Accreditation

Foothill College Accreditation

Accreditation Cycle 2017-2024

Throughout a continuous seven-year review cycle, the college conducts and publishes several review instruments, including:

• an annual report
• an annual fiscal report
• a midterm report
• an institutional self-evaluation report
• an evaluation review by a team of peers

Accreditation Cycle Year 6

Current 2022-2023 Activities

Foothill is developing an institutional self-study report this year (ISER) as part of its 2024 reaffirmation cycle. The college's ISER is due to ACCJC on December 15, 2023. 

Activities include:

• Write ISER
• Plan updates: EMP, online learning, tech
• Student Equity Plan 2.0 due (CO)

See our 2024 reaffirmation process and timeline.

Foothill College views accreditation as an ongoing process and invites community members, students, faculty and staff to be informed and participate.

Seven-Year Planning Calendar

CYCLE YEAR	ACCREDITATION ACTIVITES & STATUS
	Site visit for Reaffirmation of Accreditation 2017 Foothill College's accreditation was reaffirmed in January of 2018 by after the completion of a comprehensive self-study in August of 2017 and site evaluation team visit on October 9-13, 2017.
	VFS/SEA metrics (CO) Program review Revise budget request process
	Strategic Vision for Equity
	Write midterm report Governance evaluation Facilities Master Plan Update 2021-2026
	Submit Midterm Report: Foothill College submitted its Midterm Report 2021 for submission, due on October 15, 2021. ISER Kickoff & Training ISER team formation Mission review
	Write ISER Plan updates: EMP, online learning, tech Student Equity Plan 2.0 due (CO)
	Submit ISER Draft eport receive (formative review)
	Site visit (summative review)

 

Accreditation Steering Committee

The Accreditation Steering Committee is an ongoing committee comprised of constituency representatives from administrators, classified staff, and faculty. The committee oversees the college's accreditation planning process, including the work of the Midterm Study Group and the Institutional Self-Evaluation Study (ISER).

Current Members

• Kurt Hueg,  Interim VP Instruction
• Janie Garcia, Classified Senate President
• Simon Pennington, AVP College and Community Relations, Marketing, and Communications
• Ram Subramaniam, Acting AVP Instruction
• Voltaire Villaneuva, Academic Senate President
• Elaine Kuo, Accreditation Liaison Officer
• Kelaiah Harris, Office of Instruction

Questions?

If you have questions, comments or concerns, contact fhaccreditation@fhda.edu