CCA submitted our Capacity and Preparatory Review Report to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the major regional accreditation body, in July 2007. The report relies on our strategic plan and its three main goals as the primary organizing document and outlines a number of successful developments in our capacity and preparation to deliver an effective education. These improvements include faculty growth and development, the implementation of student learning and program assessment structures, significant expansion of our physical and fiscal resources, the strengthening of faculty governance and communication, and the continued attention to recruitment and retention.
A WASC review team visited CCA in Fall 2007, from October 10th through 12th, to gather information, speak to different constituencies, and evaluate our report. A full schedule of this visit will appear here in the coming month. The final part of the process, the Educational Effectiveness Review, will take place in spring 2009; at this time, CCA will also undergo our review from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Melanie Corn
Accreditation Liaison Officer
mcorn@cca.edu
Institutional Proposal submitted May 15, 2005
Capacity and Preparatory Review Report submitted July 12, 2007
Report of the Visiting WASC Team for the Capacity and Preparatory Review October 12, 2007
Commission Action Letter February 29, 2008