Accreditation
Cerritos College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
As an ACCJC-accredited institution, Cerritos College participates in a rigorous seven-year cycle of evaluation that includes institutional self-study and peer review to ensure continuous improvement and educational quality. Cerritos College received its most recent reaffirmation of accreditation in 2022.
Download 2026 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report
Accreditation
- Message from the President
- Accreditation Committee
- Dr. Frank Mixson, Co-Chair, Accreditation Liaison Officer
- Dr. Angela Hoppe-Nagao, Co-Chair, Accreditation Faculty Coordinator
- Dr. Amber Hroch, Dean, IERPG
- Dr. Gary Pritchard, ACCME President (designee)
- Terrance Mullins, Faculty Senate President
- Dr. Will Mittendorf, CCFF President
- Michele Kingston, CSEA President (designee)
- Julie Mun, Confidential representative
- Dr. Daniel Gardner, SLO Coordinator
- Colleen McKinley, Dean, Academic Affairs
- Janet Mitchell Lambert, Lead Distance Education Coordinator (RSI)
- Accreditation Meetings and Activities
- Accreditation Writing Teams
- Accreditation Timeline
Accreditation Timeline
Past Accreditations
This website provides public access to all of Cerritos College's accreditation-related records. Documents will be posted as they become available. Additional information about the accrediting commission and accreditation process is available on the left. Linked documents are in PDF format. (Download Acrobat Reader)
The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) is located at 428 J Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814. Telephone contact is 415-506-0234, and email contact is accjc@accjc.org.
Students and members of the public who desire to file a formal complaint to the Commission about Cerritos Community College District should become familiar with the requirements for doing so prior to contacting the Commission. Following is a link to the Commission's Policy on Student and Public Complaints Against Institutions which will assist you in understanding the issues the Commission can and cannot address through the complaint process. The policy explains the procedures for filing a complaint.
Third-Party Comments to ACCJC
A third-party comment assists the ACCJC Commission as it considers applications for candidacy, accreditation, or reaffirmation of accreditation. When an institution is undergoing a review, the Commission requires the institution’s chief executive officer to notify the campus community and public of the opportunity for submission of third-party comments and the process for doing so. Any member of the college community or public may submit a third-party comment by completing the Commission’s online third-party comment form, available via the institution’s website or ACCJC’s website. In order to ensure evaluation of applicable third-party comments by the peer review team, third-party comments should be received by the Commission staff no later than five weeks before the peer review team visit. Institutions will be provided an opportunity to review applicable third-party comments.
For more information access the form at: https://accjc.org/forms/third-party-comments/.