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"Accreditation is the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education used by the American higher education community. It is a uniquely American quality assurance process through which institutions collectively set standards for good practice, conduct peer-based evaluations of institutions on a regular basis, confer accredited status on institutions, and make the results of accreditation review of institutions known to the public"
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
The nine LACCD colleges participate in a comprehensive accreditation"self study" every six years. During this two-year process, teams of college faculty, administrators, support staff, and students work together to assess the effectiveness of current institutional efforts and to make plans to improve college performance. They are guided in this process by standards of good practice established by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), an arm of the Western Associate of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
To access copies of the most recent accreditation self study reports for LACCD colleges, click on the links below:
East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Mission College
Pierce College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Los Angeles Valley College
West Los Angeles College
This document provides information on institutional organization and the distribution of district/college responsibilities as required by the “Policy and Procedures for the Evaluation of Institutions in Multi-College/Multi-Unit Districts or Systems” (2004) as adopted by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The purpose of this document is to present materials which inform the Commission and visiting teams about the structure of District administrative offices and their functional relationship to the colleges. It is also meant to align District administrative functions with current accreditation standards and to specify outcome measures appropriate to each function identified.
ACCJC Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness
Click on the link below to access the following documents at the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges web site:
ACCJC Publications
- Eligibility Requirements
- Introduction to the Accreditation Standards
- Accreditation Reference Handbook
- Self Study Manual
- Guide to Evaluating Institutions
- Distance Learning Manual
- Manual for Progress, Focused Midterm, and Special Visits
- Substantive Change Manual
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