San Bernardino Community College District Colleges receive Full Accreditation Status

Publish Date: July 11, 2016

San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) and Crafton Hills College (CHC) have both received the results of their follow-up Accreditation site visit and reporting cycle from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Both schools have been removed from “warning” status and their accreditation status fully restored. All deficiencies from the fall 2014 comprehensive review have been resolved and both colleges now meet Eligibility Requirements, Accreditation Standards and Commission policies, according to communications from the president of the ACCJC.

President of the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees John Longville expressed satisfaction that the hard work done by the faculty, staff and administrators of both colleges and the district office had been recognized by the ACCJC and that the Commission’s recommendations have been met. He said, “Providing a quality education for students in our service area is our focus. Our colleges have continued to offer excellent programs and services and we are looking forward to a wonderful 2016-17 academic year, beginning mid-August.”

Chancellor Bruce Baron said, “The decision rendered by the ACCJC reflects the joint efforts of our colleges and the district. We continued to move forward for the benefit of our students while the issues involving accreditation were being addressed. I specifically would like to thank the Accreditation Task Force, a district-wide team of faculty, staff and managers who worked to address each recommendation of the 2015 ACCJC decision, assisted the colleges and the district with their reports to the Commission and supported the sites with their visits from the accrediting teams. We recognize that the accreditation process supports continuous self-improvement by the colleges and district offices and is a valuable method of self-evaluation and we are very pleased to have received full status once again.”

Correspondence received from the ACCJC and the visiting teams’ reports is available on the site accreditation pages of each college’s website - ValleyCollege.edu and CraftonHills.edu early.

ABOUT THE SBCCD

The San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) is one of 72 community College Districts within the California Community College system, the largest educational system in the world, which encompasses 113 community Colleges.  The SBCCD has a 90-year history of providing its community and students with quality and affordable vocational certificates, associate’s degrees, and preparation for transfer to a four-year College or university through San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) and Crafton Hills College (CHC).  In addition, the Economic Development and Corporate Training Division (EDCT) and KVCR TV-FM provide professional development and cultural and educational information to the community at large.

For additional information on the SBCCD, please contact Alisa Sparkia Moore, Esq., District Communications and Public Relations by phone at 805-717-0347 (cell), or by email at asmoore@sbccd.edu