The accreditor that oversees City College of San Francisco announced on Wednesday that the college would have two more years to meet all accreditation standards. Whether that decision has any relevance could depend on the outcome of a lawsuit over the institution’s accreditation status.
The accreditor's announcement was the latest twist in the complex and protracted political and legal battles over whether the college should remain accredited and open.
In 2013 the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges voted to withdraw the college’s accreditation the following year. Loss of accreditation would make the college ineligible to receive federal student aid and would probably force it to close.
But the threat of losing accreditation caused a political backlash from the Bay Area's Congressional members and other elected officials. Under pressure from local officials and the U.S. Department of Education, the accrediting commission created a new accreditation status, called "restoration." The college applied for that status last year, and the accreditor confirmed on Wednesday that the institution had been approved.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/City-College-of-San-Francisco/151207