There are rumors Compton College is closing, but it is actually joining forces with El Camino College.
Indeed, Compton lost there own accreditation, but the college remains open. Numerous reasons led to the loss of their accreditations, such as meeting educational expectations and financial assistance problems.
According to an El Camino newsletter, the colleges merged through the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College.
Compton College has been renamed to El Camino College Compton Center.
“They offer similar classes, but a majority of their curriculum has been re-advised,” said Beverly Johnson, who works in Admission and Records at El Camino College Compton Center. Everything offered at El Camino College will be offered at the Compton site she said.
According to a Web site, Compton was a regionally accredited institution through the Summer 2006 session. Therefore, those credits earned will be factored into the evaluation process for any degree a student pursues at the Compton center.
For former Compton students pursuing their studies at the Compton Center, they will need to request two transcripts in the future: one from Compton College and one from the Compton Center. These records will not be merged, Compton Center officials said.
“They’ve been going through this drama as far as I can remember, like 1999 when I first became a student now returning after taking time off still dealing with these same issues,” said Tyeisha Williams, a former Compton College student.
A lot of students have veered off to other community colleges, such as Southwest College, Cerritos College or Long Beach City College to avoid their current units being mishandled or not restored.