Back to the Same Old Belligerent Ways and Still Inconsistent Application
A Picture of an Agency that is OUT OF CONTROL There are various conditions imposed on colleges with full accreditation as can be seen in a number of cases below. In some cases it appears to be better to receive a warning than to receive a full accreditation. It also seems clear that it is not a good idea to write up proposed improvements that a college hopes to make as the college may find itself under the gun to make such improvements. The most serious violations now appear to relate to SLOs and governing board operations – they seem to get the harshest sanctions.
The Department of Education found the ACCJC lacking in a variety of areas including: must provide documentation to demonstrate that it has fully implemented its revised policies to demonstrate that the agency clearly delineates between areas of non-compliance and areas for improvement and the agency must provide documentation to demonstrate that it provides the institution with a detailed written report that clearly identifies any deficiencies in the institution's compliance with the agency's standards. [§602.18(e)].
The Commission continues to be unclear in its distinction between what change is required and what change is just a suggestion for improvement. It also continues to have a lack of a sufficient number of faculty members on Visiting Teams. The Commission continues to direct colleges to make improvements that bring them beyond the minimum of what standards require.