West Los Angeles College How Are We Doing?

1. West Los Angeles CollegeHow Are We Doing? (Assessment) Flex Day, August 23, 2012 Rebecca Tillberg Fran Leonard Olga Shewfelt Adrienne Foster

2. Continuous Improvement Drill Down ..

3. How Are We Doing?Check at all levels College Drill Down .. Department Individual

4. How are we doing?Measurable Outcomes College Strategic Plan

5. How are we doing?Measurable Outcomes College Strategic Plan Goal Alignment

6. Program Review • Prioritized Resource Requests • Faculty Positions – FPIP • Online Library Subscriptions • Financial Aid Technician • 2 Custodians • Research Analyst • A-Shift Exam Proctor • HVAC Lead Technician • Physics Equipment • Auto Mechanic • Registration Asst. -- A/R and Veterans

7. Program Viability Viability Indicators in Program Review • Changes in • Total enrollment / number of students served • Enrollment • FTES • Technology • Labor market demand

8. Program Viability • Academic Senate’s Program Viability Policy • http://www.wlac.edu/academicsenate/documents_2012/PROGRAM%20VIAB%20REVIEWfinal%202005.pdf • Who can ask for a viability study? • Academic Senate • Faculty member in the program • Director/Chair of the program • Vice Presidents/Administration • Program Review/Unit Plan • Advisory Committees • Accreditation Report

9. Program Viability • Key factors which may be used in identifying and evaluating at-risk programs include: • Insufficient frequency of course section offerings to assure reasonable availability for students to complete the program within its stated duration • Low rate for student achievement of program goals (i.e., successful completion rate) • Low retention within courses • Low term-to-term persistence for those in courses in the major • Lack of demand in the workforce or cyclic nature of the workforce • Unavailability of the transfer major • Declining need for this program by other programs

10. Program Viability • Key factors which may be used in identifying and evaluating at-risk programs include: • Insufficient numbers of faculty, including full-time faculty and in their particular expertise (use of faculty development or sabbatical resources may be appropriate) • Insufficient physical resources including facilities, equipment, and supplies • Inadequate levels of outside support such as classified staff, course offerings, library materials, and workplace learning opportunities • Adjustment of course scheduling: times of day, block scheduling, short courses, frequency and number of sections, open entry/open exit • Analysis of demand for the program through use of labor market information which may result in curriculum modifications such as adding options for higher demand specialties • Whether course outlines have been updated in the last five years • Articulation of programs/courses: K-12, Tech Prep, etc., and a four-year sequencing of offerings to ensure student ability to transition to subsequent levels

11. Program Viability • Possible outcomes of program viability: • Program extension or suspension • Program revitalization • Program reduction • Continue or accept the program in its current state • Program consolidation • Program discontinuance

12. Thank you!