Announcements
Announcements
ACCJC Urges Congress to Provide Permanent Legal Protections to DACA Recipients and All Dreamers
August 4, 2021On July 16, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen ruled that the executive authority to create the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy was illegal, and that only Congress can create such [...]
ACCJC Supports Students, Joins the Double Pell Alliance
August 3, 2021 The U.S. Pell Grant program is a critical form of investment in college affordability. Pell Grants help support millions of low- and moderate-income students in their pursuit of higher education every [...]
ACCJC Signs Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts that Restrict Education about Racism and American History
June 29, 2021 Across the country state legislators are working to adopt bills that inhibit educators from teaching about racism and related issues in American history in schools, colleges, and universities. The Accrediting Commission [...]
New Book, Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, features Bakersfield College and Guam Community College
June 29, 2021 The partnership between an accreditor and its member colleges is based on a commitment to continuous quality improvement. In order to ensure academic quality, institutional effectiveness, and student success, we must [...]
ACCJC Celebrates Collaboration, Advocacy, and Leadership Efforts – Adopts New Policy on Social Justice
June 28, 2021 It is with great excitement that ACCJC brings to your attention a recent press release from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. If you have not already seen it, please click [...]
ACCJC President Collaborates with CHEA, Lumina Foundation, and 24 Other Leaders on a Public Systems and Accreditation Framework for Action
March 31, 2021 The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges is excited to highlight the publication of A Framework for Action, a tool for public higher education systems and accrediting organizations working together, [...]
ACCJC Urges Congress to Invest in College Affordability, Double the Pell Grant
March 25, 2021 The U.S. Pell Grant program is a critical form of investment in college affordability. Pell Grants help support millions of low- and moderate-income students in their pursuit of higher education every [...]
ACCJC Advocates for Students Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 3, 2021 Students in the United States’ system of higher education continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many are facing food insecurity, lack of childcare access, inadequate broadband connections, lost or reduced income, [...]