Accounting Department Program Review 2007-2008

Student Enrollments and Characteristics Enrollment increased by 30.9% Women lead the way with a 34.6% increase Impressive gains of enrollments of under-represented groups African-American enrollments up 31.1% Hispanic enrollments up 55.2% A notable declined occurred in Native-American enrollments Down 2.5% Our demographic is getting older Students over age 25 now make up 61% of our students Enrollment of students age 25-29 grew by 60.1% Enrollment of students over age 40 grew by 43.8%

Student Enrollments and Characteristics Types and times of courses are changing: Type of Class Day Down 7.1% Evening Up 33.8% Weekend Up 39.0% Online Up 96.7%

Major Developments and Accomplishments All curriculum has been updated New Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program Four new courses Entirely new programs and degrees Success rates have increased in all but two courses Those two courses had stable success rates A new Finance program was developed First course offering in Spring 2008

Student Learning Outcomes (Were are we now) Several faculty members attended workshops and seminars A department representative served the campus committee for general-ed SLO’s, and the current SLO ad-hoc committee. SLO’s were incorporate into all courses All instructors participated in indirect SLO assessment student surveys during the Fall, 2007 semester. One of our capstone courses (ACCT 107) is our test course for direct assessment during the Spring 2008 semester SLO’s have been embedded into weekly topics SLO’s have been embedded into the final exam for direct assessment Discussion has begun on direct assessment for an entry course

Program Strengths Offerings at ARC are wide and deep We offer more courses than any other known CC We offer more sections Almost double Sacramento City College offerings Student exit surveys indicate; Highest transfer rates (percent and numbers) in LRCCD Highest preparedness for transfer in LRCCD Highest preparedness for employment in LRCCD Qualified faculty Faculty qualifications go well beyond minimum requirements All faculty have and MBA and CPA Other credentials include CFP, CIA, and CPP

Areas for Growth Strengthen industry and community partnerships Create greater awareness of our programs and students Increase employment and internship opportunities Evaluate needs and opportunities for non-transfer students New growth opportunities in Property taxes (first course has been submitted to curriculum) Payroll Sales Tax Internal auditing Fraud Law and ethics for accountants Remain vigilant in quality of courses, programs, and faculty FTE Limits will Constrain Growth

Future Recommendations Outreach efforts will continue and expand New courses and programs will be developed and implemented to the extent possible by facility and budget limitations. The pending property tax program was submitted for curriculum review in April 2008. New faculty hires will have a mentor and support from all faculty