College of the Redwoods
Program Review Committee
Executive Summary
Adopted November 6, 2009
Mission Statement The College of the Redwoods’ Program Review Committee leads and facilitates authentic
assessment as it relates to student success and planning at the institution for all subject and service areas.
The committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews that provide the strong foundation
upon which College of the Redwoods develops, identifies, states and documents quality improvement plans
and goals including providing the direction of prioritization of funding, and support needs as organized under
the strategic planning objectives.
Objective: To provide an evaluative Executive Summary of this program’s review for authors, the
Integrated Planning Committees, and the District.
Program Review Subject/Service Area: __Counseling, Career Center______________
Program Review Authors: __Melissa Green, Michael Regan, _________________________________
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Summary and Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
Additional staff hired;
District-wide coordination;
Looking at intervention teams;
Full-time counselor who is also the articulation officer;
Auality of counseling staff is exceptional;
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Different sites have different needs in both staffing and
budgetary;
Eureka campus needs additional full-time counselors;
Lack of document imaging system
3. Commendations
Implementing dedicated counselor for Athletics students;
Workshops for students with undecided educational goals;
New guidance classes;
SLO’s are strong
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Additional Comments:
Recommendations:
Work closely with IR to determine how additional
counselors (including a career counselor) will aid
student retention, success;
**PRC feels Document imaging and transcript
evaluator is a need for all student services programs;
Training staff to teach students how to use web,
computers; staff training how to move undecided
students to register
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Increase copy budget;
Matriculation funding needed to meet needs of program;
funding for staff development in this area
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated
planning committee and the CPC.
5. Program Goals/Plans:
N/A
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
SLO’s are strong, but additional support is needed to be able
to track and link outcomes to goals
Exit survey of students and why they are not
returning to CR
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges
How guidance courses can be linked to other courses
**Records storage: procuring a document imaging system and transcript evaluator is imperative to remaining
compliant with accreditation standards; we have to complete these processes areas of assessment, student success,
and retention and need the tools to be able to effectively do so.
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated
planning committee and the CPC.