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  • California · Tuolumne County
  • 2027 cohort · 196 days left

Columbia College: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 29, 2026 crawl of gocolumbia.edu(opens in new tab) found at least 1,568 public documents, about 77,005 pages. 2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,568+
estimated pages
77,005
checked files passed
2 / 50
crawl date
Sep 29, 2026

What our crawl found on gocolumbia.edu

Counts from our September 29, 2026 crawl, which visited 660 pages. Our crawler found 1,568 public documents on gocolumbia.edu — an estimated 77,005 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

The crawl stopped at its time limit, so every count here is a minimum: the site has at least this many documents.

Documents by category

  • Other918 · 59%
  • Reports246 · 16%
  • Agendas & minutes230 · 15%
  • Forms96 · 6%
  • Policies73 · 5%
  • Newsletters5 · <1%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 59% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 1,542 · 98%
  • Word (DOCX) 12 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 10 · <1%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 4 · <1%

Checked sample

2 of 50 passed(4%)

  • Passed basic checks: 2
  • Did not pass: 48

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 1,568 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

2% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms are a small part of this inventory (6%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
September 29, 2026
Pages visited
660
Documents in the inventory
1,568
Files checked
50
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Columbia College's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of Columbia College after claiming this page.

Files we checked on gocolumbia.edu

Links go to the files on gocolumbia.edu as we found them on September 29, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 29, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
03-07-2025minutesPDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
03-21-2025asccagendaPDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
04-25-2025PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
04-25-25asccminutesPDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
04112025agendaPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda 10-14-2510-14-25asccagenda · PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
FCMAT (1).pdfclub minutes template sp2025 · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Mega 2019-2020 YCCD Board MeetingPDF · 29 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Mega 2020-2021 YCCD Board Meeting- Senate PresidentPDF · 26 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
appendix h fsa application formPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Appendix I-FSA Application FormPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
Application for Course AuditPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
cc irb application fillablePDF · 7 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
Course Drop FormPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
Course Section Change FormPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
General Student PetitionPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
Incomplete Grade RequestPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
Microsoft Word - CC Loss Of Enrollementloss of priority041625 · PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passForm field labels
Child Development and School-Age Emphasis Matrixpermitmatrixonesheet · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Academic Senate ChargePDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passDocument title
academic senate handbook revision spring 2025PDF · 17 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
APPROVED CC MJC Program Viability Revitalization and Discontinuance Procedures 2PDF · 8 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Article 20 Faculty Service AreasPDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
By-Laws Adopted FA23 12.9.23PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Columbia College - Equity-Minded Job Description 12-16-19PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
columbia college academic senate resolutions index 11-2024 webPDF · 7 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
election policies procedures updated 2025 webPDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
faculty handbook 2020PDF · 9 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
yccd faculty hiring procedures 2024 2025PDF · 25 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document title
2021-2022 Mega President BOT ReportPDF · 33 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
ACCJC Annual Fiscal Report2022 Annual Fiscal Report Columbia College · PDF · 5 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
ACCJC Annual Report2022 Annual Report Columbia College · PDF · 6 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
2022-2023 Board ReportsPDF · 7 pagesReportsDid not passDocument language, Document title
2023 Annual Fiscal Report Columbia CollegePDF · 6 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2023 Annual Report Columbia CollegePDF · 7 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2024 AFR Instructions and Questions-CCC-Multi Fillable Form2024 Annual Fiscal Report Columbia College · PDF · 7 pagesReportsDid not passForm field labels
2024 Annual Report Columbia College.pdf2024 Annual Report Columbia College · PDF · 4 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
accjc annual fiscal report 2025PDF · 7 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
accjc annual report 2025PDF · 10 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2024 02 13 musicPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
2025_05_25 Columbia College_NSC_New ProgramDE_Misc.pdf2025 05 25 de · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2025 09 02 elementary teacherPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
AACJC Letter 01-27-2022PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document title
ACCJC Letter 01-26-2018PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
ACCJC Letter 01-27-2023PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
ACCJC Letter 05-13-2022PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
ACCJC Letter 06-28-2019PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
ACCJC Letter 09-26-2022PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGESasccminutes4 28 262026 2027budgetapproval-1 · PDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
ACCJC Commission Actions on Institututions - January 2025accjcactions · PDF · 2 pagesOtherPassedNone
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What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled September 29, 2026: we fetched 660 pages from https://gocolumbia.edu/ and found 1,568 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: September 29, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2027

With 196 days left, start with the documents people use most and fix the rest in batches.

Where Columbia College should start

Start with what current students need: syllabi, admissions, registration and financial aid forms.

Students need these files to enroll, get financial aid and complete their courses.

Usually owned by disability services, IT accessibility staff and academic departments.

A timeline to April 26, 2027

  1. Inventory and triage

    by November 10, 2026

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by February 7, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2027

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$44,194 – $66,291

≈ 220,970 credits for 77,005 estimated pages

  • 4,715 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 1,446 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 70,844 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

Columbia College beside the public colleges in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Columbia College (this page)—1,568+77,005September 29, 2026
ABC Adult School—1431,331September 28, 2026
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District—2,058+13,583September 28, 2026
Antelope Valley Community College District—2,016+22,915September 28, 2026
Bakersfield College—3,02012,069September 28, 2026
Barstow Community College District—1,659+7,284September 28, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

Related organizations

Public colleges in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Columbia College's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. Columbia College is in the 2027 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was Columbia College's deadline set?

We could not confirm which population figure the rule gives Columbia College. The Census Bureau counts a community college district as an independent school district government, and the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates publish no figure for one — so we show the earlier date as the safer planning assumption. Confirm your cohort before you plan around it.

How many public documents does Columbia College have?

Our crawl on September 29, 2026 fetched 660 pages from https://gocolumbia.edu/ and found at least 1,568 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 77,005 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Columbia College's documents pass accessibility checks?

2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (4%). That is a sample of the 1,568 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Columbia College's documents?

Our directional estimate is $44,194 to $66,291 with DocoMatic: about 220,970 credits for 77,005 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Columbia College fix first?

Start with what current students need: syllabi, admissions, registration and financial aid forms.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.