Peralta Community College District
Annual Program Update Template 2010-2011
Each discipline will complete this form to update program reviews developed in 2009-2010. These will
be reviewed at the college level and then forwarded to the district-wide planning and budgeting
process. The information on this form is required for all resource requests – including faculty staffing
requests – for the 2011-12 budget year.
I.
Overview
Date Submitted:
10/16/2010
Dean:
Tom Branca
BI Download:
10/06/2010
Dept. Chair:
Guy Forkner/Anita Black
Discipline:
RLEST
Campus:
Merritt
Mission
Merritt College Real Estate program provides a comprehensive offer for
beginning as well as advance students who are Seeking a new occupation to
improve the students existing skills.
This program is reflective of the current economic health in the East Bay. It
has been in existence since fall of 1982 and has survived the markets ups and
downs over the history of the program.
Merritt College offers day, evenings, online and weekend classes, students
receive both certificate as well as degree programs that provides employment
and promotional opportunities.
Our students are given the opportunity to work in the Real Estate fields in the
following capacities; Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Appraisers, Property
Managers, Financiers, Land Developers, Government Service and Investors, to
name a few.
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II.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
344.0
425.0
450.0
Sections (master sections)
14.0
13.0
11.0
Total FTES
28.76
40.58
34.1
Total FTEF
2.82
2.62
2.22
FTES/FTEF
10.21
15.48
15.39
Enrolled
339.0
404.0
N/A
Retained
302.0
360.0
0.0
0.0
N/A
N/A
339.0
263.0
0.0
37.0
0.0
404.0
285.0
0.0
44.0
0.0
B. Retention
% Retained
C. Success
Total Graded
Success
% Success
Withdraw
% Withdraw
III.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Faculty Data
Fall 2010
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
0.61
1.61
0.0
2.22
0.27
IV. Faculty Data Comparables F2010
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
Alameda
Berkeley
Laney
Merritt
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.61
1.61
0.0
2.22
0.27
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V.
Qualitative Assessments
CTE and Vocational: Community and labor market
relevance. Present evidence of community need
based on Advisory Committee input, industry need
data, McIntyre Environmental Scan, McKinsey
Economic Report, licensure and job placement rates,
etc.
Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your
course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and
program completion.
Real Estate is a mirror of the economy and a
major influence to the health of the economy.
When the indrustry is down the need for
education to upgrade professional skills should
be available.
By completing 8 of our real estate courses
greatly enhances the opportunities of our
students for a brokers license and business
success over those students who have
completed the minimum required of three
courses for a sales license.
VI. Strategic Planning Goals
Check all that apply.
Describe how goal applies to your program.
Advance Student Access, Success & Equity
Engage our Communities & Partners
Build Programs of Distinction
Create a Culture of Innovation & Collaboration
Develop Resources to Advance & Sustain Mission
To help and assist our students gain access to
knowledge to assist in their success and equity.
By working directly with our local government,
industry leaders and professional associations
Through the real estate club "Merritt Real Esate
Forum we are building our program with
distinction and we are creating a culture of
innovation and collaboration to develop a
resource to advance and sustain our mission
with our students and the community.
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VII. College Strategic Plan Relevance
Check all that apply
New program under development
Program that is integral to your college’s overall strategy
Program that is essential for transfer
Program that serves a community niche
Programs where student enrollment or success has been demonstrably affected by extraordinary
external factors, such as barriers due to housing, employment, childcare etc.
Other
VIII. Action Plan
Please describe your plan for responding to the above data. Consider curriculum,
pedagogy/instructional, scheduling, and marketing strategies. Also, please reference any cross district
collaboration with the same discipline at other Peralta colleges.
Include overall plans/goals and specific action steps.
 The Real Estate Department has extended its offers to the best Real Estate opportunities in the past
and the department has developed six new online courses and two new courses in the process of
being approved. The department will develop new courses as they relevant.
 The department will continue to be active with the four local real estate boards, the CA Department of
Real Estate, California Real Estate Assocation and National Real Estate Association in developing
professional standards for our students and the real estate industry.
 The future holds opportunities to expand into distant learning programs as well as programs related
to RE Construction for RE agents, Loan Brokers, and the offering of the new courses Computer for
RE agents and Common Interest Development (CID).
 The department is in the process of developing courses to meet the requirements for the Continuing
Education Courses of the California Department of RE (DRE).
 The Real Estate Department has through the Merritt Real Estate Forum, a student body club and real
estate student alumni (membership 600+ members) been doing outreach in the community to help
property owners in forclosure and providing a venue for needed information to the community and
businesses during the current economic crisis.
IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
The program is in need of good movie equipment to capture our ongoing guests and programs for the future
students and a portable sound system to assist in providing professional features and events.
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
There is always a need for various size lecture halls with newer desks tables and Wi-Fi available with a rapid
reservation system.
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X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
16
Number with SLOs
12
% SLOs/Active Courses
75%
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
3 partial
% Assessed/SLOs
0
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
2
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
2
Number assessed
0
% Assessed
0
Describe assessment methods you are using
Describe results of assessment
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