US Dept of Education says, CCSF may get more time, if ACCJC so desires

SF Gate reports that the Dept of Education indicated that the ACCJC could give CCSF more time, if it so desired.  The article states that:

The commission seeking to revoke accreditation from City College of San Francisco can, if it chooses, change its rules to give the huge school more time to fix deficiencies and avoid closure, U.S. Department of Education officials told The Chronicle.
The revelation came this week after repeated pronouncements by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges that the U.S. Department of Education barred it from extending the deadline.
But federal education officials told The Chronicle on Monday that the commission is not only able to extend the deadline, but that there is no time limit on the extension it can provide. It means the commission could extend its July 31 deadline long enough for City College to complete its repair job, which state education officials estimate at 12 to 18 months.

CCSF still has life, as there is a lawsuit that has given it a reprieve from the July 31 deadline.  October is now the key month.