Western Association of Schools and Colleges

At its meeting on February 20-22, 2008, the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities acted to terminate the accreditation of New College of California. An institution’s accreditation is terminated when an institution has been found out of compliance with one or more of the Commission Standards.

The Commission reviewed New College of California under the WASC 2001 Handbook of Accreditation and found that the College was not in compliance with elements of all four of the WASC Standards for Accreditation: Standard 1 (Defining Institutional Purposes and Ensuring Educational Objectives), Standard 2 (Achieving Educational Objectives through Core Functions), Standard 3 (Developing and Applying Resources and Organizational Structures to Ensure Sustainability), and Standard 4 (Creating an Organization Committed to Learning and Improvement).

This action was taken following a Special Visit conducted on November 12-14, 2007. New College was placed on probation by the Commission at its meeting on June 20-22, 2007 following a special investigation visit in May 2007 and a review of an interim report submitted by New College in fall 2006, which was reviewed by the WASC Interim Report Committee in March 2007.

This action is subject to a right of review under the WASC Policy on Commission Review Process.

The Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities accredits 157 baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting institutions in California, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of seven regional accrediting commissions and is recognized by the United States Department of Education.

This statement has been reviewed and approved by the institution.

February 28, 2008