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Hold accreditors to higher standards

Telescope Staff September 13, 2015

We said it before, and we’ll say it again. We need to demand the absolute best from our accrediting agencies. In a previous Telescope editorial, we addressed the need to hold the state accrediting...

Adrian Gonzales, Palomar College's interim president, discusses campus issues at the Governing Board meeting at Palomar College on Sept. 9, 2015. (Lou Roubitchek/The Telescope)

Task force recommends new accrediting agency

Mike Peterson September 12, 2015

Palomar College may be getting a new accreditation system. A task force from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office found several concerns with the current accreditation process,...

Letter from President Deegan to Campus Community about accrediation reaffirmation on June 30, 2015. (Image courtesy of Palomar College)

Palomar’s accreditation reaffirmed, credits safe

Mike Peterson August 31, 2015

Don’t worry; all of your college credits at Palomar are still safe. Over the summer, the Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) reaffirmed Palomar’s accreditation...

Dr. Richard Mahon (standing front) of the Accreditation Evaluation team speaks with Palomar College faculty during the College Forum in the governing board room on March 3, 2015. (Justin Sumstine/The Telescope)

State accreditation team gives exit report

Susan Whaley March 9, 2015

After spending the week studying Palomar College, a group of 13 people from around the state issued their report card on the 23,000-student college. On the afternoon of March 5, the Accreditation Commission...

The setting sun lights up Palomar College's Planetarium, Sept. 29, 2014. (Angela Marie Samora/The Telescope)

Palomar’s accreditation up for review during Spring site visit

Kirk Mattu December 8, 2014

During the first week of March 2015, Palomar will host a visiting team under the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). This site visit, done once every six years, will...

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