1-3 Mission Organization Administration
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TYPE OF REPORT (INITIAL, REEVALUATION, OR ADDITIONAL LOCATION INCLUSION)
CAMPUS
Address
City, State, Zip
ACICS ID Code: Code
MAIN
Main Campus (if different from above)
City, State
ACICS ID Code: Main campus code
(Campus e-mail address)
Name of On-Site Administrator, Title (e-mail address)
Date(s) of Visit (Month Date, Year)
Name / Chair / Team member's institution / City, StateName / Student-Relations Specialist / Team member's institution / City, State
Name / Discipline of Specialist / Team member's institution / City, State (Press tab to insert new row.)
PROGRAMS OFFERED BY
CAMPUS
CITY, STATE
CREDENTIAL EARNED (Certificate, Diploma, Occupational Associate’s, Academic Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral) / APPROVED PROGRAM TITLE / Clock Hrs. / Sem./Qtr.
Hrs. / Enroll:
Full-time/
Part-time / CAR
Retention & Placement
2011 / 2010
Ret. / Pla. / Ret. / Pla.
Name of diploma or degree / Name of major / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00% / 0.00%
TOTAL ENROLLMENT / 000
Notes: Type in bold any retention rate below 62.0% and any placement rate below 58.0%. Delete either Sem. or Qtr. in the column 3 heading. Add or delete rows as needed.
* Program reviewed for the first time.
** For any program with no enrollment, either identify below the expected date of enrollment or explain the campus’s plans regarding the program. Do not evaluate programs with no enrollment.
*** For any program (s) not reviewed because of specialized accreditation, please indicate which program(s), the specialized agency, and the grant expiration date (s).
INTRODUCTION
Please use this page to give a narrative introduction of the campus. Provide a brief history of the campus, a description of its geographic service area, and a description of the composition of the student population. Also include a description and explanation of any extenuating circumstances and/or any distinctive or unusual features of the campus or evaluation visit.
REPORT QUESTIONS
1. MISSION
3-1-100-MISSION: PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVESEvery institution must have a mission which is its specific purpose for existing. This mission, together with a set of objectives to accomplish it, must be summarized in a mission statement. The objectives should be devoted substantially to career related education and should be reasonable for the program of instruction, mode of delivery, and facilities of the institution.
Institutions may exhibit a variety of missions, ranging from those which have a singleness of purpose to those which are multi-purpose. / 1.01 Give the page number in the campus catalog on which the mission statement can be found.
If there is no mission statement in the catalog, insert the section number in parentheses and explain.
1.02 Does the campus have an appropriate mission statement with a set of supporting objectives?
Yes No
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.03 Are the objectives devoted substantially to career-related education?
Yes No
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.04 Are the objectives reasonable for the following?
(a) The programs of instruction
Yes No
(b) The modes of delivery.
Yes No
(c) The facilities of the campus.
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.05 Are the mission statement and supporting objectives appropriately disclosed in the campus catalog and in other publications that are readily available and understandable to the public?
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
3-1-102. Implementation. The institution is measured both in terms of its stated purpose and in terms of its conscientious endeavor to fulfill this purpose. The faculty, financial resources, physical plant, administration, management, and educational activities shall be appropriate and committed to successful implementation of the stated mission of the institution. / 1.06 Is the campus committed to successful implementation of its mission?
Yes No
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
Institutional Effectiveness
3-1-110 − INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
An important indication of the overall effectiveness of an ACICS-accredited institution is the degree to which it meets its own predetermined educational outcomes. Each campus of an ACICS-accredited institution, consistent with its mission, shall develop and implement a Campus Effectiveness Plan that identifies how it plans to assess and continuously improve its educational programs and processes, and that addresses its ability to meet the educational and occupational objectives of its programs. In this document, each campus should attempt to incorporate short-term objectives to be accomplished in order to achieve the mission of the institution as it applies to the campus and its future goals. / CAMPUS EFFECTIVENESS
1.07 Does the campus have a current Campus Effectiveness Plan (CEP)?
Yes No
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
3-1-111. Campus and Institutional Effectiveness Plans. Each campus shall have on file a Campus Effectiveness Plan (CEP). A main and its additional locations may share aspects of a CEP, such as the mission, but each main and additional location is expected to have its own plan for effectiveness that describes the characteristics of the programs offered and of the student population, describes what types of data will be used for assessment, identifies outcomes, and states how continuous improvement will be made to improve or enhance outcomes at the campus. A distributed enterprise institution must also submit a consolidated Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP) containing information and data on the institution as a whole. The IEP of a distributed enterprise institution is due on or before September 15 annually.
For the Campus Effectiveness Plan, the following six elements, at a minimum, will be evaluated for institutional
effectiveness:
1. student retention rates;
2. student placement rates;
3. level of graduate satisfaction;
4. level of employer satisfaction;
5. student learning outcomes; and
6. graduation rates [when available].
In compiling the data needed to assess the six elements, each campus shall identify and describe how the data were collected, the rationale for using each type of data, a summary and analysis of the data collected, and an explanation of how the data have been used to improve educational processes. Baseline data must be identified for each of the five elements.
For example, the data needed to demonstrate student learning outcomes includes baseline data and data to support that student learning has occurred. Examples of data may include, but are not limited to, course grades, GPA, CGPA, pre- and post-tests, entrance assessments, portfolios, standardized tests, professional licensure examinations, and other measures of skill and competency attainment. Placement data should not be used exclusively to validate student learning outcomes. / 1.08 If the campus is an additional location, does the additional location have its own CEP, separate from the main campus IEP?
Yes No Not Applicable
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.09 Does the CEP describe the following?
(a) The characteristics of the programs offered.
Yes No
(b) The characteristics of the student population.
Yes No
(c) The types of data that will be used for assessment.
Yes No
(d) Specific goals to improve the educational processes.
Yes No
(e) Expected outcomes of the plans.
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.10 Are the following five required elements evaluated in the CEP?
(a) Student retention.
Yes No
(b) Student placement.
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location only)
(c) Level of graduate satisfaction.
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location only)
(d) Level of employer satisfaction.
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location only)
(e) Student learning outcomes.
Yes No
If No for any applicable item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.11 Define the student learning outcomes used by the campus and how these outcomes are being assessed.
1.12 Are the following identified and described in the CEP?
(a) The baseline data for each outcome.
Yes No Not Applicable
(b) The data used by the campus to assess each outcome.
Yes No Not Applicable
(c) How the data was collected.
Yes No Not Applicable
(d) An analysis and summary of the data collected and an explanation of how the data will be used to improve the educational processes.
Yes No Not Applicable
If No for any applicable item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
Each campus shall publish annual placement and retention goals. In formulating these goals, the campus shall take into account the retention and placement rates from the previous three Campus Accountability Reports and the specific activities that will be undertaken to meet those goals. The activities must demonstrate the campus’ ability to maintain or improve retention and placement outcomes each year.
Institutions are encouraged to include additional information in their plans which is relevant to improving their overall effectiveness. / 1.13 Has the campus published annual placement and retention goals in its CEP that take into account its rates from the last three Campus Accountability Reports and that demonstrate its ability to maintain or improve retention and placement outcomes?
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location or initial applicant only)
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.14 Has the campus published specific activities that will be undertaken to meet placement and retention goals?
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location only)
1.15 Describe the specific activities that the campus will undertake to meet these goals.
3-1-112. Implementation and Monitoring of Campus and Institutional Effectiveness Plans. Distributed enterprise institutions and all campuses shall document that the specific activities listed in the plan are carried out and that periodic progress reports are completed to ensure that the plan’s activities are implemented. Appropriate individuals should be assigned responsibility for implementing and monitoring the Campus and Institutional Effectiveness Plans. / 1.16 Does the campus have documentation to show the following?
(a) That the CEP has been implemented.
Yes No
(b) That specific activities listed in the plan have been completed.
Yes No
(c) That periodic progress reports have been completed.
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
1.17 Who is responsible for implementing and monitoring the CEP? Describe this individual’s qualifications. If a committee is utilized please describe the committee.
3-1-113. Evaluation of Campus and Institutional Effectiveness Plans. Distributed enterprise institutions and all campuses shall evaluate the plan, its goals, and activities at least annually. Evaluation requires the determination of initial baseline rates and a measurement of results after planned activities have occurred. Distributed enterprise institutions and all campuses shall maintain documentation of historical outcomes and show evidence of how this documentation is used to achieve expected goals. Distributed enterprise institutions and all campuses should adjust their goals accordingly as a result of an evaluation of the Institutional and Campus Effectiveness Plans. / 1.18 Does the campus have documentation to show that the CEP is evaluated at least annually?
Yes No Not Applicable (new additional location or initial applicant only)
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
GENERAL COMMENTS:
2. ORGANIZATION
31200-ORGANIZATIONEach institution should have an organizational structure designed to promote among all staff and faculty a spirit of understanding, cooperation, and responsibility. Performance standards and monitoring controls need to be employed to insure adequate administrative functioning. The annual budget expenditures should be adequate to properly carry out the stated educational objectives of the institution.
31201. Disclosure. The governance, control, and corporate organization of the institution shall be stated in appropriate publications, including the catalog, together with the names of the trustees, directors, administrators, and officers. / 2.01 Is the following information regarding the campus appropriately stated in the catalog?
(a) Governance, control, and corporate organization.
Yes No
(b) Names of the trustees, directors, and/or officers.
Yes No
(c) Names of the administrators.
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
31202. Integrity. The integrity of an institution is manifested by the professional competence, experience, personal responsibility, and ethical practices demonstrated by all individuals comprising the ownership, control, or management.
An institution must assume full responsibility for the actions, statements, and conduct of its representatives and must, therefore, select each of them with the utmost care, provide them with adequate training, and arrange for constant and proper supervision and evaluation of their work. The Council considers the following to be important:
(a) Emphasis shall be placed upon the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall administration of the institution. Attention shall be given to educational activities, admissions, student financial aid, financial operations, plant and equipment, student services, and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. The degree of institutional compliance with the criteria in these areas is a measure of the administrative capability of the chief on-site administrator of a main campus or additional location and, or a distributed enterprise, the designated chief administrator of the institution.
(b) The institution must maintain written evidence that faculty and staff members clearly understand their duties and responsibilities, know the person to whom they report, and understand the standards by which the success of their work is measured. A copy of the document describing these terms and conditions shall be given to the faculty and staff member and a copy maintained by the institution. The administration must maintain documentation of the evaluation of the faculty and staff. / 2.02 Does the campus:
(a) Adequately train its employees?
Yes No
(b) Provide them with constant and proper supervision?
Yes No
(c) Evaluate their work?
Yes No
If No for any item, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
2.03 Is the administration of the campus efficient and effective?
Yes No
If No, insert the section number in parentheses and explain:
2.04 Does the campus maintain written documentation to show that faculty and staff members:
(a) Clearly understand their duties and responsibilities?
Yes No
(b) Know the person to whom they report?