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Accreditation Documents

2013 Accreditation Team

Spring 2013 Accreditation Team Biographies

ACCJC/WASC Self-Study Resources

Accreditation Standards

Eligibility Requirements for Accreditation

Accreditation Reference Handbook

Guide to Evaluating Institutions

Guide to Evaluating DE and Correspondence Education

Self Study Manual

Where do course SLO's live?


Accreditation Related Press Releases

WASC Reaffirms Hartnell College Accreditation and Lifts Warning

Hartnell College Gets Good News on Accreditation

Hartnell College Names Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

Hartnell Hosts Information Sessions on Accreditation

Hartnell College Commits to Quickly Resolving Accreditation Recommendations


College Resources

Current Status of Certification

Hartnell College Educational Facilities Master Plan 2008

Hartnell College Vision 2020

Educational Master Plan 2008 Updating Process

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Accreditation Timeline


Accreditation Progress Documents

2013 Accreditation Documentation
March2013      Status Report on Student Learning Outcomes Implementation
March2013      Spring 2013 Accreditation Team Biographies
March2013     Self Evaluation Report of Educational Quality and Institutional Effectiveness - Spring 2013 - Indexed & Searchable with Embedded Links to Evidence
March2013     Supplement to the Self Evaluation Report of Educational Quality and Institutional Effectiveness in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation - Searchable with Embedded Links to Evidence
February2013      Self Evaluation Report of Educational Quality & Institutional Effectiveness - Spring 2013

2012 Accreditation Documentation
January2012      March 2013 Accreditation Visitation Dates

2010 Midterm Report Documentation
July2010      Letter from ACCJC accepting Substantive Change Proposals
June2010 Letter from ACCJC re March 2010 Progress Report
March2010 Accreditation Midterm Report

2010 Substantive Change Proposal
July2010 Letter from ACCJC accepting Substantive Change Proposals
February2010 Substantive Change Proposal - Alisal Campus
February2010 Substantive Change Proposal - Distance Education / ADJ

March 2009 Progress Report with Visit Documentation
June2009 Letter from ACCJC regarding March 2009 Progress Report
April2009 Report Evaluation Team Visit
April2009 Accreditation Site Visit Schedule
March2009 Accreditation Progress Report
October2008 October 3rd Letter from ACCJC regarding March 09 Report and Guidelines

March 2008 Progress Report with Visit Documentation
June2008 Letter from Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
April2008 Evaluation Team Report
April2008 Accreditation Team Site Schedule
March2008 Accreditation Progress Report

October 2007 Progress Report with Visit Documentation
January2008 Accreditation Commission letter
October2007 Accreditation Commission Progress Report to Hartnell
December2007 Dr. Helm's 2007 letter to community
October2007 Accreditation Team October Site Visit Schedule
October2007 Accreditation Progress Report

2006 Comprehensive Site Visit Documentation
June2007 Accreditation Commission letter
March2007 Accreditation Team Evaluation Report
January2007 Hartnell College Self-Study Report




Self Study submitted - Fall 2006 Accreditation Progress Report, October 9, 2007 Accreditation Team Evaluation Report (March 19-22, 2007) Letter of Probation - June 2007 Accreditation Team Progress report - March 2008 Progress Letter - Removal of probation - June 2008Warning Letter - January 2008 Focused Report with Visit - March 2009 Acceptance Letter July 2010 Fully Resolved Letter - June 2009 Accreditation Midterm Report - March 2010 Substantive Change Proposals. Distance Learning and New Site (Alisal) - February 2010