2018 Accreditation

Reaffirmation of Accreditation: 2018

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) announced in June 2018 that it had reaffirmed De Anza's accreditation for the full seven-year cycle through 2024, with no deficiencies or recommendations, after considering the findings of an evaluation team that visited the campus on April 26, 2018, and the information in a follow-up report the college submitted in March 2018.

The ACCJC previously reaffirmed the college's accreditation for 18 months in January 2018, after an earlier evaluation team report that listed five commendations, three compliance requirements and two recommendations for improving institutional effectiveness.

As part of that process, De Anza produced a comprehensive Institutional Self-Evaluation Report that was drafted by governance groups with collegewide input in 2016-2017. The college also hosted an evaluation team from the ACCJC, which visited the campus on Oct. 9-12, 2017.

The evaluation team held more than 30 meetings with individuals and groups on campus and at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District offices. Team members spoke with faculty members, classified professional staff, administrators and students during their visit.

The team also held two "Open Forum" meetings for the college community as a whole and presented a preliminary "exit report" at an open meeting on the last day of the visit.

On this page you'll find links to the 2017 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report and related documents, as well as subsequent accreditation reports, more information about the self-evaluation process and related surveys and presentations.

---

Summary of the 2017 Self-Evaluation Process

During this accreditation cycle, the College Planning Committee served as the Accreditation Steering Committee to guide the college through the self-evaluation process and prepare for the site visit by the ACCJC team.

As part of the self-evaluation, the college examined its programs and activities in the context of ACCJC Standards and Eligibility Requirements, producing a comprehensive report. This report included extensive evidence and concludes with a Quality Focus Essay that identifies plans and projects for future improvement.

At the steering committee’s recommendation, College Council approved assigning individual shared governance groups to draft sections of the Institutional Self-Evaluation Report, drawing on their representative membership and areas of expertise. A complete list of the Standards assignments can be found in the Accreditation Reference Guide listed above.

The steering committee was responsible for compiling the sections into one document, drafting the Quality Focus Essay, soliciting feedback from the campus community, and incorporating the feedback into the final draft of the ISER. The ISER was approved by College Council on June 1 and by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trustees on June 12.

Campus Accreditation Surveys

• Presentation of Survey Results and Fall Planning Update
• Student Survey Results
• Institutional Core Competency (ICCs) Results
• Employee Survey Results

Additional Accreditation Presentations

• Accreditation Training for Standards Teams, Winter 2016
• Board Presentation, Aug. 29, 2016
• Board Presentation, Feb. 6, 2017