
Kaua`i Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 428 J Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found on ACCJC’s website (accjc.org) under the Resources dropdown menu Complaint Process.
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Substantive Change Approvals
- Accounting, Hospitality and Tourism, GIS, and Plant Biology and Tropical Agriculture
- Automotive Technology: Green Technology - Certificate of Achievement.
- Automotive Technology: Non-structural Analysis and Damage Repair - Certificate of Achievement
- Carpentry Technology: Change in Credits (AAS: 67 to 66 credits hours and CA: 54 to 51 credits hours)
- Carpentry Technology and Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology: New Certificate of Competence (CO)
- Creative Media: New Certificates of Competence: Animation, Event Technology, Graphic Arts, Music Production, Photography, Video Production, Website Technology
- Creative Media: Terminated Certificate of Competence: Animation, Digital Photography, Digital Video, Event Technology, Graphic Arts/Design, Music Production, Web Design
- Creative Media: New Certificate of Achievement: Animation, Graphics, and Website Design Certificate of Achievement (24 credits hours), Event Technology, Music, Photography, and Video Certificate of Achievement (24 credit hours)
- Distance Education: Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Associate of Science in Business.
- Early Childhood Education and Hawaiian Studies: More than 50% of courses offered as distance education
- Early Childhood Education: New Practitioner I Certificate
- Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology: Change in credits (EIMT CO: 15 to 18 and Solar Energy Technology Technician: 14 to 15)
- Facilities Engineering Technology: Stop-out two Certificates of Competence (CO)
- Hawaiian Studies: Associate of Arts in Hawaiian Studies
- Hawaiian Studies: Ho'okele (Polynesian Voyaging) - Academic Subject Certificate: Change in credits from 20 to 18
- Hospitality & Tourism: Hospitality Management changed from Certificate of Competence (18 credits hours) to Certificate of Achievement (24 credits hours)
- Math: Academic Subject Certificate: change in total credit hours
- Natural Science: More than 50% of courses offered as distance education
- Natural Science: (Environmental Science Concentration) - 60 Credit hours
- Natural Science (Physical Science Concentration): Credit hour change from 60 to 61-64
- Nursing: Change in Credits (AS: 70 to 73 credit hours)
- Plant Biology and Tropical Agriculture: Certificate of Competence (CO) changing from 15 credits to 16 credits
- Visual Arts: New Academic Subjective Certificate
ACCJC Accreditation Documents
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Note: Supporting evidence may be requested from the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) at vabarko@hawaii.edu
Third Party Comments
Individuals who wish to make comments on the institutions that are undergoing review in the current semester and that are being considered by the Commission at its next meeting, should use the Third Party Comments Form and be sure to include their name, address, phone number, and email address.
ACCJC Complaint Process
Program Accreditation



