Copyright© 2007 by School Services of California, Inc.

                                      Volume 20                   For Publication Date: February 2, 2007             No. 3

By the Way . . .


Woodland Community College Seeks Accreditation. Woodland Community College seeks to become an autonomous two-year institution by 2008. Currently, Woodland Community College shares its accreditation with Yuba Community College District.  Autonomy would give the College the ability to hire its own faculty and to make decisions on curriculum and distribution of funding. Accreditation also would increase funding for the College from $1 million to $3 million annually. Over 2,000 students attend Woodland Community College—the requirement is 1,000 for accreditation 1,600 of the students are full-time. 

The Yuba Community College District encompasses the counties of Yolo and Colusa, which are expected to experience tremendous growth of up to 30% by the year 2010. Woodland Community College believes that this further justifies the need for its accreditation and autonomy. Art Pimintel, Public Information Officer for Woodland Community College, states that “we need to accommodate that growth in terms of the educational needs of the community in both counties.” The Woodland campus is undergoing the building of a new Learning Resource Center, and, with the recent passage of a bond measure, Woodland will receive $49 million for further renovations to the campus. Woodland Community College President Angela Fairchild states that her desire to be accredited is not related to much-needed campus renovations, but it does support the cause.