PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATION
Pierpont Community and Technical College Board of Governors
☒Program with Special Accreditation ☐Program without Special Accreditation
Date Submitted
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Program
Degree Designation and Title
INSTITUTIONAL RECOMMENDATION
The institution is obligated to recommend continuance or discontinuance of a program and to provide a brief
rationale for its recommendation:
☐1. Continuation of the program at the current level of activity;
☐2. Continuation of program with corrective action (for example, reducing the range of optional tracks or merging
programs);
☐3. Identification of the program for further development (for example, providing additional institutional
commitment);
☐4. Development of a cooperative program with another institution, or sharing courses, facilities, faculty, and the
like;
☐5. Discontinuation of the Program
Rationale for Recommendation:
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Signature of person(s) preparing report
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Signature of Dean
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Signature of Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Signature of President
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Signature of Chair, Board of Governors
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Executive Summary for Program Review
This 5 year review including Executive Summary is to be completed by the program undergoing
review and an external reviewer (not Advisory Board), sent to the Office of Academic Affairs for
review, comment, revision, approval by February 15, reviewed by the Board of Governors in April or
May, and submitted to the WVCTCS by May 31 (not to be more than 2-3 pages)
1. Name and degree level of program:
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2. External reviewer(s) information (report should be given to an external reviewer not on
Advisory Board for scrutiny. Many institutions use reviewers from institutions with similar
programs. The reviewer should prepare a summary that addresses their perceptions on how well
a program is meeting the criteria addressed in the body of the report. Please list external
reviewer name, credentials, institution or company:
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Synopses of significant findings, including findings of external reviewer(s)
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4. Identification of weaknesses or deficiencies from the previous review and the status of
improvements implemented or accomplished
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5. Model Schedule (with Rationale if above 30 credit hr (CAS) or 60 hr (AAS, AA, AS)
6. Five-year trend data on graduates and majors enrolled
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7. Data on student placement (for example, number of students employed in positions
related to the field of study or pursuing advanced degrees)
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8. Summary of assessment model and how results are used for program improvement
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9. Plans for program improvement, including timeline
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10. Final recommendations approved by governing board
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FIVE YEAR PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT
Reviews will be uploaded onto the BoG Web page.
PIERPONT COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Program:
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Academic
School:
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PROGRAM CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Provide a narrative regarding your program (including information for any options or tracks), its
nature, unique characteristics, etc. Please limit to one page. It is appropriate to use the catalog
description.
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ENROLLMENT, CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
1. Summary of degree requirements, entrance standards and exit standards with significant
features of curriculum. Include a summary of degree requirements (including entrance
standards and exit standards and provide commentary on significant features of the curriculum,
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2. Program Course Enrollment (Headcount and FTE)
Report 5 year course enrollment using data from Institutional Research (IR)
3. Success rates (course) Report of student success in courses
4. Campus Sites Core Courses offered at (List campus sites offering cores courses in program).
5. Program delivery modes (distance learning course definition, “>75% of course is not face to
face with instructor; program is considered distance learning at least 50% of courses in program
meet definition of distance learning. All distance learning programs must be approved by
Higher Learning Commission and USDOE. Please contact Office of Academic Affairs for
paperwork.
List program courses with available delivery modes (face to face, hybrid, distance learning
Course, prefix, # Title – delivery modes
Course Prefix, #, Title
Delivery modes
6. Approximate cost/student credit hour (Consider salaries, expenditures, etc)
PROGRAM GOALS AND OUTCOMES/ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
IMPROVEMENTS
A. Identify the goals and Outcomes of the program.
B. Summarize the principal elements of the departmental assessment plan. The plan must
include elements to assess student learning and programmatic outcomes.
C. Provide information on the following elements:
 Educational goals of the program
 Measures of evaluating success in achieving goals
 Identification of the goals which are being successfully met and those which
need attention as determined by an analysis of the data
D. Provide information on how assessment data is used to improve program quality. Include
specific examples.
ADVISORY BOARD DATA
Summarize, can include membership list and sample meeting minutes.
GRADUATION/RETENTION RATES
(Retention progression in program admission through graduation) Complete for last 5 yrs (IR can
help)
GRADUATE PLACEMENT
Summarize job placement of graduates and continuation of education (ie percentage of students
working in the field, additional education) Include data for in-state or out-of state placement or
additional education for the last 5 years.
MODEL SCHEDULE
Program Requirements (please provide model schedule (Certificate of Applied Science max. 30 hr
credit; Associate Degrees max. 60 hr credit).
Degree: CAS,
AA, AS or AAS
Model schedule
Semester,
Prefix, Course
number, title,
credit hours
total program
credit hrs
Programs not meeting the above requirements must request a continuation of their exception
with a justification below:
STUDENT AND EMPLOYER EVALUATIONS
Share results of student, graduate and employer evaluations
ACCREDITATION/NATIONAL STANDARDS
(Attach National Accreditation Agency Summary (Appendix IV) with date and length of
accreditation decision).
Non-accredited programs, report on how the program is working to conform to national
standards.
GENERAL EDUCATION RELEVANCE
Identify General Education Outcomes for benchmark courses completed in program of study and
relevance of courses to program of study. Explain embedded competencies and assessments if
applicable. Ie, Written Communication – ENGL 1104.
Minimum credit hours required: AA or AS 24 cr hr; AAS 15 credit hrs; CAS 6 credit hours (must have
communication and quantitative courses)
FACULTY DATA
Summarize faculty used in program and include faculty data sheets for faculty.
Faculty Data Forms to be attached in Appendix I (Full-time and adjunct used the last 5 years in
program should be included, form from WVCTCS is attached
PREVIOUS PROGRAM REVIEW/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RESULTS
Attach the Summary Results of your last 5 year review in Appendix II.
CONSISTENCY WITH MISSION
Explain how this program fits into the mission of the institution.
EXTERNAL REVIEWER SUMMMARY
Attach external reviewer summary to the end of the report (Appendix III)
Appendix I
Faculty Data
(No more than TWO pages per faculty member)
Name__________
Check one: Full-time☐
Rank_____________________
Part-time☐
Adjunct☐
Graduate Asst.☐
Highest Degree Earned______ Date Degree Received ______________________
Conferred by_______________________________________________________
Area of Specialization
Professional registration/licensure
Yrs of employment in higher education
Non-teaching experience
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Yrs of employment at present institution
Yrs of related experience outside higher education
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To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:
(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught
course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and
semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.
Year/Semester
(b)
Course Number & Title
Enrollment
If degree is not in area of current assignment, explain.
APPENDIX II
PREVIOUS WVCTCS REVIEW/EXECUTIVE REVIEW SUMMARY RESULTS
APPENDIX III
EXTERNAL REVIEWER SUMMARY
Accreditation Progress Report