Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2020-2021	[email protected]	2021-11-19T20:00:09.631Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
AT	Aviation Maintenance Technology Degree	AVMT 1025,AVMT 1135,AVMT 1015,AVMT 1125,AVMT 1320,AVMT 1145,AVMT 1310,AVMT 1010,AVMT 1120,AVMT 1110,AV,AVMT 1140,AVMT 1020,AVMT 1130,AVMT 1315,AVMT 1305,AVMT 1005,AVMT 1115,AVMT 1105

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
1. AVMT Fall 2020: 11 Students began the General Curriculum. 2. AVMT Spring 2021: 7 Students began the General Curriculum. 3. AVMT Spring 2021 Graduates: 11 Powerplant Certificates. 4. AVMT Summer 2021 Graduates: 9 Airframe Certificates This assessment cycle began in the Summer of 2020. Due to COVID, Summer 2020 courses were cancelled then rescheduled for the following Summer 2021 term. Those 9 students affected by COVID restrictions graduated one term later as result. Online learning expanded to accommodate students in quarantine. This is the first cycle where online/hybrid learning was the only mode of instruction. In the Fall of 2020 and Spring 2021 the General groups were limited in size due to capacity restrictions. Enrollment was low in each General cohort and student retention proved difficult with the new students. Job demand continued during this cycle. A local company hired 2 students during the pandemic, Skywest Airlines reached out to recruit, and recent graduates found jobs.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

1. AVMT Fall 2020: 11 Students began the General Curriculum. 2. AVMT Spring 2021: 7 Students began the General Curriculum. 3. AVMT Spring 2021 Graduates: 11 Powerplant Certificates. 4. AVMT Summer 2021 Graduates: 9 Airframe Certificates This assessment cycle began in the Summer of 2020. Due to COVID, Summer 2020 courses were cancelled then rescheduled for the following Summer 2021 term. Those 9 students affected by COVID restrictions graduated one term later as result. Online learning expanded to accommodate students in quarantine. This is the first cycle where online/hybrid learning was the only mode of instruction. In the Fall of 2020 and Spring 2021 the General groups were limited in size due to capacity restrictions. Enrollment was low in each General cohort and student retention proved difficult with the new students. Job demand continued during this cycle. A local company hired 2 students during the pandemic, Skywest Airlines reached out to recruit, and recent graduates found jobs.

Part 3: Data Review

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	5	8	6
Number of declared majors	104	103	62
Average Class Size	23.6	22	20.1
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	10%	14%	11%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	78%	74%	72%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	80%	75%	75%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	41%	49%	59%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
The annual number of AAS degrees awarded to AVMT students in this cycle is 6. This is below the goal of 10 AAS graduate awards. In the past several years, the graduate groups became smaller in AVMT due to retention issues. Internal testing was identified as the issue. This was an issue before COVID as well, see the above table. Eleven students attempted the AVMT AAS courses in this cycle. Out those eleven 7 students passed and 4 failed. The 4 who failed, failed by one exam then were not eligible to earn the AAS. This can explain why only six students passed this cycle.

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

The annual number of AAS degrees awarded to AVMT students in this cycle is 6. This is below the goal of 10 AAS graduate awards. In the past several years, the graduate groups became smaller in AVMT due to retention issues. Internal testing was identified as the issue. This was an issue before COVID as well, see the above table. Eleven students attempted the AVMT AAS courses in this cycle. Out those eleven 7 students passed and 4 failed. The 4 who failed, failed by one exam then were not eligible to earn the AAS. This can explain why only six students passed this cycle.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
Airframe Written Final	Airframe Certificate	Standardized Test	The pass rate for Airframe is 9 out of 11 students, 82%. The data for the test average is not available. Students tested internally with a different exam.
FAA Airframe Written Exam	Airframe Certificate	Standardized Test	Due to COVID, students did not test with the FAA for the Airframe Written Exam this cycle. Student Graduation in Airframe was delayed a year. This data will be available next cycle.
FAA General Written Exam	General Curriculum	Standardized Test	The pass rate for the FAA General written exam is 2 out of 2 students, 100%. The average test score is 85%.
FAA Powerplant Written Exam	Powerplant Certificate	Standardized Test	The pass rate for the FAA Powerplant written exam is 3 out of 3 students, 100%. The average test score is 88%.
General Written Final	General Curriculum	Standardized Test	The pass rate for General is 6 out of 18 students, 33%. The data for the test average is not available. Students tested internally with a different exam.
Powerplant Written Final	Powerplant Certificate	Standardized Test	The pass rate for Powerplant is 11 out of 13 students, 85%. The data for the test average is not available. Students tested internally with a different exam.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
A low number of students tested with the FAA this cycle. This is attributed to COVID and high internal attrition. COVID affected enrollment. Internal testing and online learning affected the number of students who passed the General Curriculum especially. Less students enrolled and less students tested with the FAA overall. The internal attrition problem was due to internal testing methods and online learning. Online policies changed as a result. Student who tested with the FAA scored above the national average. But more students need to pass the program in order to have the opportunity to test with the FAA.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

A low number of students tested with the FAA this cycle. This is attributed to COVID and high internal attrition. COVID affected enrollment. Internal testing and online learning affected the number of students who passed the General Curriculum especially. Less students enrolled and less students tested with the FAA overall. The internal attrition problem was due to internal testing methods and online learning. Online policies changed as a result. Student who tested with the FAA scored above the national average. But more students need to pass the program in order to have the opportunity to test with the FAA.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2021-2022	Our program continues to discuss attrition rates. Online learning changed as a result. Brightspace training was offered to Faculty through the CARES program. More face to face classes are being offered as well to retain students.	7/11 (64%) Students passed Airframe and Powerplant to be eligible for the AAS, Summer 2021. 2/11 ( 18%) Students passed the General Curriculum, Fall 2020. 4/7 (56%) Students passed the General Curriculum, Spring 2021. All of these courses were online/hybrid.
2021-2022	Our program needs to discuss internal testing methods again. Previously, our department and administration identified testing as a contributing factor to the high attrition rates. The FAA instructor’s handbook, FAA-H-8083-9A, provides examples for writing exams.	7/11 (64%) Students passed Airframe and Powerplant to be eligible for the AAS, Summer 2021. 2/11 ( 18%) Students passed the General Curriculum, Fall 2020.
2021-2022	Our program needs a formal process to discuss student feedback. CNM offers the Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID) which provides a third-party method of gathering student feedback. This method or one similar would be helpful in discussing methods for improving student learning. This can provide an objective standard to identify and discuss best Instructional practices.	7/11 (64%) Students passed Airframe and Powerplant to be eligible for the AAS, Summer 2021. 2/11 ( 18%) Students passed the General Curriculum, Fall 2020. 4/7 (56%) Students passed the General Curriculum, Spring 2021.

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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