STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLO)

The mission of the Butte College TCC is to support student success and provide programs, services and informational resources that enable students to prepare for their transition to a university or the workplace.   In developing Student Learning Outcomes, the TCC recognizes that each counseling session is an integral part to a student’s educational process.   Those outcomes achieved in an individual session depend upon the expressed and discovered needs of that individual student.   The learning for each student is part of the counseling/learning process over the course of his/her matriculation at Butte College.

 

 

Program Outcomes (Goals and Objectives)

• As a result of a counseling session, a student will gain understanding of the requirements necessary to reach his/her educational goal as demonstrated by the collaborative development of an education plan

• As a result of a counseling session, students will demonstrate an understanding of the transfer process and the various transfer initiatives available, such as:

** Dual Admission/Cross Enrollment Program with CSU, Chico

** On-The-Spot Admission with various CSU participating campuses

** Transfer Admission Agreements with UC participating campuses.

• As a result of an application workshop, students will demonstrate an understanding and the skills necessary to accurately complete an admissions application to a CSU/UC university of their choice

 

Activities Related to Goals and Objectives (Desired Outcome)

- As a result of a counseling session, a student will gain understanding of the necessary to reach his/her educational goal as demonstrated by the collaborative development of an education plan

- As a result of a counseling session, students will demonstrate an understanding of the transfer process and the various transfer initiatives available

** Dual Admission/Cross Enrollment Program with CSU, Chico

** On-The-Spot Admission with participating CSUs campuses

** Transfer Admission Guarantees with participating UCs.

• As a result of an application workshop, students will demonstrate an understanding and the skills necessary to accurately complete an admissions application to a CSU/UC university of their choice

 

Evaluation (Measures Utilized)

Students will complete a survey at the end of a counseling appointment.

• The TCC will track the number of Cross Enrollment, OTSAs and TAGS written each year

• Students attending an application workshop will complete a survey at the end of the workshop

 

Methods of Criteria

80% of those surveyed will indicate that they are more confident in their knowledge of the transfer process.

• There will be an increase of targeted students participating in transfer initiatives by 10% annually

• Students attending an application workshop will complete a survey at the end of the workshop. 90% of those surveyed will indicate that they are more confident in their knowledge of the application process and their ability to complete the application on their own.

 

Summary and Analysis of Data:

• Data will be reviewed and analyzed annually

• Results will be summarized and interpreted by staff when it becomes available

• Data will be reviewed and analyzed annually

 

Use of Results and Modifications:

• Results will be analyzed to determine if results would indicate needed changes to services, procedures, policies, or budget to improve student outcomes

• See above

• See above

 

Survey Results

• As a result of a counseling session, a student will gain understanding of the requirements necessary to reach his/her educational goal as demonstrated by the collaborative development of a Student Education Plan (SEP).

91% Strongly Agree 8% Agree 0% Disagree

0% Strongly Disagree 1% Not Applicable

• As a result of a counseling session, students will demonstrate an understanding of the transfer process and the various transfer initiatives available:

** Dual Admission/Cross Enrollment Program with CSUC,

** On-The-Spot Admission with participating CSUs campuses

** Transfer Admission Guarantees with participating UCs

75% Strongly Agree 17% Agree 0% Disagree

0% Strongly Disagree 8% Not Applicable

• As a result of an application workshop, students will demonstrate an understanding and the skills necessary to accurately complete an admission application to a CSU/UC university of their choice.

• The TCC hosted eight CSU application workshops in the spring 2008 semester. There were 43 students that signed up to attend one of the workshops but only six students attended. When contact was made to see why attendance was so low students reported that the step-by-step “How to fill out an application” handout provided at the time they signed up was so helpful that they completed and submitted their application on their own.

 

Activities (Impact upon Program Goals)

Survey results were derived from surveys completed by 461. The results were positive.

 

Regulatory Review, Reports and Oversight

All TCCs across the state are held to Section 51027 of Title 5 Minimum Program Standards. These standards describe the functions, duties, and responsibilities for all TCCs and are a guideline for a model transfer program. How these standards are adhered to can vary from campus to campus depending on the commitment of the district to support transfer as a priority on their campus. While the majority of campuses have a standalone TCC, how they are funded and staffed can vary dramatically from campus to campus. For example, Santa Monica City College houses 60 full-time and 40 Part-time counselors, and they are all considered transfer counselors and support transfer functions, at Yuba College there is one counselor assigned to sit at a table one day a week in the library. The TCC is required to submit a yearly electronic report to the chancellor’s office describing staffing, activities and budget. This report allows the Chancellor’s office the opportunity to review how the TCC is meeting Title 5 regulations and is used to lobby the legislature to support the transfer function. While there is minimal oversight from the Chancellor’s office each TCC is also required to have an Advisory Board that is charged with assisting the TCC to identify programs, services, and resources to expand and support the transfer function on our campus. We have had a very difficult time sustaining an active Advisory Board primarily due to the lack of an operating budget to implement recommendation.