Accreditation

Monterey Peninsula College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Accreditation Contacts

Superintendent / President

Liaison Officer

2024 Accreditation Process

As part of its most recent comprehensive accreditation review, MPC submitted its final 2022 Institutional Self Evaluation Report to ACCJC in December 2022 and hosted the ACCJC peer review team during an in-person focused site visit September 20-21, 2023. At its meeting January 10-11, 2024, ACCJC reviewed the college's self-evaluation and the peer review team's final report and took action to reaffirm MPC's accreditation for through 2030.

2024 ACCJC Letter Reaffirming Accreditation 2022 Institutional Self Evaluation Report (ISER)2023 ACCJC Peer Review Team Report

Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at www.accjc.org.

Current Accreditation Standards

ACCJC prides itself on Accreditation Standards that focus on continuous quality improvement efforts around the critical elements of student learning, student achievement, and the closure of institutional equity gaps.

Submit Comments

Any member of the college community or public may submit a third-party comment by completing the third party comment form on the ACCJC website.

Contact Information

ACCJC
428 J Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
(415) 506-0234

Specialized or Program-Specific Accreditation or Approval

The following MPC programs have specialized or program-specific accreditation or approvals: