Accreditation Crisis Updates for California Community Colleges

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Accreditation Crisis Updates for California Community Colleges

Posted on February 19, 2013 by CAPPS

INSIDE HIGHER ED. FEBRUARY 18, 2013. Two California community colleges received good news from their accreditor this week, with an easing of possible sanctions from the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges, which is part of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. But another two-year college in the state, College of the Sequoia received a stern rebuke from the commission and learned that it would need to “show cause” that it should not have its accreditation stripped. Cuesta College and the College of the Redwoods had their show cause orders dropped. Meanwhile, City College of San Francisco continues to work toward fixing problems that led to its show cause status. (Note: This article has been changed from an earlier version to correct a reference to Cuesta College’s current accreditation status.)