Accrediting Commission Places College on Probation
The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior (ACCJC) placed the College of Micronesia-FSM on probation and required the college to submit a follow-up report by March 15, 2012.
According to ACCJC policies, the accreditation status of the college continues during the probation period.
The decision to issue a sanction to the college was made by the commission during their June 8-10, 2011, meeting where the commissioners reviewed the follow-up report submitted by the college and the report of the team that visited the college on April 11-13, 2011.
The effective date of the probationary period was June 30, 2011, and will continue until the commission reviews the college’s March 15, 2012, follow-up report and arrive at another decision.
According to the action letter from ACCJC President, Barbara Beno, probation is issued when the commission finds that an institution deviates significantly from the commission’s eligibility requirements, accreditation standards, or policies or fails to respond to conditions imposed upon it by the commission.
The reports by the college, the visiting team and the commission’s action letter are available online at http://www.comfsm.fm/accreditation/archives.html.
