College of Marin is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and  Colleges (ACCJC/WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
 
Dr. Chialin Hsieh, Director of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness, is the college's Accreditation Liaison Officer.

More information about the accreditation process can be found on the WASC Web site.

Follow-Up Report 2011

Follow-Up Report 2011 (1 MB PDF) (Report submitted: October 5, 2011; Accreditation Team Visit: October 31, 2011)

Evidence (also includes updates since August 1, 2011)

Follow-Up Visit Schedule

Institutional Self Study Report 2010 - 01/31/2011 ACCJC reaffirmed ACCREDITATION

The college submitted its Institutional Self Study Report 2010 and electronic evidence to ACCJC/WASC on August 23, 2010.  The accreditation team's comprehensive visit occurred October 26-28, 2010.

The visiting team's report was submitted to ACCJC in December 2010, the commission acted on it January 2011 and REAFFIRMED ACCREDITATION January 31, 2011, requiring a Follow-up Report due October 15, 2011. (See links to documents below.)

Click here to download the full version of the Institutional Self Study Report 2010. (9.5 MB PDF)
This document has an interactive Table of Contents and chapter endnotes include hyperlinks to external content for ease of navigation.

Accreditation-related Documents for College of Marin

• ACCJC Acknowledgement Letter of three new Associate of Art Transfer Degrees
• ACCJC Receipt Letter of Follow Up Report (10-5-2011)
• College of Marin Cover Letter for Follow Up Report 2011 submitted to ACCJC (10/4/2011) (for Follow Up Report, see section above)
• ACCJC Letter informing COM of 10-31-2011 Visit for Follow-Up Report plus Team Roster
• ACCJC Clarification of Assessment Rubric Language (07/28/2011)
• (ACCJC Letter to California Colleges re federal regulations re state authorization for Distance Ed programs) 5/19/2011
• College of Marin ANNUAL REPORT Submission to ACCJC for 2010-11 (05/18/2011)
• Certificate of Accreditation (2/28/2011)
• Team Evaluation Report for 2010 Self Study (distributed 02-03-11 to BofT and 02-07-11 to college per reaffirmation of accreditation letter)
• ACCJC/WASC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Letter (01/31/2011)
• ACCJC Team Members Roster (9/3/2010), see Comprehensive Evaluation Team Members for more information
• ACCJC/WASC Self Study Acceptance Letter (8/24/2010) *
• College of Marin Institutional Self Study Report 2010 (click on report image with pictures above) + Cover Letter
• ACCJC/WASC Financial Resources Evidence and Distance Education (8/17/2010)
• WASC Acceptance Letter (6/30/2009) *
• College of Marin Addendum to Progress Report (05/01/2009) *
• College of Marin Progress Report (3/18/2009) *
• WASC Off Probation Letter (6/30/2008) *
• WASC Team Report from April 1, 2008 Site Visit *
• College of Marin Addendum to Progress Report (05/09/2008) *
• College of Marin Progress Report (3/28/2008)*
• WASC Probation Letter (1/31/2008)*
• U.S. Department of Education Recognition Hearing for ACCJC (1/18/2008)*
• College of Marin Addendum to Midterm Report (12/6/2007)*
• WASC Response to Focused Midterm Report (11/8/2007)*
• College of Marin Focused Progress Report ( 10/12/2007)*
• College of Marin Progress Report (3/15/2005); Appendix 2 (3/15/2005)

Collegewide and/or Accreditation-related Communication

• Convocation Update on the Follow-Up Report timeline (8/12/2011)
• ACCJC Clarification of Assessment Rubric Language (07/28/2011) sent to Cabinet, Acad. Senate President, SLO Coord. (07/29/2011)
• Progress Made on ACCJC Recommendataions (4/6/2011)
• 3/29/2011 email Template for the Follow-Up Report and reminded to responsible parties
• Final Plan for Completion of ACCJC Recommendations Follow-Up Report
• Process for addressing ACCJC Recommendations for Follow-Up Report
  • 03-07-11 Monday President's Briefing: President announces plan to address Recommendations
  • 2-28-11 President's Briefing: President announces Cabinet's initial discussions to address Recommendations
  • 2-9-11 Cabinet discusses initial strategy for accomplishment of Recommendations for Follow-Up Report due Oct. 15, 2011.
•  Reaffirmation of Accreditation:
• President's Monday Briefing 02-07-11 (with links to ACCJC letter and Evaluation Team Report)
• Placement of ACCJC Letter and Team Evaluation Report in the Library for students & public-02-07-11
• President Coon's collegewide email of 02-03-11 - Accreditation Approval, Commendations and Recommendations
• Dissemination to Board of Trustees 02-03-11 (including to Student Trustee)(ACCJC letter and Evaluation Team Report)
• President Coon verbally announced reaffirmation of accreditation in President's first Open Forum, 2-2-11 (Deedy Lounge)

 

Accreditation-related Documents for College of Marin's Dental Assisting Program

• June 8-9, 2011 Proposed Site Visit Schedule
• Dental Assisting Program May 2011 Self-Study + Cover Letter (05/05/2011) + Attachments: COM Revised Integ. Plng. Manual rev.3-29-11 p. 2021, Cover Sheet Standard 2 Ex. 11, St. 2 exhibit 11, B1, Integrated Planning Manual Timeline
• Posting Form for Policy on 3rd Party Comments
• ACCJC Approval of Substantive Change for Dental Assisting Move to IVC (03-29-11)
• COM's Substantive Change Addendum (2/15/2011)
• ACCJC's Approval of COM's Substantive Change Proposal (12/6/2010)
• College of Marin Substantive Change Proposal to move Dental Assisting Program from Kentfield to IVC Campus (10-15-2010) plus attachments: cover letter (10/15/10), S1 MB Floor Plan, S5_1 Cover Template for Partnership Update, S5 April 2007 BofT Minutes, S4 2010 Final IVC Map, S5_2 Partner and Enrollment Growth Strategy Update, C5 New Students Zip Codes 2003-06

WASC Resources (For complete listing, see WASC Resources Web Page. )

1. Accreditation Standards
2. Standards Annotated for Continuous Quality Improvement and SLOs (Jan 06)

Additional Related Links

1. Self Study Accreditation Logistics Team (SALT) - functional through visiting team's departure date of 10-28-10

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