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Glendale Community College is fully accredited by
the Accrediting Commission
for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges, (3402 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707)
569-9177), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the
Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S.
Department of Education, and approved under the regulations of the
California State Department of Education and the California Community
Colleges.
Accreditation is affirmation by professional peer
evaluators that a school is what it declares it is and does what it does
in accordance with criteria set by the academic community and is
committed to continuous improvement.
In the 19th century, educational leaders in the
United States—especially those from higher education—desired greater
consistency as well as standards of quality for high schools.
Accreditation assists in meeting this need.
Accreditation certifies—to other educational
institutions and to the general public—that an institution meets
established criteria and/or standards and is achieving its own stated
objectives. WASC and the other five regional accrediting agencies in the
United States grant “institutional accreditation” after a
comprehensive self-study followed by an on-site evaluation of the
programs and services of the total institution. This means that all
programs offered by the institution are covered by the institution’s
accreditation.
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