Results of our Accreditation from the Evaluation Report:
LACC Commendations
1. The team commends the college for its commitment to sustainability and its plans to develop a state of the art energy management program. The long-term plan for photo-voltaics on the new parking structure aims not only to get the college off the grid but also aims to sell energy, thereby generating income to help support maintenance of added square footage.
2. The team commends the college for its sincere and substantive response to the 2003 recommendation that “administration, faculty, and staff renew their commitment to effective and timely communication.” Documents and enthusiastic testimonials afforded evidence that great progress has been made not just in the transmission of information but also engagement in dialogue around important campus wide issues.
LACC Recommendations
1. Program Review for Institutional Improvement
"In order to increase institutional effectiveness and meet standards, the team recommends that the college more systematically use the results of program/unit reviews to continually refine and improve program practices resulting in appropriate improvements in student achievement, learning, support services, and institutional processes. (I.B.1-7; II.A.2; II.B.4; II.C.2; III.B.2; III.C.2; III.D.3; IV.A.5)".
- Lead: Mary Anne Des Vignes, Chair, Learning Skills and Edward Pai, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
- Kalynda Webber, Matriculation; Carlos R. Guerrero, Social Sciences; Arax Cohen, Dental Tech
2. Staff Development
"In order to meet the standards, the team recommends that the college develop a robust and comprehensive professional development program to both enhance institutional effectiveness practices and promote institutional engagement by all employee groups. (I.B; III.A.2; III.A.5, IV.A.5)."
- Lead: Christine Park, Coordinator, Staff Development
- Alex Vaughn, Workforce Education; Vernon Bridges, Financial Aid; Christi O'Connor, Bookstore; Randy Anderson, Student Services
3. Institutional Engagement
"In order to increase institutional effectiveness, the team recommends that the college engage in succession planning to increase leadership capacity, institutional consistency, and employee involvement and engagement. (I.B; III.A.2; III.A.5; IV.A.5)."
- Lead: Kim Perry, Vice President, Academic Affairs and Ken Sherwood, Academic Senate President
- John Freitas, Chemistry & Earth Sciences; Aura Sburlan, Children's Center
4. Research
"To meet the standards, the team recommends that the college strengthen the research function in order to provide continuous and meaningful analysis of data and apply the finding to program improvement. (I.B.2-3; I.B.5-6; II.A.1.a; II.B.3.e; II.B.4; II.C.2; III.B.2; III.C.2; III.D.3)."
- Lead: Edward Pai, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness and Anna Badalyan, College Researcher
- Tony Clark, Social Sciences; Jeremy Villar, Student Services; Betsy Manchester, Nursing
5. Student Learning Outcomes
"In order to meet Commission standards by 2012, the team recommends that the college fully implement the development and assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level and to use the assessment results for program improvement. (Eligibility Requirement 10, Standards II.A.1.a; II.A.1.c; II.A.2; II.A.3; II.A.5; II.B.4; II.C.2; III.A.1.c)."
- Lead: Patricia Schmolze, Coordinator, Student Learning Outcomes
- Earic Peters, Student Life; Will Marmolejo, Admissions & Records; Robin Robinson, Business Office
District Recommendations
1. In order to improve, the post-retirement health liability should be carefully monitored for the potential fiscal ramifications that could arise over the next few years (III.D.1.c).
2. In order to improve, both the district and the college need to evaluate the consistent adherence in practice to the recently developed delineation of operational responsibilities and functions (IV.B.3.a).
3. Develop and implement methods for the evaluation of role delineation and governance and decision-making structures and processes for the college and the district. Widely communicate the results of the evaluation and use those results as the basis for improvement (IV.B.3.g). |
Institutional Research