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area at the Alliance and Sidney campuses, as discussed in the Federal Compliance section, page 36. The Dean of Administrative Services serves as the College Security Officer and annually submits data to the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education; the reports are available on the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Campus Security Statistics site. Multiple Learning Environments Student learning success is enhanced at WNCC through the availability of multiple learning environments like face-to-face, online, ITV, and blended courses. Individualized instruction occurs via directed studies, self-paced independent studies (at the ILAC), and HATC workshops and training. In the 2008-2009 academic year, WNCC offered courses in the following ways: Table 7-38 2008-2009 Class Sections by Instructional Method Instructional Method Number of Sections Percentage Application (nursing) 110 10 Blended (½ online, ½ face-to-face) 39 3 Dual-credit classes 68 6 ITV Delivery 57 5 Directed Study 36 3 ILAC Independent Study 9 0.8 Internships 21 2 Lecture (traditional structure) 594 53 Occupational (aviation, automotive) 88 8 Online 108 10 Total 1130 Traditional face-to-face classes accounted for only 53% of the class offerings, which breaks the sometimes too familiar myth that college instructors only “lecture.” Considering that 80% of the classes incorporate some form of web enhancement and that all classrooms at WNCC contain technology aids of some type, the stereotype is further exploded. The majority of instruction (76%) is done by full-time faculty members, providing consistency and better contact availability for students. Although research in developmental-level education demonstrates that students succeed better when full-time faculty members are the instructors, it is easier to find adjunct instructors who are qualified to teach lower-level courses, since the requirement is either a discipline-specific master’s degree or a master’s degree and eighteen hours of subject-area graduate coursework to offer transfer courses. Unlike urban areas, there is no surplus of qualified instructors in the community. Western Nebraska Community College Page 115
The chart below details sections by instructors since the fall term of 2004: Table 7-39 Sections by Instructor Type ACADEMIC YEAR SECTION OFFERINGS Fall - Spring FT PT 2004-2005 768 282 2005-2006 751 253 2006-2007 793 235 2007-2008 859 224 2008-2009 840 247 Total 4011 1241 Directed study courses facilitated by faculty members and independent study courses available through the ILAC from 2005 through 2008 are listed below: Table 7-40 Directed Study and ILAC Sections: Fall 2005-Summer 2008 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2120 36 29 14 24 30 27 37 29 18 13 43 21 37 28 23 18 DIR ILC Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Summer 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Directed studies allow students to explore further subject areas that interest them, or to further research topic areas not in the standard curriculum. At WNCC, they are also used to serve students when courses are canceled due to low enrollments, a course offered rotationally is not available, or a student’s schedule does not allow him or her to take a required class. Independent studies are self-paced, open-entry, open-exit classes designed to be completed in one year). Since training is an important component of WNCC’s overall purpose as a community college, services provided at the HATC directly support businesses and industries in the community. The graph on the next page illustrates the number of students attending seminars and workshops through HATC. Page 116 Western Nebraska Community College
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Western Nebraska Community College
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Introduction A yellowed newspaper p
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MISSION STATEMENTS ................
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Chapter 7 CRITERION 3: STUDENT LEAR
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EMERITUS DISTINCTION ..............
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE 3-
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DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DI
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CRITERION TWO Co-Chairs Dan Kinney
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History and Geographic Service Regi
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Chapter 2 Summary of Accreditation/
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The Self-Study Process and Report C
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Chapter 3 Response to Challenges Jo
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8. The use of course-level specific
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WNCC has a booth at the Scottsbluff
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Below are the same results reported
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The above support systems, however,
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HATC’s end-of-year enrollment is
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Service Area Day Time Independent L
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Chapter 4 Federal Compliance Lucas
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3. Elect to file a written Grade Ap
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The College has been in complete co
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Contractual Relationships WNCC faci
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Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity
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memorable. When a new institutional
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The passage of Initiative 424 in Ne
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dual-credit enrollment, the require
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Distance Learning Advances in techn
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The College Council now consists of
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to create a bond. Many courses are
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Faculty and Staff The integrity of
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Athletics WNCC’s Athletic Departm
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Strengths Findings for Criterion On
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Upward Bound (VUB). Student Support
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Chapter 11 Institutional Snapshot C
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Table 11-67 Graduates by College/Pr
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Appendix C Table C-77 Faculty and A
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Appendix D Figure D-78 WNCC Organiz
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Western Nebraska Community College
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Understood Valued Empowered Support
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