1. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Program Development, Reduction, and Review: Faculty Take the Lead Shaaron Vogel, Butte College Jane Patton, Mission College Mark Wade Lieu, Ohlone College

2. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Authority Under Title 5 Regulation §53200 Educational Program Development Curriculum Accreditation Processes for Budget and Planning Processes for Program Review

3. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Resources Program Review: Developing a Faculty Driven Process (1996 ASCCC) Program Discontinuance: A Faculty Perspective (1998 ASCCC) Program Discontinuance Sample Policies (2003 CCCCIO/CCCAOE) System Office Web Resources –Course and Program Approval Handbook –Instructional Program Improvement Resource Guide

4. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Program Development Based on –Student need Timely completion Local employers must have need to hire completers Community need Advisory council recommendation –Education and training need to match industry standards

5. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Program Development What is a new program –A new job niche –A new transfer major –If not, it’s a new option for an existing program

6. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Adding a new program: locally Faculty develop curriculum to address identified needs Local curriculum committee approval

7. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Adding a new program: regionally Labor market information Demonstration of non-destructive competition with other college programs

8. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Adding a new program: state level Submission to the System Office – following handbook guidelines

9. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Adding a new program: state level What is happening with Course and Approval Handbook –Unified program application form –Clearer instructions regarding new programs vs options

10. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Issues in Program Review Need for policies to be in place (53203) Clear links to faculty role (53200) –Educational Planning –Accreditation –Budget and Planning –Curriculum –Student Equity and Success

11. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Purposes Provides a mechanism for the assessment of performance that recognizes and acknowledges good performance and academic excellence Improves the quality of instruction and services Updates programs and services Fosters self-renewal and self-study Provides for the identification of weak performance

12. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 More Purposes Assists programs in achieving needed improvement Should be seen as a component of campus planning that will not only lead to better utilization of existing resources, but also lead to increased quality of instruction and service Monitors and pursue the congruence between the goals and priorities of the college and the actual practices in the program or service Meets accountability mandates Demonstrates a systematic planning process

13. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Considerations Confidentiality Who does the review How is the review applied Provisions for minority reports How often should it occur –Every two years for vocational programs (EC 78016) –Every five for UC –Every six for CSU

14. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Issues in Program Reduction Program viability study Number of students “in the pipeline” Regionalization or distance education Labor market information Comparison of industry standards to curriculum Student Learning Outcomes Draw comparisons such as WSCH to cost of program

15. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 Issues in Program Discontinuance Who should be involved and what are their roles in developing the process? What are the criteria for initiating the discontinuance process? How are programs to be identified and by whom? What are the effects on students and student success when a program is discontinued? What provisions can and should be made for students in progress to complete their training?

16. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Vocational Education Leadership Institute – March 2007 More Issues in Program Discontinuance How does the discontinuance of a program alter the comprehensiveness and balance of offerings across the college curriculum? Within the district? How does the program discontinuance process fit into the educational and budget planning process used at the institution? What are the regional effects of program discontinuance? What are the effects on transfer to UC/CSU? What are the effects on local business and industries? Retraining for affected faculty Political issues and how to mitigate them