Accreditation Cohorts

All Commission-approved program sponsors have been assigned a color cohort for the purposes of accreditation activities.  A list of institutions and their assigned color cohort cohort may be found below.

The cohort map provides a schedule of required activities for each color cohort.  A link to the cohort maps and schedule by year can be found at: Accreditation Schedule of Activities.opens in a new window

There are specialized email accounts for institutions to submit documentation and questions related to the Commission’s accreditation system. The color cohort email allows programs to communicate with a specified cohort consultant. All contact information can be found on the Program Staff Contacts page.

*Please note, at its December 7-8, 2024 meeting, the Commission voted to adjust the timeline of accreditation activities by one year to allow program sponsors and Commission staff to focus on implementing the new Literacy Standard and TPEs. The accreditation schedule has been adjusted to reflect the timing of accreditation activities for all color cohorts. Please see PSA 23-08 for additional information.

Cohort Maps and Contact

Accreditation Cohorts by Institution

California State University
Type InstitutionCohort
California State UniversityCal Poly, Pomona Indigo
California State UniversityCal Poly, San Luis ObispoRed
California State UniversityCalState TEACHOrange
California State UniversityCSU BakersfieldIndigo
California State UniversityCSU Channel IslandsGreen
California State UniversityCSU ChicoIndigo
California State UniversityCSU Dominguez HillsRed
California State UniversityCSU East BayGreen
California State UniversityCSU Fresno - AAQEPViolet
California State UniversityCSU Fullerton - AAQEPBlue
California State UniversityCSU Long BeachIndigo
California State UniversityCSU Los AngelesRed
California State UniversityCSU Monterey BayViolet
California State UniversityCSU NorthridgeYellow
California State UniversityCSU SacramentoOrange
California State UniversityCSU San BernardinoGreen
California State UniversityCSU San MarcosIndigo
California State UniversityCSU StanislausYellow
California State UniversityCal Poly, HumboltIndigo
California State UniversitySan Diego State UniversityYellow
California State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversityViolet
California State UniversitySan Jose State UniversityOrange
California State UniversitySonoma State UniversityRed
University of California
Type InstitutionCohort
University of CaliforniaUC BerkeleyRed
University of CaliforniaUC DavisViolet
University of CaliforniaUC IrvineViolet
University of CaliforniaUC Los AngelesRed
University of CaliforniaUC Merced
University of CaliforniaUC RiversideBlue
University of CaliforniaUC San DiegoViolet
University of CaliforniaUC Santa BarbaraOrange
University of CaliforniaUC Santa CruzRed
Independent Institutions
Type InstitutionCohort
Independent InstitutionsAcademy of ArtOrange
Independent InstitutionsAlliant International UniversityBlue
Independent InstitutionsAntioch UniversityViolet
Independent InstitutionsAzusa Pacific University*S - CAEPIndigo
Independent InstitutionsBard CollegeIndigo
Independent InstitutionsBiola UniversityYellow
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of Massachusetts Global *S CAEPIndigo
Independent InstitutionsCalifornia Baptist UniversityOrange
Independent InstitutionsCalifornia Lutheran UniversityGreen
Independent InstitutionsChapman University*F - CAEPOrange
Independent InstitutionsClaremont Graduate UniversityViolet
Independent InstitutionsConcordia UniversityRed
Independent InstitutionsDominican University of CaliforniaBlue
Independent InstitutionsFresno Pacific UniversityYellow
Independent InstitutionsHebrew Union CollegeViolet
Independent InstitutionsHigh Tech High Graduate School of EducationViolet
Independent InstitutionsHoly Names UniversityBlue
Independent InstitutionsHumphreys CollegeGreen
Independent InstitutionsLa Sierra universityViolet
Independent InstitutionsLoma Linda UniversityBlue
Independent InstitutionsLoyola Marymount University*S - CAEPYellow
Independent InstitutionsMills CollegeGreen
Independent InstitutionsMount St. Mary's CollegeIndigo
Independent InstitutionsNational UniversityViolet
Independent InstitutionsNotre Dame de Namur UniversityGreen
Independent InstitutionsPacific Oaks CollegeViolet
Independent InstitutionsPacific Union CollegeRed
Independent InstitutionsPepperdine UniversityRed
Independent InstitutionsPoint Loma Nazarene UniversityRed
Independent InstitutionsSt. Mary's College of CaliforniaOrange
Independent InstitutionsSan Diego Christian CollegeYellow
Independent InstitutionsSanta Clara UniversityYellow
Independent InstitutionsSimpson UniversityGreen
Independent InstitutionsStandford UniversityBlue
Independent InstitutionsTeachers College of San JoaquinIndigo
Independent InstitutionsThe Master's CollegeOrange
Independent InstitutionsTouro UniversityYellow
Independent InstitutionsUnited States UniversityGreen
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of La VerneOrange
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of PhoenixOrange
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of the Pacific
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of RedlandsIndigo
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of San DiegoRed
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of San FranciscoIndigo
Independent InstitutionsUniversity of Southern California *F - CAEPViolet
Independent InstitutionsVanguard UniversityBlue
Independent InstitutionsWestern Governors UniversityYellow
Independent InstitutionsWestmont CollegeGreen
Independent InstitutionsWhittier CollegeYellow
Independent InstitutionsWilliam Jessup UniversityYellow
Local Education Agencies
Type InstitutionCohort
Local Education AgenciesAssoc. of CA School Admin/ASCAOrange
Local Education AgenciesAlhambra USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesAnaheim City SDYellow
Local Education AgenciesAnaheim Union HSDOrange
Local Education AgenciesAnimo Leadership Charter HSIndigo
Local Education AgenciesAntelope Valley Union HSDViolet
Local Education AgenciesAntioch USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesArcadia USDRed
Local Education AgenciesAspire Public SchoolsOrange
Local Education AgenciesAtwater ElementaryViolet
Local Education AgenciesBakersfield City SDGreen
Local Education AgenciesBaldwin Park USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesAlternatives in Action/REACHRed
Local Education AgenciesBellflower USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesBrentwood Union SDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesBurbank USDRed
Local Education AgenciesBurton School DistrictViolet
Local Education AgenciesButte COEViolet
Local Education AgenciesCalifornia School of the Deaf/FremontBlue
Local Education AgenciesCampbell Union SDRed
Local Education AgenciesCapistrano USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesCentral USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesCeres USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesChaffey Joint Union HSDBlue
Local Education AgenciesChino Valley USDblue
Local Education AgenciesChula Vista ESDRed
Local Education AgenciesClovis USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesCompton USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesConejo Valley USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesContra Costa COERed
Local Education AgenciesCorona -- Norco USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesCulver City USDRed
Local Education AgenciesCupertino Union SDViolet
Local Education AgenciesDavis Joint USDRed
Local Education AgenciesEl Dorado COEViolet
Local Education AgenciesEl Rancho USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesElk Grove USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesEncinitas Union SDBlue
Local Education AgenciesEscondido Union SDBlue
Local Education AgenciesEscondido Union HSDViolet
Local Education AgenciesEtiwanda SDYellow
Local Education AgenciesEvergreen SDGreen
Local Education AgenciesFairfield-Suisun USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesFontana USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesFortune SchoolViolet
Local Education AgenciesFremont UHSDYellow
Local Education AgenciesFremont USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesFresno COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesFresno USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesFullerton SDBlue
Local Education AgenciesGarden Grove USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesGlendale USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesGreenfield Union SDYellow
Local Education AgenciesGrossmont Union HSDblue
Local Education AgenciesHacienda La Puente USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesHanford ESDRed
Local Education AgenciesHayward USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesHigh Tech HighIndigo
Local Education AgenciesImperial COEViolet
Local Education AgenciesIrvine USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesKeppel Union SDOrange
Local Education AgenciesKern County SOSViolet
Local Education AgenciesKern High SDBlue
Local Education AgenciesKing ChavezRed
Local Education AgenciesKings COEOrange
Local Education AgenciesLancaster SDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesLas Virgenes Unified School DistrictViolet
Local Education AgenciesLodi USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesLong Beach USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesLos Angeles COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesLos Angeles USDRed
Local Education AgenciesLos Banos USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesMadera COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesMadera USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesManteca USDRed
Local Education AgenciesMarin COERed
Local Education AgenciesMerced COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesMerced Union HSDOrange
Local Education AgenciesMilpitas USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesModesto City SchoolsOrange
Local Education AgenciesMontebello USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesMonterey COEBlue
Local Education AgenciesMt. Diablo USD (210): Fortune School of EducationBlue
Local Education AgenciesMurrieta Valley USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesNapa COEYellow
Local Education AgenciesNew Haven USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesNewark USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesOak Grove SDBlue
Local Education AgenciesOakland USDRed
Local Education AgenciesOntario-Montclair SDYellow
Local Education AgenciesOrange County DOEBlue
Local Education AgenciesOrange USDRed
Local Education AgenciesPalmdale SDblue
Local Education AgenciesPalo Alto USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesPalos Verdes Peninsula USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesPanama-Buena Vista Union SDYellow
Local Education AgenciesParamount USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesPasadena USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesPlacentia-Yorba Linda USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesPlacer COERed
Local Education AgenciesPleasanton USDRed
Local Education AgenciesPomona USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesPoway USDRed
Local Education AgenciesPUC SchoolsBlue
Local Education AgenciesRedwood City SDRed
Local Education AgenciesRialto USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesRiverside COERed
Local Education AgenciesRiverside ESDYellow
Local Education AgenciesSacramento City USDviolet
Local Education AgenciesSacramento CEOIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSaddleback Valley USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesSan Bernardino City USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesSan Diego COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesSan Diego USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSan Dieguito Union HSDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSan Francisco USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesSan Gabriel USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesSan Jose USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSan Juan USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesSan Luis Obispo COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesSan Mateo-Foster City SDGreen
Local Education AgenciesSan Mateo COEBlue
Local Education AgenciesSan Ramon Valley USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSanger USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesSanta Ana USDGreen
Local Education AgenciesSanta Barbara CEOOrange
Local Education AgenciesSanta Barbara UnifiedViolet
Local Education AgenciesSanta Clara COEBlue
Local Education AgenciesSanta Clara USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesSanta Cruz COEYellow
Local Education AgenciesSanta Monica-Malibu USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSaugus Union SDViolet
Local Education AgenciesSequoia Union HSDViolet
Local Education AgenciesSchool for Integrated Academics and Technology/SIA TechOrange
Local Education AgenciesShasta COEYellow
Local Education AgenciesSonoma COEYellow
Local Education AgenciesStanislaus COEYellow
Local Education AgenciesStockton USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesSutter County SOSRed
Local Education AgenciesSummit Preparatory Charter HSYellow
Local Education AgenciesSouth San Francisco USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesSweetwater Union HSDOrange
Local Education AgenciesTahama County DOEBlue
Local Education AgenciesTemple City USDRed
Local Education AgenciesTorrance USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesTracy USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesTulare City SDRed
Local Education AgenciesTulare COEGreen
Local Education AgenciesTustin USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesTurlock USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesVallejo City USDBlue
Local Education AgenciesVentura COEIndigo
Local Education AgenciesVisalia USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesVista USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesWalnut Valley USDYellow
Local Education AgenciesWashington USDViolet
Local Education AgenciesWest Contra Costa USDOrange
Local Education AgenciesWest Covina USDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesWestside Union SDIndigo
Local Education AgenciesWm S Hart Union HSDViolet
Local Education AgenciesStella Charter Middle SchoolIndigo

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