Chabot College Unit Plan, Part II
Program Review Summary & Unit Plan
Unit/Area: Welding Program
Division/Area to Which You Report: Applied Technology and Business
Author(s) of this Unit Plan: Dan Raveica
Today’s Date: 2/3/2011
School Year Program Review Completed: 2010-2011
Audience: IPBC; Program Review Committee; Deans/Unit Administrators; Budget Committee
Purpose: To provide evidence of progress on from previous year and to provide input into planning for subsequent years.
Instructions: If you have completed your unit plan last year, please update your timeline and answer the questions below. If you are updating/changing
your timeline, list the appropriate year in which revisions were made.
1A. Problem Statement: Summarize your original Program Review conclusions (or if this was done in last year’s unit plan, please update).
1B. Analysis: What was the basis for these new and/or continuing conclusions?
The original Unit Plan Review identified key findings that are as follows. The program was running over the full capacity determined
by the admissions and records of 24 students per session. Due to the remodeling of the Welding lab, The summer section and
spring section were cancelled (the summer section was canceled because the initial timeframe for the remodel started in the
summer but got postponed to the spring). During the fall semester, student enrollment was over 100%. The program is able to get
extra needed funding from the VTEA fund to run its daily operations. The previous conclusion of the supply budget being
insufficient to provide the needed supplies for the students (thus requiring the VTEA funding) was not as prevalent due to the
special circumstance of not offering summer and spring courses due to the remodel. It is important to note that the VTEA funding is
intended to fund technology advancement, essentially for introducing new technologies and innovations from the industry into the
classrooms, and not operational supplies.
2. Student Learning Outcomes Inventory
a. What percentage of courses in your discipline have Student Learning Outcomes developed? 100%
b. How many Student Learning Outcomes are there on average per course? One per Unit
c. What percentage of course SLOs in your discipline have been assessed? 100%
d. What percentage of courses in your discipline have had the assessments reflected upon or discussed with colleagues, or discussed with the college
at large? 60%-80%
e. Has your discipline determined any actions that might be taken as a result of this data, or insights?
The SLO’s are being analyzed at this current time, and actions will be determined through the department under the guidance of
the Dean of Applied Technology and Business.
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3. List your accomplishments. How do they relate to your program review, unit planning and SLO work? Please cite any relevant data
elements (e.g., efficiency, persistence, FT/PT faculty ratios, SLO assessment results, external accreditation demands, etc.).
Please see the attachment excel regarding total student enrollment and student retention. Total student enrollment was
determined to be 113.19%% above the total capacity determined by the lab requirements for the vocational study courses. Total
student retention was also determined to be 85.79%. The ratio of full time to part time is one full time faculty divided by 2 part time
faculties. Assessment results are still pending to be analyzed. The program was able to establish new relationships within the
industry, which has led to increased support such as technical assistance and donations of raw materials, which are essential for
the survival of the program. Some of these relationships are with Gilig Corporation, Delta Star, Inc., and Alpha Magnetics, Inc.
4. List your new and continuing unit goals. Based upon what you accomplished, do you have any changes you are making to your goals or
timeline? Please make any revisions to the timeline on the next page.
Continuing goals (if you did not do a unit plan, skip to the next box):
 To continue to provide a high-quality, innovative education to students who are striving to attain welding skills and knowledge
necessary to secure successful career opportunities. The metrics of this goal will use the following data: student grades,
student retention, AS/ welding certificate attained, employment due to completing required welding skills.
 To establish and maintain a strong relationship with the surrounding community and regional area (eg. Bay Area). The
metrics for this goal will include: number and amount of contributions to the welding department via. Scrap metal, etc. We will
also use student employment placement as a gauge.
 To continually improve the program, the latest welding technology is used in the lab environment, paired with old technology
so that the students have a full understanding of the industrial environment. The program also closely looks at new advances
or shifts in the industry when determining its curriculum. This is needed to make sure that the program is as relevant as
possible to actual industry operations.
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New goals:

The program is still greatly dependent on the VTEA funding for its day-to-day operations. One new goal will be to identify
new sources for funding, and also to expand on existing funding.
 Provide the maximum allowable input on the renovation of the welding lab, in order for the student to have the best and
safest layout possible.
 Due to the constraint of time due to the renovation, all the machines and equipment will need to be in functional and
operational status before the beginning of the fall semester 2011. This maybe challenging since the completion date of the
renovation is 5 days before the start of the fall semester.
 Due to the unavailability of the summer 2010 and spring 2011, class registration for fall 2011 maybe low, we will try to
minimize this problem by getting the word out through contacts and the website.
5. Discuss how these goals support the college Strategic Plan goals and/or strategies.
Continuing goals (if you did not do a unit plan, skip to the next box):
This program is in total compliance of the Institutional Strategic Plan objectives. The first academic programs listed in the Strategic
Plan’s mission statement for this college are the Technical and Career-Vocational Educational programs from which welding is part
of. This program meets the urgent and long-term economical needs of the community by providing qualified, professional, taxpaying
employees, which through their skilled and hard work sustains the local and regional economy. Values such as: commitment to
assist individuals who seek to enhance their knowledge and to acquire and/or improve their skills, excellent education, qualitylearning experiences and equal access to all students; are this unit mission goals, echoing the colleges Strategic Plane mission
objective.
New goals:
 Reach out to populations underrepresented in higher education.
It is the program’s goal to attract underrepresented students such as female and disadvantaged students to welding courses.
This will be done through word of mouth (aka. Talking to prospective students), and by providing a way in which they can
quickly attain a skill set to aid them in their ultimate goals.
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 Engage the community to participate in campus programs and events.
To engage the surrounding community through “open houses” and direct contact with the ultimate goal of: gaining new
contacts to possibly provide the opportunity of new training for their workforce, and increasing the general student base.
6. Solution: Cut and paste your previous timeline and update the “Accomplished?” column, if necessary. Detail the plan for accomplish
your goals. If you are making revisions to your activities or timeline, please indicate that in the “Revised?” column.
Unit Action Plan Timeline
No.
Timeline
Milestone Activity
Person(s)
Responsible
Accomplished?
Yes/No/
In Progress*
Revised?
Yes / No
If yes, list
revision year
Do you need
additional funds
to support this
activity?
Yes/No
If, yes, what
type?**
Certificates of Proficiency and AS degrees are
awarded through admission and records
2
3
4
Raveica,
Placensia,
Zurich
Planning
Committee,
Dean
2008-current
Increase of funding from the planning committee from
$5,600 to $15,000
2008 to current
Successful job placement through companies within
the industry asking for qualified students for
employment
Raveica,
Placensia,
Zurich
Program is offering flexibility by offering day, evening,
nights and Saturday courses to provide flexibility to
students, this is evident through the full enrollment
Through full enrollment by nesting classes, the cost of
overhead associated with running the program and lab
facility is reduced per student.
Better coordination from the counseling office by
having better contact with the program so that
students take the appropriate classes for their
Raveica,
Placensia,
Zurich
Raveica,
Placensia,
Zurich
Raveica,
Counseling
office
5
2008-current
6
2008-current
7
2008-current
Ongoing,
Yes
No
NO
YES!
In progress
&
accomplish
ed
NO
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No.
Timeline
Milestone Activity
Person(s)
Responsible
Accomplished?
Yes/No/
In Progress*
Revised?
Yes / No
If yes, list
revision year
Do you need
additional funds
to support this
activity?
Yes/No
If, yes, what
type?**
mentioned goals.
8
2008-current
New equipment recently purchased such as new
inverters, the plasma cam machine, and the
MagnaCut magnetic Pipe and Plate Cutting Machine.
Raveica
Yes
* Note: As you may be carrying over or planning new activities for this planning cycle, this column should list that all activities are “In Progress.”
** List types such as “equipment,” “supplies,” “staffing,” “contractual services,” etc…
Yes