Accreditation

Accreditation is the process of providing quality assurance at institutions of higher education. Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges, along with all California for-credit community colleges, are officially accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Each institution affiliated with the ACCJC voluntarily undergoes a seven-year cycle of comprehensive institutional self-evaluation and professional peer review to secure accreditation.

Accreditation isn’t a plaque on the wall. It is what is needed to make our colleges work.

Without accreditation, students cannot access federal grants or loans.
Because of accreditation, courses taken at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges transfer to the UC and CSU systems and to private four-year colleges and universities.
When fully accredited, institutions can qualify for federal grants and contracts.

How Accreditation Works Across a Two-College District

The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District itself does not have a separate, district-level accreditation. Grossmont College and Cuyamaca College are independently accredited institutions. Each writes its own Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER), hosts its own peer review site visit, and receives its own determination from the ACCJC.

To learn more about Cuyamaca College accreditation, please visit the Cuyamaca College accreditation webpage.

To learn more about Grossmont College accreditation, please visit the Grossmont College accreditation webpage.

To learn more about the ACCJC and what it does, visit https://accjc.org/