Division assessment committees in the Arts and Sciences, Career and Technical Programs, and Community Education and Workforce Development are key communication links among the programs/departments and the College Assessment Committee. These committees gather information for the assessment of student achievement of academic outcomes (both program and general education); review the progress of student academic achievement in the departments; and forward their findings to the College Assessment Committee. The general charge to these committees includes the following activities

• assisting programs/departments in stating program outcomes in measurable terms and identifying appropriate methods to assess the outcomes;

• monitoring the assessment process within the division to ensure that each program/department collects, analyzes, reports, and distributes assessment data;

• monitoring the use of assessment results in program planning and development to improve student learning and performance;

• monitoring the program/department assessment of general education outcomes including methods, instruments, and measures;

• monitoring and assisting programs/departments in establishing standards, baselines, or benchmarks for student achievement of academic outcomes (both program and general education outcomes);

• monitoring program/department progress in achieving the standards;

• assisting faculty, staff, and administrators in writing Program Outcomes Validation Reports;

• reviewing Program Outcomes Validation Reports and providing feedback to the programs/departments;

• writing an Executive Summary of the College-wide assessment activities;

• serving as a resource for program/department assessment activities.