Assessment at COCC is intended to inform planning and decision-making, and provide evidence about the quality of learning, teaching, service and engagement the college supports and provides. At COCC, assessment responsibilities are distributed among the various departments and programs with the intent that the same guiding principles are applied – systematically answering the following questions:
» What are we trying to do?
» How well are we doing it?
» How do we know?
» How do we use the information to improve?
» Do the improvements work?
Assessment takes place on multiple levels, as outlined below:
| Institutional |
Division/Degree |
Department/Program |
Course/Activity |
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Institutional Effectiveness
Accreditation
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General Education
Student Affairs
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Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs
Program Specific Accreditations
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Instructional Courses
Student Services
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COCC is a learner-centered institution and is therefore deeply committed to outcomes-based assessment. Our vision for a sustainable, comprehensive, systematic assessment program at COCC is that every activity, course, program, department, degree and governing body will have outcomes related to student learning and success, and that all outcomes will be systematically assessed. We envision course and activity outcomes in alignment with degree and program outcomes, degree and program outcomes in alignment with College Success Outcomes, and College Success Outcomes in alignment with Board Goals, Mission and Vision. The assessment data that is collected at the course/activity level can then be used to help assess program, degree and institutional effectiveness (see Levels of Assessment at COCC). Most importantly, we envision that all faculty, staff and administrators will participate in assessment out of a sincere belief that assessment is the key to creating an environment of openness, innovation and entrepreneurship to ensure student success in a challenging fiscal environment.