Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...
Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...
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Programs that Might be Reconsidered<br />
In the five-year analysis of program awards, 51 programs awards were identified that had<br />
two awards per year or less. Two of those programs, Control Systems Technology and Wildland<br />
Fire Technology, were just authorized in 2006 but most others had been established for a very long<br />
time. Of the program awards <strong>with</strong> two per year or less, 12 had no awards granted from 2006-07 to<br />
2010-11 (see Appendix H, pages 131-132). Two programs <strong>with</strong> no awards conferred at this time are<br />
noted as new in 2011 and may not have had an opportunity to “gain traction” just yet. As noted<br />
above, it is sometimes the case in career and technical programs that students become early leavers<br />
<strong>with</strong> marketable skills (ELMS). In short, they do not remain to complete the program as the faculty<br />
had designed the curriculum. The detailed list of programs that might be strengthened, suspended, or<br />
discontinued is located in Appendix H.<br />
Program Changes and Adjustments<br />
A comparison of the instructional programs listed in the 2011-2012 College catalog and the<br />
official inventory of instructional programs authorized to the College by the Chancellor’s Office<br />
revealed a potential discrepancy. An accounting of degrees and certificates awarded by the College<br />
from 2006-07 to 2010-11 supported the same conclusion. The College is reviewing the program<br />
awards data and potential programs to discontinue, suspend, or sustain. Along <strong>with</strong> this the College<br />
will establish a process for aligning the local and state data.<br />
The College catalog lists 23 Job Skills Certificates (JSC). At one time there were many more<br />
and the certificates were awarded by individual departments. Currently, the College, upon a<br />
centralized evaluation of the student’s application, confers these awards. The College also has<br />
acquired approval from the District Board of Trustees to offer such programs, but the College cannot<br />
record a student’s accomplishment of the curriculum requirements on a transcript. These JSCs are<br />
listed in the table below <strong>with</strong> the units required to complete the certificate.<br />
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