Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
physical education course. As of spring 2010, 253 students had participated in ACE cohorts.
The college offered five cohort groups of 31 students each in fall 2011. (II.A.49, II.A.50)
Fundamentals Across Career and Transfer Skills (FACTS) is another learningcommunity
based program. This program was developed by the Basic Skills Initiative
Committee for first-year students and focuses on preparing students to be successful in
college course work and in the work environment. Students may receive tutoring and funding
for textbooks. Students enroll in 12 units including Fundamentals of Composition (ENG-
253), Pre-Algebra (MAT-201), Career Interest & Ability Assessment (COU-30),
Keyboarding (BUS-110A), and Basic Computer Applications (BUS-150). (II.A.51)
The Math Academy is a two-week, 70-hour, summer/winter program providing students
with a friendly, ―no stress‖ environment where they learn to study more efficiently, prepare
for exams, and acquire skills and confidence to help them succeed in transfer-level math
courses. Students qualify for free textbooks, calculators, tutorial support and on-going
counseling. Registration is free. As of 2010, 57% of students who completed the summer
Math Academy moved up one or more levels in placement testing. (II.A.52)
The SUMS (Summer Undergraduate Math and Science) Program is supported by a grant
from the National Science Foundation Science Talent Expansion Program. This program is a
high school to college bridge experience that allows students who have completed at least
two years of high school to explore math and science through exciting inquiry-based
activities, field trips, and career exploration. The program runs for five weeks during the
summer and provides local high school students with an awareness of some the many
opportunities in science and math supported by Hartnell and our local community.
STEM Internships are funded by an Advanced Technical Educational Grant from the
National Science Foundation. The grant project collaborates with University of California at
Santa Cruz and targets two emerging growth fields (sustainable energy/power engineering
and sustainable design engineering). This collaboration will help address the nation‘s longterm
needs for regenerating and delivering sustainable energy. The project also supports
students from local Salinas high schools, creating a 2+2+2 articulated career pathway. Intern
and practicum positions are designed for individuals and teams depending on the particular
focus and strengths of each student‘s academic program or area of interest. Internships and
practicums are in alignment with the curriculum of UC Santa Cruz‘s Baskin School of
Engineering (http://www.soe.ucsc.edu). In 2012, six Hartnell students were chosen from
within the Engineering Department to participate in eight-week summer internships in
sustainable energy. (II.A.52)
The Summer Bridge Program is jointly supported by grants from the federal Title V
program, the California Endowment, and the National Science Foundation‘s Advanced
Technological Education program. This is a high school to college bridge program for
students who plan to study in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics) disciplines. In 2012, 96 recent graduates from high schools throughout the
Hartnell District participated in the five-week program, earning 2.3 Hartnell College credits.
Seventy-seven percent of the students registered for fall semester at Hartnell. (II.A.52)
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