Commission Actions

Following are reports of Institutional Actions taken by the Commission during the past two years.

ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – June 2025
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – February 2025 Executive Committee Actions
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – January 2025
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – June 2024
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – January 2024 Executive Committee Actions
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – January 2024
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – June 2023
ACCJC Report of Institutional Actions – January 2023

Following are recent policy actions taken by the Commission during their regular Commission meetings. Current Commission policies can be found on our website at the Eligibility Requirements, Accreditation Standards, and Commission Policies webpage.

June 2025 Commission Meeting Policies:

ACCJC Policy Committee Memo
First Reading – Policy on Relations with Federal, State, and Other Accrediting Agencies
Second Reading – Policy on Monitoring Institutional Performance

Notification on Edits Approved by the Policy Committee
Edit – Policy on Commission Actions on Institutions
Edit – Policy on Distance Education and Correspondence Education
Edit – Policy on Preaccreditation

Special Policy Memo: Updates from ACCJC June 2025 Commission Meeting

Notification on Changes Approved by the Commission
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards with Review Criteria and Suggestions for Evidence
Edit – Eligibility Requirements

Notification of Deletions Approved by the Commission
Statement on the Benefits of Accreditation
Policy on Role of Accreditation Liaison Officers
Policy on Social Justice
Policy on Governing Boards for Military Institutions
Policy on Evaluation of Institutions in Multi-College & Multi-Unit District or Systems

Notification of Reclassification as guidelines, to be moved to Substantive Change Manual, Approved by the Commission
Policy on Contractual Relationships with Non-Accredited Organizations
Policy on Credit for Prior Learning
Policy on Credit Hour, Clock Hour, and Academic Year
Principles of Good Practice in Overseas International Education Programs

January 2025 Commission Meeting Policies:

ACCJC Policy Committee Memo
First Reading – Policy on Monitoring Institutional Performance
Approved Deletion – Policy on Accreditation of Baccalaureate Degrees

Notification on Edits Approved by the Policy Committee
Edit – Policy on Competency Based Education

June 2024 Commission Meeting Policies:

ACCJC Policy Committee Memo
Second Reading – Policy on Social Justice
First Reading and Adoption – Policy on Credit Hour, Clock Hour, and Academic Year

Notification on Edits Approved by the Policy Committee
Edit – Policy on Credit for Prior Learning
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards with Review Criteria and Suggestions for Evidence
Edit – Policy on Preaccreditation

Notification to Commission on Changes to Administrative Procedures
Appended – Protocol for Arbitration (appended to Policy on Institutional Appeals)
Appended – Required Documentation for Eligibility Requirements (appended to Eligibility Requirements for Accreditation)

January 2024 Commission Meeting Policies:

ACCJC Policy Committee Memo
Second Reading – Policy on Institutional Appeals
Second Reading – Policy on Student and Public Complaints Against Institutions
Second Reading – Policy on Complaints Against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
First Reading – Policy on Social Justice
First Reading and Adoption – Policy on Commission Actions on Institutions
First Reading and Adoption – Policy on Teach Out Plans and Agreements
First Reading and Adoption – Policy on Substantive Change

Notification to Commission on Institutional Policy Edits
Edit – Policy on Representation of Accredited Status
Edit – Policy on Contractual Relationships with Non-Accredited Organizations
Edit – Policy on Review of Accreditation Standards
Edit – Policy on Evaluation of institutions in Multi-College/Multi-Unit Districts or Systems
Edit – Policy on Public Access to Commission Meetings
Edit – Policy on Distance Education and Correspondence Education
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards
Edit – 2024 Accreditation Standards with Review Criteria
Edit – Eligibility Requirements

June 2023 Commission Meeting Policies for First Reading:

ACCJC Memorandum on Policies Approved for First Reading:
First Reading – Policy on Institutional Appeals
First Reading – Policy on Student and Public Complaints Against Institutions
First Reading – Policy on Complaints Against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

January 2023 Commission Meeting Policies for First and Second Reading:

ACCJC Memorandum on Policies Approved for First and Second Reading:
Second Reading – Policy on Principles of Good Practice in Overseas International Education Programs for Non-U.S. Nationals
Second Reading – Policy on Substantive Change
First Reading and Adoption – Policy on Transfer of Credit