July 1, 2005

Ruling Rattles 2-Year College in California

By JAMILAH EVELYN

Loss of accreditation may lead to closure of 6,000-student institution

Days after California was rattled by a cluster of small earthquakes, this East Los Angeles community was hit last week by its own temblor.

The Western Association of Colleges and Schools' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges announced that it was terminating the accreditation of Compton Community College, a move that would effectively close the 6,000-student institution and make it the

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