Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
The District understands the tremendous responsibility it has to provide
educational programs, skills training and life-long learning opportunities. This
updated educational and facilities master plan is a testament of our commitment
to our community, to responsiveness in an ever-changing economic landscape,
and to innovation and professionalism in all that we do. Whether a student or
community resident takes a course or attends an event at our Hartnell College
campus site in Salinas or the District’s centers in King City (King City Education
Center) or eastern Salinas (Alisal Campus), or at any of the community locations
in which we offer educational programs, we are dedicated to providing them the
best possible educational experience.
Increasing Student Success: Hartnell College‘s current efforts to increase student success
are substantial, and the centerpiece is A Blueprint for Student Success at Hartnell College
(I.A.9), an extensive internal report prepared by a subcommittee of the Basic Skills Initiative
(BSI) Committee and released in June 2011:
The BSI Blueprint was compiled using information drawn from literature reviews,
faculty and staff interviews, comparisons of local and statewide data, and
information collected through conference attendance. The Blueprint uses as a
framework the attached flowchart describing appropriate movement of students
from assessment and placement through various pathways and course sequences.
In addition, the integration of student support services and follow up is addressed.
In the narrative, the current status of relevant elements is discussed, followed by
their analysis and recommendations. Recommendations focus on better alignment
and/or improvement of Hartnell College’s admissions processes, instructional
pathways, and student support services and follow up. Most recommendations are
drawn from the Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in California
Community Colleges (Poppy Copy) at http://www.cccbsi.org/staff-development
(http://www.hartnell.edu/bsi/Blueprint.pdf)
The Blueprint recognizes the importance of taking a systematic approach to connecting
otherwise independent programs already underway at Hartnell, including the Math Academy
and the college‘s two learning communities for developmental-level students, FACTS
(Fundamentals Across Careers and Transfer Skills) and ACE (Academy for College
Excellence).
Self Evaluation
Through the numerous efforts, activities, and plans outlined above, the college has
demonstrated that it establishes student learning programs and services aligned with its
purposes, its character, and its student population. Hartnell College offers comprehensive
instructional and student support programs that are responsive to the needs of the community
it serves. After completing numerous assessments to determine the needs of students and the
community, the college discovered many areas in which community members wanted to see
change, and the college responded. In the years since the Salinas Valley Vision 2020 report,
the global economy has experienced a crippling recession which has affected local
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