Program Review

Program Review at Citrus College

From 2022 through 2024, the Program Review and Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Committee reviewed, analyzed, and made recommendations to implement changes to program review and SLOA processes to make them more meaningful and improve workflow (make them more user-friendly). Program review for all areas continues to maintain an abbreviated annual report that tracks program needs, goals, and resource requests. Comprehensive program reviews, now employ a three-year cycle and incorporate a deeper, data-driven reflection on the past which inform plans for improvement for the future. SLOA has shifted to a dialog-based approach and is completed annually. The new approach also provides more opportunity for conversations about teaching and learning to take place throughout each academic year.

updated March 18, 2025

Program Review Areas

Academic Support Program Review
Institutional Support Program Review
Instructional Program Review
Student Services Program Review

Roles and Responsibilities+-

Program review is a college-wide effort, involving hundreds of faculty, staff, and administrators. In addition to all of these participants, there are a few key people who provide leadership and support for the process.

Program Review and SLOA Committee

The Program Review and SLOA Committee is a standing committee of the Citrus College Steering Committee. The purpose of the committee 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

Program Review Coordinator

The program review coordinator provides guidance to faculty, staff, and administrators to ensure that the program review process is conducted in a timely and professional manner. Along with the student learning outcomes assessment (SLOA) coordinator, the program review coordinator co-chairs the Program Review Committee and reports progress to relevant shared governance committees, including the Steering Committee and the Academic Senate. The program review coordinator also serves as co-chair of the Institutional Effectiveness Committee.

Curriculum Specialist

The curriculum specialist provides ongoing assistance to the Program Review Committee, the program review coordinator, and the SLOA coordinator. The curriculum specialist also provides administrative support for the technical support functions of program reviews and student learning outcomes assessment, including setting up users and templates, running reports, and answering user questions about the system.

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Coordinator

The SLOA coordinator works closely with the program review coordinator to ensure that student learning assessment remains a central part of program review. Along with the program review coordinator, the SLOA coordinator co-chairs the Program Review Committee.

updated March 18, 2025

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (SLOA)+-

Assessment of student learning is integral to the program review process at Citrus College. The student learning outcomes assessment coordinator works closely with the program review coordinator on all aspects of the assessment of student learning. By making assessment of student learning a central part of program review, it ensures that any concerns raised by these assessments can be used to define goals and request appropriate resources.

SLO Assessments Instructions

Faculty annually reflect on the result of course-level student learning outcome assessments as part of the program review process.

Visit the SLOA website for further details.

updated March 18, 2025

Resource Requests+-

Annual program reviews are the starting place for program resource requests that are not covered as part of the usual annual budget for the program.

Once resource requests are made in program review, they are prioritized at a divisional level, and funding mechanisms are determined.

updated March 18, 2025

Other Resources+-