Commission Recommendation

Dr. Larry Calderon
President
Ventura College
4667 Telegraph Road
Ventura, CA 93003

Dear President Calderon:

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, at its meeting on June 11-13, 2003, reviewed the Progress Report submitted by Ventura College. I am pleased to inform you that the report was accepted. The college’s Warning status has been removed and accreditation reaffirmed.

The college is commended for the seriousness with which it engaged in the preparation of the Progress Report and for its ability to address Commission concerns in such a short period. The college is further commended for its staff development activities, the positive relationship that exists between the Academic and Classified Senates, and for creating an improved level of college communication.

I have previously sent you a copy of the evaluation team report. Additional copies may now be duplicated. The Commission requires you to give the Self Study, the report and this letter dissemination to your college staff and to those who were signatories of your college self study. This group should include the Chancellor, campus leadership, and the Board of Trustees. The Commission also requires that the self study and the report be made available to the public. Placing copies in the college library can accomplish this. Should you want the report electronically to place on your web site or for some other purpose, please contact Commission staff.

On behalf of the Commission, I wish to express continuing interest in the institution’s educational programs and services. Professional self-regulation is the most effective means of assuring integrity, effectiveness and quality.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Beno

cc: Dr. Joan Smith, Accreditation Liaison Officer (with Team Report)
Dr. James Walker, Interim Chancellor
Board President, Ventura County Community College District
Dr. Marie Smith, Team Chair
Evaluation Team Members

The Evaluation Team Findings