Fiscal Year: 2011-12
CollegeoftheRedwoods
ProgramReviewCommitteeSummary AsperitsMission,theProgramReviewCommitteereviewsAnnualandComprehensiveProgramReviewstoprovidethefoundationuponwhichthedistrict
develops,identifies,anddocumentsthedirectionoftheprioritizationofplanning.OurobjectiveistoprovideanevaluativeExecutiveSummaryofeach
program’sreviewforauthors,IntegratedPlanningCommittees,andtheDistrict.
ProgramReviewSubjectArea: NorthCoastParamedicComprehensive ProgramReview
ProgramReviewAuthors:
Douglas Boileau, Kelly Wilson
AreaAdministrator:
PatGirczyc–recommendPatclarifydata
PerformanceIndicatorsforInstructionalPrograms
ProgramAccess/Demand
EnrollmentTrends
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
NA
CommitteeComments
Note:programisonlythreeyearsold.Decreaseinoverallenrollments,butclass
enrollmentsaverage23.8persection.Programistoonewtodeterminetrends.
Thereareonly3coursesintheprogramsubsequenttotakingtheEMTintroductory
classandchangesweremadeinschedulingthedaysandtimeswhencourseswere
offered.AssessmentshowedthatpriortoCRofferingthisprogram,thecounty
offeredcourseseveryotheryearandthispasttrendmightbeaffectingcurrent
enrollments.
X
N/A
N/A
X
N/A
Part‐timefacultyonly.Noadditionalpersonnelneeded.
X
BudgetisembeddedintheoverallHealthOccprogram
X
X
CourseSuccess
X
SLOassessmentSchedule
X
Decreaseinfillrate,butclassnumbersaverage23.8persection
Nochanges,excellentretentionsonoplantoaddressretention.
HO170C istheonlycoursewithsuccessbelowacceptabledistrictlevels.Thiscourse
changedfromaregularclasstoapositiveattendance,andassessmentshowsthis
loweredthesuccessratessignificantly.
LearningOutcomesinprogress.Programoutcomesreceived.
FTES(Comprehensivereviews
only)
JobAvailability(basedon
labormarketdata)
AdvisoryCommittee
Activities*
ProgramResources
Full‐time/Part‐timeFTERatio
(Comprehensivereviewsonly)
Funding/Grantsupport
Program
Efficiency/Productivity
FillRate(atCensus)
Program/CourseOutcomes
CourseRetention
AdvisoryCommitteemembershipandmeetingnotesweresubmittedfor9/2010and
March,2012.
PLOassessmentSchedule
GEassessment
X
CourseSuccessDemographic
Data
X
BasicSkills
X
Curriculum
X
Completions
X
Transfers
X
PlanningAssessment
X
QIP
X
PRC
Other:
Benchmarking
Programhasoutsideaccreditation;curriculumisbasedonnationaleducation
standards.
Noprogramsoutcomes,noassessments,etc.
A2011ReportofCurrentStatusforanEducationPrograminEMT wassubmittedwith
thecomprehensivereport.
Successbyageshowsthemostconsistentgroupisthe25to29agegroup.
ThedatashowsthecorrelationbetweenEnglishandMathbasicallyfollowthe
districttrend:thehighertheplacementinEnglishandMath,thebetterstudentsdid
intheprogram.
Newprogram/classesaddedin2009/2010;uptodate andbasedonoutside
accreditationstandards.
Newprogram
Newprogram ‐ 36completers,1Degree(degreeisnewasof2011).Keeping
studentsinprogramisachallengethatshouldberecognized.
Nodirecttransferforparamedicstudentstootherprograms;CRisworkingona
paramedictoRNprogram.90%ofprogramgraduatesattainemploymentasa
paramedicwithinafewmonthsofgraduation.
Oneclasswillbeofferedeveryotheryear(i.e.evenoroddyears)andnotedinthe
catalog.Planningwillrevolvearoundincreasingenrollmentnumbers,basedon
assessmentofprogrambeingofferedeveryotheryear.
Needalittlemoreinformationonhowtomeasuretherecommendation(perPat,
theywillworkwithoutsideaccreditationtocoverthis–partoftheexternal
accreditation.Thisisaprogramrequirement(externallydriveneed).
Suggestionto capturethesoftware tracking issue(QIP)intheneedsaddendum.
Suggestionoflookingintoneedforstudenttracking(especiallyforotherdisciplines)