University Accreditation 2025

Reaffirmation Goals 

As part of maintaining university accreditation, AVÀÇ (and all California State University’s) periodically undergo a reaffirmation of accreditation from the (WSCUC). The goal of our reaffirmation review in 2025 is AVÀÇ’s demonstration of the ongoing improvement of student learning, student success, and institutional effectiveness. This process affirms the University is meeting acceptable levels of quality demonstrating compliance with WSCUC and federal regulations. Reaffirmation also helps to ensure credits and degrees earned by students are continued to be recognized for employment and transfer to other institutions. It is also required for state funding and federal aid.

Accreditation Review Team Visit March 19-21

The AVÀÇ campus hosted an official accreditation reaffirmation team visit from our accrediting agency, the  (WSCUC) on March 19-21, 2025. Thank you students, staff, and faculty for participating. 

Next, the WSCUC team members will prepare and send the University their report on the visit and CSUEB's Institutional Report. President Sandeen will have the opportunity to submit a response. WSCUC will then send an action letter to President Sandeen and the University's Accreditation Liaison Officer, Fanny Yeung in the summer, 2025. It will then be distributed to the campus community along with next steps the university community will take to implement these action items. WSCUC will also publish the action letter and team report on its website.

Learn More about the Preparation Process

  • Watch AVÀÇ's Leadership team announcing starting in Fall 2022 and this brief slide presentation  
  • Review President Sandeen's update in spring 2024 highlighting our progress, and along with CSUEB's Accreditation Liaison Officer, Dr. Fanny Yeung, welcoming campus wide-input on a draft of the institutional report through May 17, 2024. Thank you students, staff, and faculty for reviewing and providing your feedback for the final insitutional report. 
  • Review President Sandeen's spring 2025 accreditation update reminding the campus community to remain informed and involved with the reaffirmation process. 
  • Watch the WSCUC brief video developed for students,

 

2025 Reaffirmation Schedule

DATE ACTION ITEM
Fall 2022 Institutional Review Process committees begin Self-Study
Spring 2023 Committees continue Self-Study
Fall 2023 Institutional Report written
Spring 2024 Institutional Report reviewed
Summer 2024 Institutional Report submitted August 1, 2024
Fall 2024 WSCUC Off-site Accreditation Review October 10, 2024
Spring 2025 WSCUC On-site Accreditation Visit and Review March 19-21, 2025
Summer 2025 WSCUC Action Letter distributed to CSUEB

 

Based largely on existing groups, Institutional Review Process committees formed in the Fall of 2022 representing leadership, faculty, staff, and students throughout the entire institution.  After receiving guidance on the process, committees completed a Self-Study of WSCUC Standards that was used for continuous improvement and to write the Institutional Report.  In the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024, Sarah Nielsen, English faculty, was the lead writer for the Institutional Report facilitating input and feedback from Institutional Review Process committees and the institution. 

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