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Education committee disapproves Concord Career College's nine'week instruction schedule; board cites regulatory definition of 'quarter'
Summary
The Education Committee recommended disapproval of Concord Career College's request to retain a nine'week instructional schedule (with finals in a partial tenth week), citing the board's regulatory definition that a quarter/term must include at least 10 full weeks of instruction.
The Dental Hygiene Board of California's Education Committee voted on March 21, 2025 to recommend disapproval of Concord Career College's request to accept its current academic schedule (nine weeks of instruction with finals in a partial tenth week) for its dental hygiene programs at Garden Grove, San Bernardino and San Diego.
Board staff presented the regulatory background: 16 CCR contains definitions for "quarter" and "term," and the board's regulation interprets a quarter as at least 10 weeks of instruction. During a review of Concord's submitted materials and site visit reports, staff found that Concord's published schedules included instruction labeled in a tenth week that functioned as a final exam period; staff said those final-week activities had been recorded as "instruction" in earlier…
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