I.B.5. The institution assesses accomplishment of its mission through program review and evaluation of goals and objectives, student learning outcomes, and student achievement. Quantitative and qualitative data are disaggregated for analysis by program type and mode of delivery.
The changes made at the College to comply with this standard were guided by Recommendation 2.
ASCC has a comprehensive program review process in place supported by Policy 1004.1 The process is fully defined in the ASCC Participatory Governance Structural Manual.2 The College has two types of Program Review, each with its own process as summarized in the table below.
ASCC Program Review Processes |
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Institutional Program Review |
Divisional Assessment-Program Review |
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Assessment Cycle |
Biennially |
Annually |
Instrument: |
Institutional Program Review Survey |
Divisional Assessment- Program Review Survey |
Areas for Review: |
i. ASCC Mission Effectiveness |
i. Divisional Mission and Outcomes |
Participants: |
Administrators, Faculty, and Staff |
Programs and Departments |
Focus |
i. Institutional Set Achievement Standards |
i. Implementation of Divisional Assessment Surveys (Institutional Effectiveness Division) |
Procedures and Roles |
i. Dissemination and implementation of Program Review Surveys (Institutional Effectiveness Division); |
i. Planning and Resource Allocation Analysis of ASCC Operations |
Outcomes |
i. ASCC Catalog |
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Program Review is an integral part of ASCC’s institutional strategic planning process. Through program review, the college is able to obtain data needed to identify areas for improvement. In 2009, results from the institutional program review data identified four focus areas as the basis of the 2009-2014 Institutional Strategic Plan (ISP); Academic Excellence, Technology, Staffing and Facilities. In 2014, the divisional assessments and institutional program review data identified a fifth focus area, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) incorporated into the 2015-2020 ISP.
Program Review is also used at the divisional levels to determine budget needs. During budget call each year, the divisions are required to submit their annual budget requests supported by program review data. Budget requests are reviewed and discussed by the IPECC to provide recommendations on fiscal appropriations and routed for approval by the Leadership Triangle.
The Division of Academic Affairs provide faculty with an Assessment Exit Summary Report every semester. This report gives data on the assessment of student learning outcomes, which is discussed in Curriculum meetings. This data is useful for faculty when completing the Academic Program Review. The IE provide disaggregated data under the IDS Tool kit on the ASCC website. This table below summarizes what is provided in the IDS.
ASCC Institutional Data Sets |
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Type of Data Set: |
Measure 1 |
Measure 2 |
Measure 3 |
Measure 4 |
Measure 5 |
0001: Student Achievement Data |
Developmental Completion Rates |
Gateway Course Completion Rates |
Program Requirement Completion Rates |
Persistence Rates |
Graduation & Transfer Rates |
0002: Student Enrollment Trends |
Unduplicated Headcount |
Enrollment by Age |
Enrollment by Ethnicity |
Enrollment by Major |
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0003: Student Placements |
English Reading Placements |
English Writing Placements |
Math Placements |
Scholastic Aptitude Test Placements |
Placement Test Survey |
0004: Developmental Passing Rates (Pre-Collegiate Courses) |
Developmental English Reading Passing Rates |
Developmental English Writing Passing Rates |
Developmental Math Passing Rates |
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0005: Degree Requirements |
Gateway Courses |
General Education Courses |
Core Foundational Courses |
Co-Foundational Courses |
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0006: Graduation Rates |
Degrees/Certificates Conferred |
Degrees/Certificates Conferred by Program |
Completer Data |
Graduate Exit Survey |
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0007: Student Learning Outcomes |
General Education Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Institutional Learning Outcomes |
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0008: Employee Data |
Number of Employees |
Number of Employees by degree |
Number of Employees by Ethnicity |
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0009: Student Opinion Surveys |
Course Evaluation Survey |
Student Satisfactory Survey |
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0010: Program Reviews |
Divisional Assessment-Program Review Summaries |
Institutional Program Review Summaries |
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0011: Student Services |
Admissions & Records Data |
Tutoring Data |
Counseling Data |
Financial Aid Data |
Library Services |
1 - Policy 1004 Comprehensive Program Review, p.3
2 - Participatory Governance Structural Manual, pp. 20-22