Accreditation

Welcome to College of the Redwoods Accreditation Website

College of the Redwoods (CR) is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), located at 10 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204, Novato, CA  94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. 

Designated lower-division, baccalaureate-level courses at the College of the Redwoods are approved for transfer to all branches of the University of California (UC) and to all of the California State Universities (CSU).  College of the Redwoods is approved for the education of veterans under the provisions of public law.

The information on this website is provided to our community to provide information about CR's accreditation status and activities as well as to provide general information about the accreditation standards and process.  Use the links on the navigation menu to the left to view general information about accreditation, read the ACCJC standards, CR's reports to ACCJC and the Commission's responses, or to follow CR's activities related to addressing the Commission's recommendations. 

In January 2012, the ACCJC took action to place College of the Redwoods on Show Cause and to require that the College submit a Show Cause Report by October 15, 2012.  The report will be followed by a visit of Commission representatives.