Statement of Accreditation Status
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
The OPEID number is used by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) for purposes of eligibility to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV.
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Candidate- The institution has demonstrated that it meets all, or nearly all, of the Standards of Accreditation at a minimum level and has a clear plan in place to meet the Standards at a substantial level of compliance for accreditation. Candidacy is limited to four years and is granted only when an institution can demonstrate that it is likely to become accredited during the four-year period.
Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process.
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
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The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system.
Role![]() |
Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | John Galgano | Chief of Staff & General Counsel | jgalgano [at] amda.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | Nancy Sullivan | sullivan.nanc [at] gmail.com | |
Chief Academic Officer | Michael Angotti | Provost and Chief Academic Officer | mangotti [at] amda.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | Jan Rugger-Martin | President and Executive Director | jmartin [at] amda.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | David Silverman | CFO, Director of Business Affairs | dsilverman [at] amda.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Donald Everhart | Director of Institutional Research | deverhart [at] amda.edu |
OPEID |
Location Name![]() |
City | Location Type | Status |
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00757200 | AMDA College of the Performing Arts | Los Angeles | Main Campus | Active |
Documentation not yet available for this institution.
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2022 | Seeking Accreditation Visit |
The following links are to external resources not maintained by WSCUC. They are provided for your convenience.
- National Center for Educational Statistics- College NavigatorThis link will take you to the information page for this institution at nces.ed.gov
- College ScorecardA tool made available by the U.S. Department of Education.
- College ResultsCollege Results Online (CRO) provides information about college graduation rates for most four-year colleges and universities