Historical Accreditation Reports
COCC is a member of the regional accrediting organization the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). January 2010 the Commission adopted newly revised accreditation standards and a seven-year accreditation cycle. COCC is preparing for a review in Spring 2012 under the new standards and cycle.
For further information on the new NWCCU standards and cycle, visit: NWCCU.org
COCC Reports and NWCCU reviews
May 2012 - Accreditation and Evaluation Reports
Report: Comprehensive Self-Evaluation Report - 2012
Reaffirmation: Reaffirmation Letter
Comprehensive Report: Comprehensive Peer Evaluation Report - 2012
Team: Evaluation Team
February 2011 - Year One Self-Evaluation Report
Report: Year One Self-Evaluation Report
Response: Year One Peer-Evaluation Report
COCC Reports and NWCCU reviews - prior to 2010
*The following reports and reviews followed the old NWCCU standards.
April 2009 - Focused Interim Accreditation Visit
Report: COCC 2009 Focused Interim Accreditation Report
Response: 2009 Focused Interim Evaluation Report
April 2007 - Five-Year Interim Accreditation Visit
Report: COCC 2007 Five-Year Interim Accreditation Report
Response: 2007 Regular Interim Evaluation Report
2007 NWCCU Recommendation Letter
March 2004 - Focused Interim Accreditation Visit
Report: COCC 2004 Two-Year Follow-up Accreditation Report
Response: 2004 Focused Interim Evaluation Report
April 2002 - Full-Scale Evaluation
Self Study:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Standard 1 - Institutional Mission and Goals: Planning and Effectiveness
Standard 2 - Educational Program and Its Effectiveness
Standard 3 - Students
Standard 4 - Faculty
Standard 5 - Library and Information Resources
Standard 6 - Governance and Administration
Standard 7 - Finance
Standard 8 - Physical Resources
Standard 9 - Institutional Integrity
Appendix A - Select COCC Faculty/Administration/Staff Achievements, 1996-2001
Appendix B - Committee Membership Matrix
Appendix C - Campus Map
Response: 2002 Full-Scale Evaluation Committee Report
*Information about old NWCCU standards: Historically, all members of the Commission submitted regular annual reports, as well as a more developed Interim Report every 5 years and a Comprehensive Self Study Report every 10 years.