Statement of Accreditation Status
Cogswell University of Silicon Valley
191 Baypointe Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134
United StatesTelephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
OPEID:
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.
001177
Student Achievement URL:
WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning.
Current Accreditation Status:
Accredited- Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action:
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Granted Candidacy:
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.
1975
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
1977
Undergraduate FTE:
472
Graduate FTE:
1
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
For-Profit
Sponsorship:
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
Other
Academic Calendar:
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.
Trimester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Brian Shepard | Provost and Chief Academic Officer | bshepard [at] cogswell.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Scott McKinley | Global Lead, ProServe Academy, Amazon Web Services | scottmck008 [at] gmail.com |
| Chief Academic Officer | Brian Shepard | Provost and Chief Academic Officer | bshepard [at] cogswell.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Charles Restivo | CEO | crestivo [at] cogswell.edu |
| Chief Financial Officer | Ilona Kreynis | Chief Financial Officer | ikreynis [at] cogswell.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Milla Zlatanov | VP of Institutional Research and Quality Assurance | mzlatanov [at] cogswell.edu |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00117700 | Cogswell Polytechnical College | San Jose | Main Campus | Active |
|
Degree |
Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA Digital Art and Animation | Bachelors | 1992 | On-Site |
| BA Game Design Art | Bachelors | 2013 | On-Site |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | Bachelors | 2016 | On-Site |
| Bachelor of Science in Software Development | Bachelors | 2021 | On-Site |
| BS Digital Arts Engineering | Bachelors | 2002 | On-Site |
| BS Digital Audio Technology | Bachelors | 2002 | On-Site |
| BS Game Design Engineering | Bachelors | 2013 | On-Site |
| BS in Computer Science | Bachelors | 1992 | On-Site |
| MA Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Masters | 2012 | On-Site |
| Master of Science in Management and Leadership in Creative Technologies | Masters | 2021 | Distance Education |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2021 | Progress Report |
| Fall | 2022 | Offsite Review |
| Spring | 2023 | 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
