Substantive Change Proposal - Saddleback College

20. Public Disclosure
The institution must provide a catalog for its constituencies with precise,
accurate, and current information about the college in general, requirements,
major policies affecting students, and documentation.
All of required information is linked from the Saddleback College home page on
the web at: www.saddleback.edu, or by reading any one of the following
sources, which are all public documents: the College Catalog, the current
Schedule of Classes, the Saddleback College Student Handbook, the Saddleback
College Faculty Handbook, and the South Orange County District Board of
Trustees Policies and Administrative Procedures.
The college Public Information Office maintains copies of recent print or media
advertisements and press releases for the college. The college catalog includes
addresses to all college sites, services available at all sites, and names of
administrators and staff that support each site.
21. Relations with the Accrediting Commission
The institution must provide assurance that it adheres to the eligibility
requirements and accreditation standards and policies of the commission,
describes itself in identical terms to all its accrediting agencies, communicates
any changes in its accredited status, and agrees to disclose information required
by the commission to carry out its accrediting responsibilities. The institution
must comply with commission requests, directives, decisions and policies, and
must make complete, accurate, and honest disclosure. Failure to do so is
sufficient reason, in and of itself, for the commission to impose a sanction, or to
deny or revoke candidacy or accreditation.
A general statement of accreditation for Saddleback College is in the catalog. A
general description of Saddleback and a listing of programs of instruction are
contained in this same document. A signed letter from the College President,
assuring the district’s compliance with the commission’s policies, is on file with
the commission and the College President’s office. Relations with the
accrediting commission would not be impacted as a result of this substantive
change proposal other than the result would be Saddleback College meeting the
commission requirements for instituting substantial changes.
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