Program Name Here

I. PROGRAM GOALS
1. A. Goals
2. 3. Check which of the goals below apply to the program:
II. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES
III. PROGRAM RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
IV. PROGRAM STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
V. PROGRAM VIABILITY
Action Plan

2018-2019

Program Lead	Division Dean	PRC Review Date	Curr Com Pres Date

PRC Team Members:

This review is to be completed by the PRC team members and program chair in consultation with program faculty and advisory committee members. This review will focus on five areas of the program:

I. Program Goals and Rationale (Unit Assessment Plans could be helpful)
II. Program Outcomes Assessment (Unit Assessment Plans could be helpful)
III. Program Resources and Support
IV. Program Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement (Tie to Action Plan)
V. Program Viability

I. PROGRAM GOALS

A. Goals

1. Program Mission Statement: (listed on Unit Assessment Plan)

2. Is the program mission aligned with the College’s mission, vision, and strategic plan?
____ Yes ____ No
If not, please explain:

3. Check which of the goals below apply to the program:

____ Prepare students for employment
____ Prepare graduates to transfer to related Baccalaureate program
____ Continue workforce education/Improving workers’ skills
____ Critical thinking
____ Leadership Development
____ Other (please explain): Prepare for licensure examination

II. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES

A. Intended Program Outcomes (are Program Outcomes published on website?)

1. List the intended student learning outcomes of the program.

2. Describe how these student learning outcomes are assessed.

B. Outcomes Assessment Results

1. What are the findings of the assessment of student learning in the program?

2. What actions/use of results have been taken in response to the assessment results to improve student learning?

C. Employer Satisfaction (Could use feedback from Internship hosts?)

1. How is employer satisfaction of recent program graduates assessed?

2. What are the assessment results?

3. What actions were taken in response to the assessment results of employer satisfaction of recent program graduates?

4. What is the outlook for this program with regard to employment of program graduates in five years? (Advisory Committee feedback could be very useful here).

Useful resource:

Louisiana Workforce Commission (Formerly Department of Labor):
Short-term Projections
Choose Region #1
The first tab is Associate’s Degree
Use the Crosswalk to match CIP code to Occupational Title
Annual Total Openings is in column J
Annual Average wage is in column K

5. How well-aligned is the program’s curriculum with the area’s changing industry demands?

6. Transfer Information – from the National Clearinghouse:
http://www.dcc.edu/administration/offices/research/institutional-research/transfer.aspx

Information about Articulation Agreements and Dual enrollment could be useful here.

1. How is transfer success measured?

2. What are students’ opinions of the transfer process, and foundational preparation for

success at the senior college?

1. How well does the program’s curriculum prepare students for success?

III. PROGRAM RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

A. Student Enrollment Data (Please refer to data provided by Institutional Research)
Delgado Enrollment and Completer’s Reports can be found on the IR Website:

Declared Majors
http://www.dcc.edu/administration/offices/research/institutional-research/enrollment.aspx
Enrollment History by Program
Graduates (you may want to consider including Associate, Certificate and TCA as completers
http://www.dcc.edu/administration/offices/research/institutional-research/graduate.aspx

ĀA Indicate the number of majors/graduates in the program for the past five years.

Academic Year

Declared Majors

Admitted/Accepted Majors in Program
(if Limited Admission)

Graduates
(Certificates and Associates)

Fall	Spring	Summer

2. Have any barriers or obstacles to students’ progression through the program been identified?

3. What strategies is the program taking regarding:

a. Student Enrollment:

b. Student Persistence (Retention):

c. Student Completion (Graduation):

B. Faculty Data

1. Indicate the number of full-time and part-time faculty and loads assigned to the program during the past five years.

Academic Year	# of Full-Time Faculty	# of Courses Taught by Full-time Faculty	# of Part-Time Faculty	# of Courses Taught by Part-Time Faculty

2. Is the student/faculty ratio appropriate to the program accreditation standards?

3. What are the current faculty professional development needs and how are they being met?
Some of this information may come from the Career Pathways Development Template.

4. What succession plans have been developed for faculty who are retiring or intending to leave Delgado Community College?

C. Facilities/Technology/Budget Data

1. Is the equipment adequate/sufficient for the program? Are any needs not being met?

2. Are the facilities adequate for the program? If applicable, include computer and science labs.

3. Are the library/technology resources adequate for the program?

4. Is the budget adequate for the discipline? See Budget Resources .

D. Student Support Services

1. Are Advising/Counseling Services available to students (programmatic advising, transfer/job placement advising)? How is student satisfaction with program and college advising assessed?
Information may come from Career Pathways Development Template and SOI results.

What are the assessment results?

2. Are tutorial assistance services available to students?

If yes, how is student satisfaction with the tutorial assistance assessed?

What are the assessment results?

3. What internship/clinical/practicum opportunities are available to students?

How is student satisfaction with these internship/clinical/practicum opportunities assessed?

What are the assessment results?

IV. PROGRAM STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

A. Strengths

1. What are the strengths of the program?

B. Opportunities for Improvement

1. What are the opportunities to improve the program?

2. List Action Plan or Suggested initiative to strengthen the program.

3. Any barriers to addressing the opportunities for improvement?

V. PROGRAM VIABILITY

Overall assessment of program viability, current and projected for five years. Is there a need for program expansion, consolidation, or deletion? Please explain.

Action Plan
Deans will follow up with Lead Faculty
(Actions come from the Program Review form as well as Advisory Committee feedback, Annual Unit Assessment plan goals and Career Pathways priorities):
II. B. 2. What actions/use of results have been taken in response to the assessment results to improve student learning?
II. C. 3. What actions were taken in response to the assessment results of employer satisfaction of recent program graduates?
III. A. 3. What strategies is the program taking regarding: Student Enrollment, Persistence (Retention) and Completion (Graduation)?
IV. B. 1 & 2 What are the opportunities to improve the program? List Action Plan or Suggested initiative to strengthen the program.

Action	Who?	What?	When?	Resources needed?