City College Board of Trustees Learn to ‘Stay in Their Lane’
At the heart of City College’s accreditation warning is the board’s resolution to rehire laid-off faculty.
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Faculty Express Array of Concerns at ACCJC Open Forum
The ACCJC peer review team finished conducting its onsite visit Oct. 4, after addressing its “Core Inquiries” from April 2023, which outlines further information sought by the commission following an Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) conducted by the college in December of 2022.
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City College Board of Trustees Meets after Chancellor Decides Not to Renew Contract
When the Board of Trustees (BoT) met for their regular meeting on Sept. 28, the circumstances were anything but regular.
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Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Arrives Oct. 2
The powerful Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) will arrive at City College on Oct. 2 to conduct a “focused site visit,” part of a process that occurs every seven years and ultimately will result in the ACCJC determining the accreditation status of the college.
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City College’s Finances Looking ‘Stable,’ According to Moody’s Investors Service
The financial outlook rating from Moody’s is good news for City College’s upcoming accreditation assessment, according to trustees.
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City College to be Held Harmful by California
By Skylar Wildfeuer skylar.wildfeuer@gmail.com At the bottom of our college’s fiscal cliff lie the sharp rocks of California’s new
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City College Secures Firefighter Academy Accreditation While Aeronautics Program Remains Displaced
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.
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Layoffs Threaten Registered Nursing Department Accreditation, Negotiations with Administration Underway
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.
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A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco
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.
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Drastic cuts across the board to address College’s “dire fiscal emergency” in approved Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan
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.
Read MoreCompton College under new managment
By Bethaney Lee Compton College’s Board of Trustees is taking over the reigns of Compton College for the first
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City College anticipates decision of accrediting commission
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.
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ALEC in cahoots with accrediting commission?
By J.B. Evans The Guardsman In light of City College’s accreditation crisis, college advocates have questioned whether the regional agency
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