INSTITUTIONAL SELF EVALUATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF REAFFIRMATION OF ACCREDITATION Submitted by 13356 Eldridge Avenue Sylmar, California 91342 www.lamission.edu To Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges March 2016
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Scott J. Svonkin, President Mike Eng, Vice President Mike Fong Andra Hoffman Sydney K. Kamlager Ernest H. Moreno Nancy Pearlman Milo Anderson, Student Trustee DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Dr. Francisco C. Rodriguez, Chancellor Dr. Adriana D. Barrera, Deputy Chancellor Dr. Felicito Cajayon, Vice Chancellor for Economic & Workforce Development Bobbi Kimble, Interim Vice Chancellor for Educational Programs & Institutional Effectiveness Dr. Albert J. Roman, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Jeanette Gordon, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Kevin D. Jeter, Interim General Counsel James D. O Reilly, Chief Facilities Executive LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Monte E. Perez, PhD, President Michael K. Allen, JD, Vice President, Academic Affairs Christopher Villa, EdD, Vice President, Student Services Daniel G. Villanueva, Vice President, Administrative Services Madelline Hernandez, Dean, Academic Affairs Isabelle Saber, Dean, Academic Affairs Darlene Montes, Interim Dean, Academic Affairs Sarah Master, PhD, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness Ludi Villegas-Vidal, Dean, Student Services Carlos Gonzalez, Dean, Student Success Larry Resendez, PsyD, Associate Dean, DSP&S Vacant, Associate Dean, CTE & Workforce Development 2 LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Los Angeles Mission College expresses sincere gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals for their invaluable contributions to this Self Evaluation: Kelly William Enos, Accreditation Steering Committee Co-Chair Michael K. Allen, J.D., Accreditation Liaison Officer and Accreditation Steering Committee Co-Chair, May 2015 to present Daniel G. Villanueva, Accreditation Steering Committee Co-Chair, July 2014 to May 2015 Accreditation Steering Committee (in alphabetical order): Michael K. Allen, Vice President of Academic Affairs Cathy Brinkman, Associate Dean of CTE & Workforce Development; Teamsters 911 designee, September 2014 to August 2015 Faith Colt, AFT Staff Chapter Chair Designee Kelly William Enos, Vice Chair, Administration of Justice Patricia Flood Moreno, SLO Coordinator, July 2007 to July 2015 David Garza, Non-Classroom Faculty Representative Michael Griggs, ASO President Designee David Jordan, Distance Education Committee Representative Sarah Master, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Leslie Milke, Academic Senate President Deborah Paulsen, Chair, Arts, Media and Performance; Council of Instruction designee; SLO Coordinator, August 2015 to present Monte E. Perez, College President; Vice President of Student Services (Acting, July 2015 December 2015) Joe S. Ramirez, Vice President of Student Services, September 2014 to June 2015 Zoila Rodriguez-Doucette, Bookstore Manager; Staff Bargaining Unit: Supervisory Employees Union & Manager Oliva Sanchez Ayala, Unrepresented Member Daniel G. Villanueva, Vice President of Administrative Services Accreditation Steering Committee Resources (in alphabetical order): Rodrigo Austria, Manager, College Information Systems Susan Ghirardelli, Senior Secretary, Office of Academic Affairs Carlos Gonzalez, Dean of Student Success Madelline Hernandez, Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Lou Mendoza, Supervisor, Financial Aid; Shared Governance Oversight Committee Sandy Mine, LAMC Foundation Darlene Montes, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs Isabelle Saber, Dean of Academic Affairs Ludi Villegas-Vidal, Dean of Student Services Institutional Self Evaluation Report in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation 3
Self Evaluation Report Editors (in alphabetical order): Michael K. Allen, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Accreditation Liaison Officer; ASC Co-Chair Carolyn Daly, Vice Chair, English Kelly William Enos, Vice Chair, Administration of Justice; ASC Co-Chair David Garza, Librarian Madelline Hernandez, Dean of Academic Affairs Patricia Huffman, Accounting Technician, Administrative Services Sarah Master, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Mary Lou Mendoza, Supervisor, Financial Aid Leslie Milke, President, Academic Senate; Chair, Athletics and Kinesiology Darlene Montes, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs Deborah Paulsen, Chair, Arts, Media and Performance; SLO Coordinator Isabelle Saber, Dean of Academic Affairs Special Acknowledgement: Bobbi Kimble, Interim Vice Chancellor, Educational Programs and Institutional Effectiveness Maury Pearl, Associate Vice Chancellor of Institutional Effectiveness Isabelle Saber, Dean of Academic Affairs Darlene Montes, Dean of Academic Affairs Carolyn Daly, Vice Chair, English Susan Ghirardelli, Senior Secretary, Office of Academic Affairs Self Evaluation Standard Teams: Standard IA Co-Chairs: Madelline Hernandez, Leslie Milke Team Members: Mary Lou Mendoza, Patricia Rodriguez, Janice Silver, Christopher Williams Standard IB Co-Chairs: Sarah Master, D Art Phares Team Members: Patricia Chow, Patricia Flood Moreno, Leslie Milke, Par Mohammadian, Deborah Paulsen Standard IC Co-Chairs: Michael K. Allen, Louise Barbato Team Members: Vilma Bernal, Trina Drueco, Tom Folland, Rita Grigoryan, Andzhela Keshishyan Standard IIA Co-Chairs: Isabelle Saber, Richard Rains Team Members: Veronica Allen, Patricia Flood Moreno, Mark Hobbs, Darlene Montes, Deborah Paulsen, Barbara Kerwin, Daniel Waktola, Irma Montoya, Said Pazirandeh Standard IIB Co-Chairs: Darlene Montes, Donna Ayers Team Members: David Garza, Sheila MacDowell, Marie Zaiens 4 LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
Standard IIC Co-Chairs: Ludi Villegas-Vidal, Diana Bonilla Team Members: Ivet Bazikyan, Patricia Huffman, Larry Resendez, Steve Ruys, Oliva Sanchez Ayala, Dennis Schroeder, Rosalie Torres Standard IIIA Co-Chairs: Ronn Gluck, Angela Echeverri Team Members: Patricia Flood Moreno, Darlene Montes, Daniel Villanueva, Tara Ward Standard IIIB Co-Chairs: Wally Bortman, Zoila Rodriguez-Doucette Team Member: Darlene Montes, Jesse Sanchez, Daniel Villanueva, Tara Ward Standard IIIC Co-Chairs: Rodrigo Austria, Ryan Yamada Team Members: Cathy Brinkman, Faith Colt, Patricia Flood Moreno, David Jordan, Frances Nguyen, Erik Rettke, Daniel Villanueva Standard IIID Co-Chairs: Daniel Villanueva, Tobin Sparfeld Team Members: Patricia Huffman, Patricia Flood Moreno, Darlene Montes, Tara Ward Standard IV Co-Chairs: Monte E. Perez, David Garza Team Members: Mary Lou Mendoza, Zoila Rodriguez-Doucette, Oliva Sanchez Ayala Institutional Self Evaluation Report in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation 5
Certification of Institutional Self Evaluation Report TO: FROM: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges Monte E. Perez, Ph.D. President, Los Angeles Mission College 13356 Eldridge Avenue Sylmar, CA 91342 This Institutional Self Evaluation Report is submitted to the ACCJC for the purpose of assisting in the determination of the institution s accreditation status. We certify that there was effective participation by the campus community, and I believe the Self Evaluation Report accurately reflects the nature and substance of this institution. 6 LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...11 Presentation of Student Achievement Data and Institution-Set Standards...24 Organization of the Self Evaluation Process...48 Organizational Information...49 District-College Functional Map...53 Certification of Continued Institutional Compliance with Eligibility Requirements...71 Certification of Continued Institutional Compliance with Commission Policies...75 Institutional Analysis STANDARD I: Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity Standard I.A: Mission...81 Standard I.B: Assuring Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness...87 Standard I.C: Institutional Integrity...109 STANDARD II: Student Learning Programs and Support Services Standard II.A: Instructional Programs...119 Standard II.B: Library and Learning Support Services...144 Standard II.C: Student Support Services...152 STANDARD III: Resources Standard III.A: Human Resources...173 Standard III.B: Physical Resources...188 Standard III.C: Technology Resources...193 Standard III.D: Financial Resources...203 STANDARD IV: Leadership and Governance Standard IV.A: Decision-Making Roles and Processes...233 Standard IV.B: Chief Executive Officer...242 Standard IV.C: Governing Board...251 Standard IV.D: Multi-College Districts or Systems...274 8 LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
Quality Focus Essay...293 Changes and Plans Arising out of the Self Evaluation Process...307 APPENDIX: Glossary...309 Institutional Self Evaluation Report in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation 9