Cuesta College received notice from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) on February 3rd, that the college has been placed on probation.
The college is and will remain an accredited institution throughout the response process.
"I want to assure our students and the community that Cuesta College remains accredited," said Dr. Gil Stork, Cuesta College Superintendent/President. "We take the process and outcomes of the Accrediting Commission’s findings very seriously. We will focus our responses on the recommendations and take corrective actions within the established timeline."
For additional information about accreditation, please go to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) website: http://www.accjc.org/
Cuesta College was placed on warning status in January of 2009 by the ACCJC with recommendations to make improvements in nine areas. The announcement was followed by a report filed by the college and a site visit in October 2009. Based on the findings of that report and the site visit, the ACCJC took action to place the college on probation.
Moving forward, Cuesta College will continue to improve on the recommendations made by the ACCJC and file a follow up report by Oct. 15, 2010. Another site visit will occur by mid November, and recommendations will be made based on the college’s continued progress. The ACCJC will review the visitors’ findings and adjust the college’s accreditation status accordingly, releasing their findings in a report in late January or early February of 2011.
"It is my responsibility to provide leadership to our excellent faculty, staff and administration to meet this challenge," said Dr. Stork. "We will bring our college up to the standards established by the Accrediting Commission."
Cuesta College will provide accreditation updates on this web site when appropriate.
For additional information, please contact A. Cathleen Greiner, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent/Vice President Academic Affairsanna_greiner@cuesta.edu, or 805-546-3122.
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