Accreditation & Approvals

What Accreditation Is and Why It Matters

Accreditation is the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education used by the American higher education community. Through accreditation, the higher education community shoulders the responsibility for monitoring the quality of the programs and services of member institutions.

Institutional Accreditation

San Joaquin Valley College is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 1080 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 500, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 748-9001.

www.wscuc.org

The WSCUC is an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Questions or requests to review documents pertaining to accreditation should be directed to:

Annette Austerman, Accreditation Liaison Officer
San Joaquin Valley College
3828 West Caldwell Avenue, Visalia, CA 93277
(559) 214-2430
annettea@sjvc.edu

WSCUC Action Letters and Reports

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• 11/17/2020: WSCUC Action Letter.
• Report Of The WSCUC Visiting Team Seeking Accreditation Visit 1

ACCJC (06/1995 – 08/2021)

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• 8/30/2021: ACCJC Notifies SJVC For Approval To Withdraw Membership
• 6/28/2019: ACCJC Notifies SJVC of Reaffirmation of Accreditation
• 7/3/2013: ACCJC Notifies SJVC of Reaffirmation of Accreditation
• 6/29/2007: ACCJC Notifies SJVC of Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Requiring Progress Reports
• 6/15/2001: ACCJC Notifies SJVC of Reaffirmation of Accreditation
• 6/19/1995: ACCJC Granting of Initial Accreditation

State Approvals

ALASKA
San Joaquin Valley College does not have a physical presence in Alaska. The programs offered through distance education are exempt from authorization by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education under AS 14.48.

ARIZONA
If the student complaint cannot be resolved after exhausting the Institution’s grievance procedure, the student may file a complaint with the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education. The student must contact the State Board for further details. The State Board address is:
1740 W. Adams Street, #3008 Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Phone: (602) 542-5709
Website: ppse.az.gov

CALIFORNIA
SJVC is a private institution and is approved to operate as an accredited institution by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). Approval to operate means that SJVC has been found in compliance with the standards set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Title 5, Division 7.5 – Private Postsecondary Education of the California Code of Regulations. As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet, which must be provided to you prior to signing an enrollment agreement.

Any questions a student may have regarding this catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at:
1747 N. Market Blvd. Ste. 225 Sacramento, CA 95834 or P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
www.bppe.ca.gov
Telephone: (888) 370-7589 and (916) 574-8900
Fax: (916) 263-1897

Complaints
A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the Bureau’s internet website (www.bppe.ca.gov).

It is highly recommended but not mandatory, to bring all complaints first to the attention of the Institution. In most cases this will resolve the complaint faster and will result in a satisfactory outcome. We suggest that students use this internal process first, but that is not required and they may contact the Bureau at any time.

Click or view to download:

• SJVC’s 2017 BPPE Annual Report
• SJVC’s 2016 BPPE Annual Report
• SJVC’s 2015 BPPE Annual Report
• SJVC Locations Approved by the BPPE
• SJVC Programs Approved by the BPPE
• Additional State Approvals for SJVC

IOWA
SJVC is registered with the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid) for its programs offered through the Online Division. Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 261.9(1) “g” Iowa’s military deployment tuition and fee refund policy for students is as follows:

A policy to offer not less than the following options to a student who is a member, or the spouse of a member if the member has a dependent child, of the Iowa national guard or reserve forces of the United States and who is ordered to state military service or federal service or duty:

1. 1. Withdraw from the student’s entire registration and receive a full refund of tuition and mandatory fees.
   2. Make arrangements with the faculty member for the student’s course grades, or for incompletes that shall be completed by the student at a later date. If such arrangements are made, the student’s registration shall remain intact and tuition and mandatory fees shall be assessed for the courses in full.
   3. Make arrangements with only some of the faculty teaching courses in which the student was enrolled for grades, or for incompletes that shall be completed by the student at a later date. If such arrangements are made, the registration for those courses shall remain intact and tuition and mandatory fees shall be assessed for those courses. Any course for which arrangements cannot be made for grades or incompletes shall be considered dropped and the tuition and mandatory fees for the course refunded.

IOWA STUDENT COMPLAINTS
Students residing in Iowa who have questions or complaints about this institution may contact the Iowa Department of Education – Bureau of Iowa College Aid at 400 E. 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319, toll-free telephone number (877) 272-4456.
https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/student-complaints

Programmatic Accreditation and Approvals

Aviation Maintenance Technology
The Aviation Maintenance Technology program is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Flight Standards District Office
4955 E. Anderson Ave., Ste. 110
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 454-0286 | www.faa.gov

Dental Assisting

The SJVC Dental Assisting program is approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs,  Dental Board of California.

Dental Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Ste. 1550
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 263-2300 | www.dbc.ca.gov 

Dental Hygiene

The Dental Hygiene program is accredited by The American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements.” The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.

The SJVC Dental Hygiene program is approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs,  Dental Hygiene Board of California.

Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
(312) 440-2500 | www.ada.org/en/home-ada/coda

Department of Consumer Affairs, Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC)
2005 Evergreen Street, Ste. 2050
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: (916) 263-1978 Fax: (916) 263-2688 | dhbc.ca.gov

Electrical Technology

The SJVC Electrical Technology program on the Bakersfield, Fresno Trades Education Center (TEC), Modesto (Salida), Ontario, Temecula and Victor Valley (Hesperia) campuses is approved by the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Attn: Electrician Certification Unit
1515 Clay Street, Ste. 1302
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-3900 |
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ecu/electricaltrade.html

Registered Nursing

San Joaquin Valley College’s RN program is approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).

Board of Registered Nursing
1747 North Market Blvd., Ste. 150
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 322-3350 | www.rn.ca.gov

Respiratory Therapy

The Respiratory Therapy program has been granted continuing accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
777 Cannon Drive
P.O. Box 54876
Hurst, TX 76054-4876
(817) 283-2835 | www.coarc.com

Surgical Technology

The Surgical Technology program on the Bakersfield, Fresno, Rancho Cordova, and Temecula campuses is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA).

ARC-STSA
6 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 110
Littleton, CO 80120
(303) 694-9262 | www.arcstsa.org

CAAHEP
25400 US Highway 19 N, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
(727) 210 2350 | www.caahep.org

Veterinary Technology

The Veterinary Technology program at the Fresno and Ontario campus is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association as a program for educating veterinary technicians, www.avma.org/professionaldevelopment/education/accreditation/programs/pages/default.aspx.

Vocational Nursing

The Licensed Vocational Nursing program is approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT).

BVNPT
2535 Capital Oaks Dr., Ste. 205
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 263-7800 | www.bvnpt.ca.gov