basis of a Focused Midterm Report with Visit

Brooks College

Placed on Show Cause on the Basis of a Special Visit

American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles

Withdrawal and Termination of Accreditation

Don Bosco Technical Institute

 Substantive Change Actions

Cabrillo College—Approved the request to offer 50% of a transfer degree program at the  Scotts Valley Center.

Citrus College—Approved the request to offer 50% or more of the AS degree in Public Works via distance delivery.

Guam Community College—Deferred action on the request to offer the Certificate and AA
degree in Emergency Management.

Heald College—Approved the change of ownership and control of the institution.

Las Positas College—Approved to offer through distance delivery: certification programs in Accounting Technician, Administrative Assistant, Business Entrepreneurship, Supervisory Management, and  Computer Applications Software; and AA and AS programs in Administrative Assistant On Line, Business On Line, Business Administration Transfer Preparation On Line, Business Entrepreneurship On Line, Computer Information Systems On Line, and Marketing On Line, Network Security and Administration On Line.

Lassen Community College—Deferred action on request to approve the dual AS Administration of Justice Correspondent Program and the AS Correctional Justice Correspondence Program; and to approve the AA Liberal Arts Comprehensive Program.

Los Angeles Pierce College—Approved the Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE) at two  off-campus sites: Beardry-Shatto and Kennedy High School.

Mira Costa College—Approved the Associate in Science Degree – Nursing Major,
accommodating the College’s LVN-RN Step-Up Program.

Additional information on these actions can be found at the Commission website at:  www.accjc.org

             —Jamillah Moore, Ed.D.