City College leaders see progress on accreditation
City College students and faculty were told in July that the school’s accreditation would be revoked next year by the accrediting commission, sending college administrators and community college leaders scrambling to fix financial mismanagement and governance issues. Newly hired City College Chancellor Arthur Tyler said he is confident the school will provide the evidence needed to keep its accreditation. The loss of accreditation would probably force the school to close, because City College would be unable to accept public funds and students would be unable to access financial aid. Should City College close its doors, 21 Bay Area colleges have agreed to enroll the school’s 85,000 students. City College is already seeing steep declines in students, which could result in $20 million in lost revenue next year if the current trend continues, Agrella said.
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by Melody Gutierrez, The San Francisco Chronicle.