Tag: accreditation

City College Secures Firefighter Academy Accreditation While Aeronautics Program Remains Displaced

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman evans campus, accreditation, Airport Campus, Rosie Zepeda, Erin Blackwell, firefighter, administration of justice and fire science technology, john adams center, aeronautics and aircraft maintenance, jim connors

This month City College received its California State Fire Marshal and the State Board of Fire Services accreditation making it a regional training program for five years. Its neighboring program, Aeronautics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program is at risk of being permanently cut.

Frontpage Display News Accreditation

Layoffs Threaten Registered Nursing Department Accreditation, Negotiations with Administration Underway

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, the guardsman, City College of San Francisco, darlene alioto, class cuts, accreditation, BOT, AFT2121, nursing, Daina Medvedor Koziot, Garrett Leahy, Layoffs, approval, California Board of Registered Nursing, Maureen Noonan

In the wake of upcoming faculty layoffs approved by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 26, faculty from City College’s registered nursing department fear their department could lose their approval granted by the California Board of Registered Nursing, due to no longer meeting minimum staffing requirements outlined by the board. Now, City College nursing faculty are in negotiations with the school’s administration to minimize cuts to their department.

COVID19 Frontpage Display News

A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, budget, john rizzo, seiu local 1021, aft 2121, academic senate, accreditation, ACCJC, accrediting commission for community and junior colleges, London Breed, Annette Mullaney, Enrollment Management Committee, Wynd Kaufman, Malaika Finkelstein, Erin Blackwell, multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, Other Post-Employment Benefits, OPEB, Carole Meagher, John al-Amin, Workforce Education and Recovery Fund, Gordan Mar, Michael Needham, Athena Steff, Full-Time Caucus, David James, Budget Committee

The pandemic has exacerbated the College’s financial woes, with decreased tax revenues and delayed funding from the state, but it is not the genesis of the problem.

Frontpage Display News

Drastic cuts across the board to address College’s “dire fiscal emergency” in approved Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman budget, Board of Supervisors, enrollment, accreditation, ACCJC, AFT2121, Dianna Gonzales, Tom Boegel, Rick Baum, Simon Hanson, Participatory Governance Council, Vick Van Chung, Rajen Vurdien, Annette Mullaney, Enrollment Management Committee, Jill Yee, Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment, Wynd Kaufman, Alison Datz, Malaika Finkelstein, Kathleen White, Daina Medvedor Koziot

Facing budget constraints and continued accreditation pressures, the College’s Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan outlines steep cuts, including at least 600 fewer class sections.

News Briefs

Compton College under new managment

February 22, 2017February 20, 2017 The Guardsman accreditation, compton, CFT president

By Bethaney Lee Compton College’s Board of Trustees is taking over the reigns of Compton College for the first

News Accreditation

City College anticipates decision of accrediting commission

November 3, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman enrollment, CCSF, accreditation, ACCJC, Cassie Ordonio

City College is currently awaiting a decision that decides whether it will be accredited by an accrediting agency. The accrediting agency, in turn, is being reviewed by the Department of Education.

Feature News

ALEC in cahoots with accrediting commission?

November 13, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman city college, CCSF, ALEC, accreditation, ACCJC, students

By J.B. Evans The Guardsman In light of City College’s accreditation crisis, college advocates have questioned whether the regional agency

News

The battle for City College’s accreditation continues in San Francisco Superior Court

September 20, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman department of education, Dennis Herrera, City Attorney, accreditation, ACCJC, santiago mejia, lawsuit, khaled sayed, judge curtis karnow, accrediting commission for community and junior colleges, superior court

Karnow heard cross-motions for summary adjudication in front of an audience of approximately 100 City College supporters that nearly filled all courtroom seats.

Feature News

Restoration policy may be last chance to maintain accreditation

August 20, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman chinatown, city college, chancellor, enrollment, CCSF, school, accreditation, ACCJC, chancellor arthur tyler, arthur tyler, policy, restoration, Arthur, Tyler, Chinatown center

By Samantha Dennis The Guardsman City College has applied for restoration status and if granted, would allow them

Feature News

CCSF accreditation update

June 15, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman city college, CCSF, accreditation, ACCJC, santiago mejia, chancellor arthur tyler, update, accrediting commission, open

double or nothing

News

Pelosi decides to join the fight

January 22, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman chinatown, Jackie Speier, Nancy Pelosi, closure, accreditation, ACCJC, alex lamp, santiago mejia, lawsuit, anna eshoo, northbeach, george miller, gregory keech, rafael mandelman, eric mar, injunction, tracy wheeler

Pressed against the glass frame of City College’s Chinatown North Beach center on the morning of Jan. 6, faculty, staff and students listened attentively for updated accreditation information and supporting words from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.

News

Judge delays City College’s possible loss of accreditation until after trial

January 22, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman chancellor, Dennis Herrera, City Attorney, accreditation, ACCJC, madeline collins, superios court, judge curtis karnow, brice harris

San Francisco Superior Court Judge ruled on Jan. 2 that City College could not be closed until a trial determines whether the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges acted lawfully in its decision to revoke the school’s accreditation.