Self Study Timeline

2013 Accreditation Visit

  • June 07
    Response to 2007 site visiting team recommendations
  • March 08
    March 15 Progress Report submitted to Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • March 09
    March 15 Follow-Up Report submitted to Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • January 10
    Midterm report submitted to Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • March 10
    March 15 Focused Mid-Term Report submitted to Western Association of Schools and Colleges
    (WASC)
  • January 11
    Steering committee defined and members solicited
  • February 11
    Kick off meeting with accreditation steering committee
    Standards co-chairs solicited
  • March 2011
    Disseminate accreditation timeline to all campus stakeholders
    Standard co-chairs and committee members confirmed
    Standards committees begin to meet
    Accreditation Coordinator and co-chairs to attend Senate Accreditation Institute Conference
  • April 2011
    Steering committee and standard co-chairs attend ACCJC self study workshop
    Standards committees meet
  • May 2011
    Steering committee to confirm document style, evidence standards, etc.
    Standards committees review standards and make to-do list for ASC to review and comment
    Steering committee to meet with standards co-chairs (May 18?)
  • August 2011
    Steering committee to plan technical assistance workshops
    Opening Day presentation on accreditation
    Opening Day breakout session: “Walk the P.A.T.H.: Accreditation Town Hall”
    Employee climate survey approved by steering committee
  • September 2011
    Employee and student climate survey distributed
    Accreditation Steering Committee members attend Program Planning and Review workshop hosted by ACCJC (09-03-11)
    Steering Committee hosts tech assist workshop (09-14-11)
    Steering Committee hosts “Walk the P.A.T.H.: Accreditation Town Hall” event on enrollment management (09-29-11)
  • October 2011
    Standard committees begin preparation of first draft
    Steering Committee hosts “Walk the P.A.T.H.: Accreditation Town Hall” event on collegiality (10-27-11) Steering Committee hosts second tech assist workshop (for Moodle and Q&A on first drafts)
  • November 2011
    Institutional research to present results of climate surveys to steering committee and standard
    committees
    Working group (consisting of Accreditation Steering Committee and standards committee members) plan Spring 2012 “Walk the P.A.T.H.” and other community events.
  • December 2011
    First draft of report due to accreditation coordinator: 12-01-11
    Review of first drafts with steering committee: 12-07-11
  • January 2012
    Convocation to focus on initial planning agendas and overview of self study report
    Steering Committee reviews first draft of self-evaluation
    Pierce Assessment Day: 01-17-11
  • February 2012
    Accreditation Steering Committee provides feedback on first draft of self-evaluation
    Standard committees prepare second drafts
  • March 2012
    Second drafts due to accreditation coordinator
    Second drafts reviewed with steering committee
  • April 2012
    Second drafts returned to standard committees with feedback
  • May 2012
    Final drafts due to accreditation coordinator
  • June 2012
    Editing of self study report begins
    Steering committee to review and finalize eligibility report
  • July 2012
    Editing of self study report
  • August 2012
    Steering committee reviews edited self study
    Steering committee reviews and thematic essay and introductory pages
  • September 2012
    Steering committee completes final review of edited self study
    Steering committee approves thematic essay and introductory pages
    Self study is distributed to campus constituencies for feedback
    Open forums to be held to solicit feedback and answer questions
  • October 2012
    Open forums to be held to solicit feedback and answer questions
  • November 2012
    Steering committee approves final self study document
  • December 2012
    Self study published and distributed to campus constituencies
    Eligibility report submitted to and certified by Board of Trustees
    Completed self study submitted for publication/reproduction
  • January 2013
    Self study mailed to ACCJC
  • March 2013
    Review team visit