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Program Review
Academic and Vocational Programs
Accreditation, Title V, and the Contra Costa College District
administrative policies (AP 2900.10) all require that Contra
Costa College have a program review process to evaluate educational
programs. Academic programs as well as student services and
administrative units will conduct these reviews during the
review period. Academic programs will conduct the review process
once every five years and vocational programs will conduct
the review process every two years.
Student Services and Administrative Units
Each Student Service unit will participate in a program review
process every four years to determine its strengths and areas
needing improvement. The level of program effectiveness, responsiveness
and the ability to forecast trends and needs are critical
to achievement of student success and are the cornerstones
to the review process. Program review is intended to support
and compliment the completion of annual plans required of
each unit
Purpose of Program Review
The primary objective is to assure the quality of educational
programs (including instructional, student services, and institutional
support programs), promote student success, and ensure the effectiveness
of institutional support for programs. Review of programs will
be undertaken for the following specific purposes:
1. To evaluate how well an educational program functions in
relation to its objectives, the mission of the college, the
college's institutional goals and priorities, and the needs
of the community.
2. To strengthen planning, decision making, and scheduling.
3. To encourage program development and improvement.
4. To improve the use of college resources.
5. To comply with Title 5, accreditation and matriculation requirements.
This program review process is an internal review for the purposes
of strengthening the departments themselves. It is not the purpose
of this review to reduce, eliminate, or otherwise negatively
impact the unit being reviewed or its staff, nor will this process
alone result in enhancement of program budgets or staffing.
Decisions regarding budget and staff resource allocation will
be made in the context of the college governance structure,
including appropriate input from the Academic Senate, College
Council, CIC, Student Services, Budget Committees and collective
bargaining agents.
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