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College of the Siskiyous is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (10 Commercial Blvd Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, 415.506.0234 telephone, 415.506.0238 fax), an institutional accrediting body recognized by The Commission of Recognition of Post-Secondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

This website is designed to provide campus wide information and organization to the accreditation process.

View the latest version of important documents related to the most recent accreditation processes by selecting the links below.

• COS Accreditation Self Study, 2009-2010
   
• ACCJC Reaffirmation of Accreditation, June 2004
   
• Visiting Team Evaluation Report, March 2004

The next evaluation visit for reaffirmation of accreditation will occur March 1-4, 2010. COS will be visited by a team of peers from other two-year colleges within the western region, a team composed of both administrators and faculty. (For a copy of the team roster, click HERE.) The task of this visiting team will be to assess how College of the Siskiyous' follows the standards of best practices as established by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), one of the accrediting bodies within the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The Commission itself is composed of representative administrators, faculty, and community members from the western region, which comprises California, Hawaii, and islands of the eastern Pacific. (For a list of the Commision members, click HERE.)

For more information, contact:
Steve Reynolds, Accreditation Liaison Officer

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