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Pasadena City College placed on probation following accreditation review

After visiting the campus in March, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges found significant problems with how Pasadena City College is run and has now placed it on probation.

The shortcomings were not serious enough to shut down the campus.

“Well, we still have our accreditation. That’s very clear,” said Pasadena City College Trustee Ross Selvidge on Friday. There are no problems with PCC’s academic quality, he asserted.

“But what they pointed out is, you need to [do] better in these specific areas, and we need to make sure that we do.”

The commission said PCC must improve employee evaluations, fill open administrator jobs, and give employees a say in their professional development.

PCC and commission officials said students applying to four-year universities won’t be affected. Although the college is on probation, it remains fully accredited, said PCC President Rajen Vurdien, who stepped into the job this month.