Fundamental Elements and Related Questions

Evidence/Methodology

Fundamental Element #1: offerings at branch campuses, additional locations, and other instructional sites (including study abroad locations and programs offered at business/corporate sites) that meet standards for quality of instruction, academic rigor, and educational effectiveness comparable to those of other institutional offerings;

1. List all College sites, their date of origination, and the programs offered at those sites.
2. For each college center and instructional site, when was the original date of operation?
3. What programs are offered at each site?
4. What are the student, faculty, and administrator profiles at each site?
5. How do the library and technological resources at these sites compare with those offered at the main campuses?
6. How does CCAC assure that the learning outcomes offered for courses at these sites mirror those offered on the main campuses?
7. How are these outcomes measured?
8. What impact do these sites have on the college’s capabilities of fulfilling its mission?
   

Records of course and program offerings at college centers and other instructional sites

Student satisfaction surveys from college centers and other instructional sites

College catalog and web-site

Human resource records for faculty and administrators serving college centers and other instructional sites

Faculty Members

Success rates of students graduating from programs offered at college centers; success rates of those transferring to other institutions from college centers

Grade records issued to students at centers and sites compared to those offered on main campuses

Center deans, faculty, and students

IT: technology availability at centers, and its compatibility with that offered on main campuses

Business offices charged with serving centers and sites