Accreditation

Orange Coast College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., 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. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at:  www.accjc.org  

The college and its instructional programs are also approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and by the State Department of Education for training veterans. 

In addition, Orange Coast College offers programs which have specialty accreditations or external approval by recognized agencies:

• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND);
  
• American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC);
• California State Department of Public Health (CDPH) Dietary Services Supervisor
• California State Department of Public Health – Radiologic Health Branch
• California Certifying Medical Assistants Association (CCBMAA)
• California Department of Consumer Affairs - Dental Board of California (DBC)
• California Department of Consumer Affairs - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board
• Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA);
• Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA);
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP);
• Committee on Accreditation for Neurodiagnostic Technology (CoA-NDT);
• Committee on Accreditation for Polysomnography Technology (CoA-PSG);
• Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoA-RC)
• County of Orange Health Care Disaster Management Agency — National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
  
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Maintenance Schools; US Department of Transportation
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT);
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS);
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT);
  
  

Accreditation Liaison Officer:

Sheri Sterner

Dean of  Institutional  Research, Planning  & Effectiveness
Phone: (714) 432-5081

Distance Education - CCCCO/ACCJC Approval

Spring 2021 Distance Education Programs - Approval

Fall 2020 -CCCCO Emergency Temporary Distance Education Blanket Addendum Request

Summer 2020 -CCCCO Emergency Temporary Distance Education Blanket Addendum Request

2018 Institutional Self Evaluation Report

2018 Institutional Self Evaluation Report

2019 External Peer Review Report

2019 ACCJC Commission Action Letter

2019 Certificate of Accreditation

2017-Substantive Change: Online Education

2017 Substantive Change: Online Education
2017 Substantive Change: Online Education -Commission Letter

2016-Midterm Report

2016 Midterm Report 
2016 ACCJC Action Letter   

2015-Follow-up Report

2015 Follow-up Report

2012-Self Evaluation Report

2012 Self Evaluation Report

2013 Site Visit Report
2013 Commission Action Letter
2013 College Status Report on Student Learning Outcomes Implementation

2012 Substantive Change: Professional Mariner's Program