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What is Assessment?

Assessment is the systematic collection of information about student learning to inform decisions about how to improve learning and academic programs. WCC uses three types of information – direct indicators, indirect indicators, and institutional data – to assess student learning at the college, program, and course levels.

Level of Assessment
Type of Data
Community
College
Program
Course
  • Direct Indicators
    • or learning outcomes require students to demonstrate their learning through, for example, essays, presentations, demonstrations, etc.
  • Indirect
    Indicators
    • ask students to reflect on their learning through, for example, surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
  • Institutional
    Data
    • reflect the overall condition and effectiveness of the college
  • Community Outcomes
  • Core Learning Abilities (CLAs)
  • Program Outcomes
  • Course Outcomes
  • Community Surveys
  • College Surveys
    • Finals Week (2011)
    • Community College of Student Engagement (2010)
    • Divisional Structure Survey (2011)
    • Student Opinion (2008)
    • Student Technology (2008)
    • Withdrawal from Classes (2007-2008)
    • Institutional Effectiveness (2005)
    • Graduating Student (2002-2003)
    • Entering Student (2000-2003)
  • Program Surveys
    • All Professional-Technical Programs
    • Administration of Justice
    • Business
    • Computer Information Systems
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Massage
    • Math - Transitions Math Project Placement
    • Medical Assisting
    • Nursing
    • Visual Communications
    • Writing Across the Curriculum
  • Course Surveys
    • Faculty Evaluation and Review Process
    • Revision of Course & Instructor Evaluation Planning Group
    • Summary of Course Evaluation Results
  • Community Data
    • Census
    • Community Colleges
    • SBCTC
    • WA High Schools
    • WA State U.I. Benefit Exhaustees
    • Whatcom County
  • College
    Data
    • Achieving the Dream
    • Employee
    • Enrollment: Headcount
    • Enrollment: FTE
    • GISS
    • Graduates
    • High School Enrollment
    • Profile: New Degree Seeking Students (Fall 2008)
    • Student Achievement Initiative
    • Student-Faculty Ratios
    • Study Abroad Program Participation
    • Transfer: To WWU
    • Transfer: To Other WA State Institutions
    • Trends over Time (2002 - 2008)
  • Program
    Data
    • Age 50+
    • Enrollments and Average Age by Discipline
    • Graduation Rates: Academic Transfer Education
    • Graduation and Retention Rates: Professional-Technical Education
    • International Programs
    • Parent Education
    • Quarterly and Academic Year Stats (2003-2008)
    • Trends over Time (2002 - 2008)
    • Tech Prep
  • Course Data
    • Course Enrollment Reports by Quarter
    • Course Completion Rates
    • eLearning
    • Grade Distribution
    • Trends and Scheduling (Fall 2007-2010)

Dr. Anne Marie Karlberg, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, amkarlberg@whatcom.ctc.edu, (360) 383-3302

Dr. Tresha Dutton, Outcomes Assessment Coordinator, tdutton@whatcom.ctc.edu, (360) 383-3512

Kim Struiksma, Institutional Research Coordinator, kstruiksma@whatcom.ctc.edu, (360) 383-3303

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