Program Review Committee
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT, OFFICE
Academic Affairs
CONTACT PRC
Program Review Committee
Academic Affairs Office
The Program Review Committee (PRC) is a standing committee of the Citrus College Steering Committee.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of the PRC is to:
- facilitate development, implementation and assessment of student learning outcomes (SLOs) and service area outcomes (SAOs) across the campus community.
- provide guidance, training, support and oversight on matters related to the four areas
of program review:
- Academic Support
- Institutional Support
- Instruction
- Student Services
The PRC works in collaboration with the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) to ensure that program review is the vehicle for the systematic integration of: data on student learning and completion of educational goals; the identification of program needs; institutional planning; and resource allocation. The committee monitors, reports on and recommends improvements to program review processes. It advances the mission, vision and values of Citrus College by promoting excellence in programs and services.
Continuing Responsibilities
- Oversee and recommend best practices regarding program review and SLO/SAO assessment.
- Examine all SLO/SAO assessment and program review processes. Revise processes as needed to ensure continuous improvement, in compliance with ACCJC (accreditation) standards.*
- Maintain public information on program review and SLO/SAO assessment.
- Support advancement of the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan and the 2020-2030 Educational and Facilities Master Plan.
- Approve and maintain lists of programs completing program review and a master calendar for program review cycles.
- Review and revise templates for all program review reports.
- Review and/or draft board policies and administrative procedures for program review.
- Employ rubrics for analysis and vetting of reports; assess effectiveness of rubrics and revise as needed.
- Ensure clear processes for the advancement of resource requests to their next level of review (division or other).
2025/2026 Responsibilities
- Work with TeCS to setup and organize Program Review in Teams.
- Provide support and guide continuing improvements for SLO/SAO assessment, program review and related processes.
- Surveying faculty use and opinion of new SLOA software and processes.
- Collaborate with the director of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility+ and director of institutional research, planning and effectiveness to improve and refine data analysis and planning related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility+.
* Revise processes as needed to ensure continuous improvement, in compliance with ACCJC (accreditation) standards (ACCJC 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.4, 3.6, 3.
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