NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – In a Jan. 25 letter from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, or ACCJC, the commission gave Woodland Community College’s president notice of a seven-year accreditation reaffirmation for the college.

The college will be required to submit an 18-month follow-up report to its October 2018 comprehensive evaluation visit no later than March 2, 2020.

“A seven-year accreditation reaffirmation is the best possible outcome for our College. This is the maximum length allowable by ACCJC policy. We are very pleased with the final Commission decision, but not necessarily surprised,” said Woodland Community College President Michael White said.

“Our college staff does great work every day at each of our three campuses in Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties. Accreditation is, simply put, doing the right thing for students and our service area communities. It took over two years of evidence collection, and writing before and even after a fall semester four-day evaluation team visit to reach this accreditation pinnacle,” White said.

The college received four exemplary performance commendations recognizing part-time faculty and classified staff engagement, Library, Maker Space and Student Support Center innovations, as well as the successful 2016 Lake County Campus transition from Yuba College to Woodland Community College.

The college and district will address three recommendations meant to improve institutional effectiveness in the written March 2020 Follow-Up Report.

The Jan. 25 letter to President White from the ACCJC chief executive officer closed with “On behalf of the Commission, I wish to express appreciation for the diligent work and thoughtful reflection that Woodland Community College undertook to prepare for the evaluation.”

Woodland Community College, located at 2300 East Gibson Road in Woodland, was accredited in 2008 as the 110th California Community College.

WCC and its campuses in Lake and Colusa counties provide educational opportunities for residents in Yolo, Colusa, Lake and other nearby counties.