July 28, 2006

2-Year College Ends Accreditation Fight

By ELYSE ASHBURN

Compton Community College, a two-year institution in Los Angeles County, has ended its fight to keep accreditation, and its operations will be taken over next month by a nearby college. The move makes Compton the first public institution in California to lose accreditation.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges decided to terminate Compton's accreditation in June 2005, citing severe financial mismanagement, the

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