Why is ccsf losing its accreditation

Powered by Campus Explorer. The largest community college in California is destined to meet a dire fate one year from now if heroic efforts to save the school are not successful. Although the school has few options left, extreme moves are in the works that could be the last hope for saving the failing school. Problems for City College date far beyond the recent announcement of accreditation loss.

San Francisco Gate reported that the commission evaluated the school in , and made 14 recommendations for improvements that would save the school's accreditation status. Those 14 recommendations included:. The college was placed on severe sanctions and given eight months to show why it should remain accredited. Thanks for signing up! Stay informed with our daily newsletter. The school remained open during the legal challenges.

The member credentialing commission announced its decision Friday following a closed-door session during its semi-annual meeting this week in Sacramento. But the panelists noted that even though most of the new administrators have since gone, a new ethos prevails — one that emphasizes budget austerity and explicitly prioritizes students likely to graduate and move on to lucrative careers. The commission has been widely disparaged by a number of state and federal agencies, including the California State Auditor, the California Community College Chancellors Task Force on Accreditation, the federal Department of Education, three members of Congress, and the chancellors and CEOs of California Community Colleges, and many have called for it to be supplanted by another organization.

All of this is promising for the students and faculty who have been battling the accrediting commission for the past four years. The story has been corrected. We regret the error. But I can see how that could be interpreted to mean that the college is not currently accredited. The school now has until December 4 to address six specific issues cited by the commission. One issue appears to be the high turnover in leadership at the school, which includes the abrupt resignation by Chancellor Mark Rocha in March.

Rocha resigned under pressure after facing broad pushback for cuts he announced to classes, and he simultaneously tried raising executive salaries with little or no public notice.