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                                      Volume 18                   For Publication Date: December 2, 2005             No. 24

By the Way . . .

Commission Reaffirms Vote to Terminate Compton College ’s Accreditation. The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has reaffirmed its June 2005 decision to terminate Compton Community College ’s accredited status.  

State Chancellor Mark Drummond expressed disappointment over the Commission’s finding, citing the improvements that the college has made in recent months. Improvements in the college’s fiscal management, shared governance, human resources, and planning and research operations have occurred since the Commission’s initial findings. Chancellor Drummond has promised Compton College students, faculty, and staff that his office will pursue every legal remedy to keep the college open. During the interim, Drummond indicated that, for the foreseeable future, nothing has changed. The college is still open and accredited.  

The college continues to be under the administrative authority of the Chancellor’s Office with Interim President Jamillah Moore, Special Trustee Dr. Charles Ratliff, and Associate Special Trustee Dr. Sally Chou.