Calbright Gains Accreditation
Sara Weissman
August 1, 2023
Calbright College, California’s first all-online community college, received accreditation from the Distance Education Accrediting Commission on Friday.
The initial accreditation period is for three years, at which point Calbright plans to apply for renewal, according to a press release from the college. Calbright aims to have the infrastructure in place to offer credit-bearing courses and accept students’ credits from other institutions at that point.
The positive news comes after a rocky early history. The college was lambasted in a state audit in 2021 and has survived multiple attempts by state lawmakers to close it since its founding in 2019.
