Review Assessment Report

Coursework in the Liberal Arts degree prepares students to draw connections across content areas, think critically and adapt to a variety of problems, and communicate solutions effectively to diverse audiences. As a stand-alone degree, students will gain and reinforce these skills, but as a general education transfer this degree provides students with maximum flexibility in terms of transfer to a four-year program. The program continues to see a decrease in graduates, which is reflective of decreased enrollment college wide. However, Liberal Arts courses and faculty continue to offer new and innovative course offerings and modalities to meet diverse student needs, such as Attend Anywhere and Fusion.

Average class fill rate is above the 60% threshold at 75% for 2022/2023. Likewise the average class retention rate is above the 70% threshold at 84% for 2022/20223. The C-pass rate for students is above average at 68%. The number of graduates for 2022/2023 is 318, well above the 10 mark, but this represents a significant decrease since 2020/2021.

The Absence of assessment processes in this discipline offer a unique opportunity to rethink assessment practices. The coming cycle’s assessment activities will focus on preparation for the transition to the Assessment Academy model in fall 2023. With the help of the Senior Director of Assessment, faculty in these programs will engage in facilitated activities and conversations designed to address faculty understanding and perceptions of the role of assessment in effective teaching and learning. Planned activities, including an Introduction to Assessment workshop and discipline-specific guided conversations, will (re)introduce concepts of informed teaching and prompt faculty to begin considering what they want to know about their teaching, student success, and the curriculum.