Accreditation

Accreditation Standards

In 2002, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) adopted the standards listed below.

Standard I: Institutional Effectiveness

The institution demonstrates strong commitment to a mission that emphasizes achievement of student learning and communication of the mission internally and externally. The institution uses analyses of quantitative and qualitative data and analysis in an ongoing and systematic cycle of evaluation, integrated planning, implementation, and re-evaluation to verify and improve the effectiveness by which the mission is accomplished.

Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Services

The institution offers high-quality instructional programs, student support services, and library and learning support services that facilitate and demonstrate the achievement of stated student learning outcomes. The institution provides an environment that supports learning, enhances student understanding and appreciation of diversity, and encourages personal and civic responsibility as well as intellectual, aesthetic, and personal development for all of its students.

Standard III: Resources

The institution effectively uses its human, physical, technology, and financial resources to achieve its broad educational purposes, including stated student learning outcomes, and to improve institutional effectiveness.

Standard IV: Leadership and Governance

The institution recognizes and utilizes the contributions of leadership throughout the organization for continuous improvement of the institution. Governance roles are designed to facilitate decisions that support student learning programs and services and to improve institutional effectiveness, while acknowledging the designated responsibilities of the governing board and the chief administrator.

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Revised May 19, 2008 by sawilcox@pasadena.edu