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: ___MT/Industrial Technology/CET__________________
Program Review Authors: _____Michael Peterson___________________________
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Summary and Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
Program run by nationally recognized faculty member;
Outstanding equipment (one of the best in the state of CA);
CET is graduation course; good fill rate
MT instructional aid great;
MT courses continue to max out;
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
No permanent lab facility for CET (a lot of equipment stored
and has to be hauled out and put away);
Program lost lab space when Nursing expanded;
Inadequate follow-up of MT program
3. Commendations:
Program run by nationally recognized faculty member;
Outstanding equipment (one of the best in the state of CA);
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4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Software and licensing budget that flows between fiscal years
in order to accommodate off-cycle licensing and software
needs;
10. MT budget inadequate
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Remove MT program from IT and CET program (IT and CET
partner courses, but MT is separate);
Update two IT courses
Increase fill rates for MT
Pursue megatronics -expanding online lecture component
and on site hold labs
Additional Comments:
Concern that lack of facility space is creating lower
enrollments
Recommendations:
Remove MT program from IT and CET program (IT
and CET are partner courses, but MT is separate).
Recommend IR create a separate template for MT
Budget would be inadequate, but has been covered
by Grant funding;
Off-cycle budget funding for all program that have
recurring, non annual licensing costs
College decide whether an electronics be taught, to
cross over several technical program disciplines
Discussion with HSU about a 2 + 2 program;
Continue to work with and monitor HSU applied
technology program
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.
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Work in progress; revisiting the SLOs for program review
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
OK
Issues Across all Disciplines:
Facilities and technology is deficient;
Maintenance is deficient;
Regular funding for software for all programs
Staffing and faculty budget is deficient;
Deferred maintenance is a problem campus-wide
Lack of replacement of lost faculty; finding qualified faculty to teach
Challenge that IT doesn’t support Mac Computers; most science, math and arts use Mac computers
Need for transcript evaluator and document imaging system will support all disciplines.
Need for a college-wide process to gather and assess information from students directly, both those who
graduate and those who leave for other reasons, or from transfer institutions and employers. Entry and
Exit surveys to increase student success, retention and persistence;
General: Is there a budget set aside for bulb replacement for projectors, both campus and district wide?
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.