CCSF: Are You Closed, Closing, or What?!

The most asked questions at Sunday Street Fair

CCSF Info Table in front of Asian Art Museum, April 13, 2014 (Photo by Jim Wong)

CCSF table volunteers at Sunday Street Fair were repeatedly asked about CCSF's accreditation status reflecting the general public's on-going concern about the school's future.

ESL Teacher Dan Halford (Right) (Photo by Jim Wong)

When asked, "What's happening with CCSF?"

I replied:

1. A San Francisco Judge has implemented an injunction last December preventing the scheduled July 2014 loss of CCSF's accreditation.

2. CCSF is planning and scheduling classes for 2014-2015.

3. Within the next few weeks CCSF will submit an appeal to the ACCJC accrediting body pointing out "substantive changes" justify reevaluating CCSF this Spring.  If they agree, a new team of accreditors will return and decide whether to change the earlier decision (to Probation) or affirm the original decision to take CCSF's accredition effective July 2014.

5. A San Francisco Judge has set the trial date of City of San Francisco and the ACCJC to begin October 27, 2014 to determine if ACCJC followed their own rules in reviewing CCSF's accreditation.

4.  I personally believe CCSF will continue fully accredited and functioning well past July 2014.


FYI:  Frequently Asked Questions about CCSF's accreditation situation.

ESL Teacher Beth Ericson (Right) (Photo by Jim Wong)

The second most asked questions were about specific classes, programs and training programs at City College.


Summer and Fall 2014 Class Schedules Available

The Summer Schedule of Classes were available online the first week in April.  Surprisingly, the Fall 2014 schedule came online last week!  Normally, the Fall Class Schedule isn't available until May, making these schedules the earliest available in recent memory.  Printed Fall schedules will be available by the end of April.  I expect the Administration wants the public to begin enrolling as early as possible to help stem the 23% enrollment drop since the accreditation crisis last Fall.

Open for Summer-Fall 2014 and beyond (Photo by Jim Wong)