Gila County Provisional Community College District
Seeks Public Comment for Candidacy

GILA COUNTY, AZ - At its May 7, 2024 meeting, the Eligibility Committee of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges reviewed the Eligibility application submitted by Gila Community College and deemed Gila Community College eligible to apply for Candidacy status. Eligibility indicates that an institution demonstrates that it meets all of the Commission’s Eligibility Requirements. Eligibility does not establish a formal relationship between the Commission and the institution. Inquiries about accreditation should be made to the Commission office: ACCJC, 428 J Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814, (415) 506-0234; accjc@accjc.org.


We are hereby announcing that the Accrediting Commission (ACCJC) will visit the Gila Pueblo and Payson Campuses to assess Candidacy for accreditation from October 7-9, 2024. In advance of this visit, the Gila County Community College District is soliciting comments from third-party individuals or groups, to ACCJC, regarding the College’s application. Comment forms can be accessed by visiting the Gila County Community College District homepage (https://gilaccc.org/) for the ACCJC link any time after July 1.
Comments can also be made directly to the ACCJC website: click on this link to be directed to ACCJC’s website to leave comments.

ACCJC Site Visit

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) will be visiting the Gila County Community College District’s Gila Pueblo and Payson Campuses for a site visit from October 7th through October 9th, 2024. The Peer Review Team will visit the Gila Pueblo Campus on Monday, October 7, and the Payson Campus on Tuesday, October 8, and Wednesday, October 9 to assess its application for Candidacy Status.

CHAIR

Dr. Lennor Johnson, Superintendent/President Imperial Valley College, Imperial, California

VICE CHAIR

Dr. Marie Harris, Vice President of Learning and Student Success, Madera Community College, Madera, California

PEER REVIEWERS

Ms. Annye Nichols, Nursing Faculty, Carrington College, Phoenix, Arizona
Ms. Lorrie Ranck, Vice President of Instruction, Mission College, Santa Clara, California
Mr. Jared Zwicker, Senior Fiscal Services Specialist, Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree, California

ACCJC STAFF LIAISON

Dr. Gohar Momjian, Vice President ACCJC, Sacramento, California