Accreditation

We are accredited!

Solano Community College has been accredited since our founding in 1945. We are accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC): http://www.accjc.org/

Currently, SCC is accredited with a warning status. Details on why are available on our website: http://www.solano.edu/institutional_research/accreditation.html.

Everyone should understand that SCC is accredited through the review process, even with a warning status. Students can be assured our classes are transferable to four-year colleges. Even as we address a number of serious accreditation issues, we do have excellent programs, faculty and staff.

What are we doing about improving our accreditation status?

Dr. Lisa J. Waits, Ed.D., Interim Superintendent/President, and Dr. Robin Steinback, Vice President of Academic Affairs, will be appearing before the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) on Friday, January 9, 2009. They will inform the commission that Solano Community College is serious about addressing the commission's concerns, including SCC retaining a special trustee this year to assist us. We hope this special action will result in our being re-accredited without a status beyond our current warning. We expect to receive the commission's final report on January 31, 2009, which will be posted to our web site.

Additional information about progress with our accreditation is provided by Academic Senate President Jeff Lamb on his blog at
http://www.sccsenate.blogspot.com

Once we receive the final report with the list of recommendations, we will put an action plan together, assign responsibilities, and begin the detailed work to resolve concerns. We plan to keep our students and the public informed of our progress.