About OAC

Purpose of the Committee

The Outcomes and Assessment Committee (OAC) helps meet the assessment goals and objectives of continuous quality improvement.  The Outcomes and Assessment Committee is a standing committee that supports the college’s mission by empowering, training and assisting administrators, faculty, and staff with the assessment process.  The purpose of the committee is to:

• Provide vision and leadership for outcomes-based assessment
• Assist administrators, faculty, and staff with navigating the college’s assessment management system
• Provide administrators, faculty, and staff with regular updates and information about the field of outcomes-based assessment and its status at Chaffey College
• Develop policies and procedures for outcomes-based assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation
• Develop comprehensive training materials and professional development opportunities on outcomes-based assessment for administrators, faculty, and staff
• Provide administrators, faculty, and staff with assistance, resources, and support to implement outcomes-based assessment
• Ensure that Chaffey College is compliant with accrediting commissions guidelines for student learning outcomes
  
  

Meets Standards for Accreditation

The Outcomes and Assessment Committee (OAC) is one of many support steering committees that helps ensure Chaffey programs meet standards of quality for degree and certificate requirements and of transfer institutions.  The focus of the OAC is on the assessment of student learning outcomes, which are referenced throughout the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Handbook.  Listed below are specific learning outcomes standards for accreditation that faculty and student support staff should be mindful of.

Connection to the Outcomes and Assessment Committee (OAC)

The Outcomes and Assessment Committee supports the college's commitment to student learning, achievement, and continuous quality improvement by coordinating the assessment of Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs), Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), and student support outcomes. Assessment results are used to evaluate effectiveness, inform planning and program review, promote equitable outcomes, and improve teaching, learning, programs, and services in alignment with ACCJC Standards 1.3, 1.4, and 2.