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2026 Accreditation

News & Updates

Chair & Vice Chair of the Peer Review Team.
Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, CEO of Santa Monica College, will be serving as Chair of the Peer Review Team, and Dr. Jamey Nye, Vice Chancellor of Los Rios CCD, will be serving as Vice Chair.

Team ISER Review: March 17, 2026
This will be a one-day meeting in which the team develops a series of Core Inquiries. The college does not participate in this event itself, and the date is for your information. Please know, however, that the team may ask for some additional evidence prior to the Team ISER Review.
 
Focused Site Visit: Week of September 28, 2026
This will be an on-site visit to your institution in which the team will gather additional information via interviews, data requests, and meetings to discuss the Core Inquiries. We anticipate the Focused Site Visit will be a shorter visit with a smaller team; nevertheless, we ask you hold the entire week for flexibility in scheduling meetings.

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation Meets with Trump Transition Team
On January 24, 2025, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a national nonprofit higher education organization focused on accreditation and quality assurance, announced that it met with the Trump Transition Team to discuss accreditation and its impact on colleges and universities.
 
Presentation to IPC
December 4, 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:30 pm, College Heights 10-468 or Zoom

Monique Nakagawa and Todd Windisch will provide an ISER status update and a look ahead to the spring collegewide review process.