Los Angeles City College Psychology Department

Comprehensive Program Review 2008
No. The Full-time faculty has declined from seven, which was inadequate, in 2005-06 to five in 2007-08. The
department requires a full-time faculty member who is clinically trained and fluent in the drug/alcohol studies area
in order to maintain our accreditation. In addition the work-load to fulfill our mission to students in the academic
and vocational-academic Human Services Program Generalist and Drug/Alcohol Studies Option requires at a
bare minimum seven full-time faculty. Six years ago at the last Program Review we asked for an additional
eighth full-time faculty member. Six years later we are down to five.
Secretarial services are need to support the program.
b. Equipment inventory, including technology and software
Does your department maintain an equipment inventory?
Discuss the department equipment needs. Include both equipment/technology upgrades and expansion.
Additional two multi-media SMART classrooms. Equipment/technology to store and play department's media
library in three classrooms. Updated faculty computers and printers. New HeartMath sensors. Updated
software. Additional brain models and other models for PSY 002.
c. Facilities
Are available general use facilities, such as classrooms, laboratories, and faculty office/work space adequate
to support the program? Please explain.
No. Faculty offices need refurbishment. Current furniture is from the 1950s and needs to be replaced.
Dilapidated environment contributes to safety problems. Classrooms need to be modernized as previously
described.
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