The future of accreditation in California is in transition. For a number of years, community college system partners, the Chancellor’s Office and the Federal entities have raised numerous concerns on how the Accreditation Commission for Junior and Technical Colleges conducts its operations.

This coming weekend in Solvang will be a great opportunity for many of us to come together and explore a variety of issues and topics together at our statewide CEO Symposium.

Members of Workgroup I and II provided an update at the statewide CEO Symposium.

Accreditation Workgroup II (WGII) has been meeting since May 2016 to pursue its charge of pursuing a model for regional accreditation that aligns all segments of higher education in the Western

Greetings on behalf of the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges (CEOCCC). The time has passed quickly since our time together at the end of February in Solvang at the Annual CEO Symposium.

At 10 a.m. today, Governor Brown released his May Revision to the January budget, with increased emphasis on the three pillars of education by investing in access, success, and equity while recognizing our colleges’ growing operational costs.  

Following is the latest information on the community college budget, including a comparison of the Governor’s proposed May Revision with the Assembly and Senate versions. This is the template for discussions in the upcoming conference committee. 

The 2015 Budget Conference Committee is meeting this week to review and negotiate differences between the Governor’s May revise and proposed budget amendments by the Assembly and Senate.

Please follow this link to review League Staff's policy paper concerning student equity.