Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
transfer, which includes participation in CSU and UC annual Community College transfer
conferences. In addition, the articulation officer is active in the Northern California
Intersegmental Articulation Council (NCIAC). The articulation officer is a member of the
Curriculum Committee, provides advice on lower-division general education and major
transfer courses, and informs committee members of on-going changes in transfer curricula.
Through the hard work and innovation of its faculty and staff, the college is dedicated to
continuous improvement in its efforts to help students transfer and achieve a Baccalaureate
Degree.
The college meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
The Curriculum Committee and Dean of Curriculum and Instructional Support will work
with the Articulation Officer and discipline faculty to develop additional degrees for transfer
by spring 2013.
II.A.6.b
When programs are eliminated or program requirements are significantly changed, the
institution makes appropriate arrangements so that enrolled students may complete their
education in a timely manner with a minimum of disruption.
Descriptive Summary
The program discontinuance process was developed by community college faculty statewide,
recommended by the Academic Senate, and adopted by the Hartnell Board of Trustees in
April 2001. The discontinuance process provides an in-depth evaluation of a program‘s
viability based upon three- to five-year trends. Measures include specific qualitative and
quantitative data in such areas as student enrollment (number of students enrolled, student
persistence and completion rates, numbers of degrees and certificates, transfer rates to CSU,
UC, and private four-year institutions), student satisfaction, recommendations of advisory
committees, and industry/market demand. The process also analyzes previous steps taken to
strengthen the program and the resources required to make necessary improvements. If the
program being considered is within the career technical education area, a labor market
analysis is conducted which includes measures of job placement rates and employer
satisfaction.
Once an at-risk instructional program has been identified, a Discontinuance Committee is
formed with the following membership:
The vice president of academic affairs and accreditation
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