°®½´ÊÓÆµ Hosts Virtual Accreditation Review Community Forum

°®½´ÊÓÆµ will welcome a team of peer reviewers assigned by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) on Wednesday, February 23. Their virtual visit will include a community forum from 4 to 5 p.m. The ACCJC accredits private and public colleges that confer associate degrees in California, Hawaii and U.S. territories including Guam and the Marshall Islands. °®½´ÊÓÆµ is currently undergoing comprehensive accreditation review as part of a regular seven-year accreditation cycle.
Accreditation in higher education begins with the development of an Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER). The process provides the college the opportunity to evaluate its practices against accreditation standards and its own mission. The four accreditation standards of the ACCJC include mission, academic quality and institutional effectiveness; student learning programs and support services; resources; and leadership and governance.
More than 50 members of the °®½´ÊÓÆµ campus community, including trustees, faculty, classified professionals, administrators and students, have been actively engaged in the self-evaluation process for the last 14 months. °®½´ÊÓÆµ submitted its ISER in support of reaffirmation of accreditation to the ACCJC in December 2021. To review °®½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s ISER online, visit: .
The accreditation process throughout higher education in the United States is grounded in peer review. °®½´ÊÓÆµ has been assigned a peer review team of 11 members, who will review the ISER and work with the college to help strengthen practices. The visit in February is part of the formative review process, based on the peer review team’s review of °®½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s ISER. Following the review, the team will identify core inquiries, which will be used to structure a focused site visit (anticipated in October).
Following the site visit, the peer review team will complete its summative review of °®½´ÊÓÆµ and will submit that report to the ACCJC. The team’s report will inform the ACCJC’s action on °®½´ÊÓÆµ in January 2023. External accreditors offer assurance to students and the public that °®½´ÊÓÆµ meets high standards of institutional effectiveness and educational quality.
The accreditation review process includes the opportunity for public comment related to the college’s compliance with eligibility requirements, accreditation standards and commission policies. In order to ensure evaluation of applicable third-party comments by the peer review team, comments must be received by September 4, 2022. The form for submitting third-party comment is available on the ACCJC website:
The virtual community forum hosted by the peer review team on Wednesday, February 23, at 4 p.m. offers the opportunity to meet with team members and discuss °®½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s ISER, effective practices and areas for improvement relative to ACCJC requirements. The Zoom link to attend is .
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