MDCC Goal I Evaluation Plan

Ratings indicate: a completed objective or improvement on a measure (é ); progress (è ); or no progress on an objective or decreases in a measure (ê ) .

Objectives		Responsibility	Status	Rating
1.	Create a "seamless" system for all MDC students to include curriculum and student services (from initial contact to exit, with multiple entry and exit points, including electronically at a distance) (ER/CTC).	Education Review task forces; College Technology Committee	Completed. See final reports of respective committees.	é
2.	Work to provide continuing access for underprepared and second-language students. (ES).	College President; Legislative Liaison; Executive Committee; CASSC	Curriculum restructured to provide additional Adult Basic, Voc Prep, and VESOL opportunities	é
3.	Increase the participation and identification of disabled students (CI).	Disabled Student Services; Institutional Research	Numbers improving in spite of enrollment decline. (Measure 5)	é
4.	Develop the plan and mechanisms to provide time and place independent instruction (distance learning) (CTC).	College Technology Committee; Director of Distance Education	See Technology Master Plan and Virtual College web Page. Structure completed. Course offerings are increasing (Measure 2)	é
5.	Increase the number of weekend course offerings and the course enrollments (CI).	Campus Presidents	Completed. (Measures 3 & 4)	é
6.	Develop a process for informing the public, and potential students of college/program requirements and state mandates (ER).	Executive Committee; Student Deans; Director of Marketing	In progress- see MDC web page for Student Information Services	è
7.	Develop and implement a relevant marketing (recruitment) strategy (RE).	Executive Committee; Director of Marketing Student Deans	In progress- Major marketing campaign launched. Recruitment plan has been drafted. *In 2000-2005 Plan Goal 4A.*	è
8.	Increase the draw from local high schools (ES).	Campus Presidents and recruiters	Draw has decreased for past 3 years (Measure 1). Referred to CASSC Recruitment and Advisement Committee.	ê
9.	Increase the draw from the top 20% of the high school graduating class.	Campus Presidents and recruiters	Draw has recovered after a drop in 1996 (Measure 1a). *Honors College in 2000-2005 Goal 4D.*	è
10.	Review all operational aspects of student financial aid (ES).	Executive Committee; Student Deans: Financial Aid Officers	Not completed, but the percent of students receiving aid has increased steadily (Measure 6)	è
11.	Review student fees, including course fees, to ensure that charges are reasonable (CI).	Academic Deans	Study begun.	è
12.	Obtain futures forecasts for County, State, and National, and integrate these into planning (ES).	Executive Committee	Workforce initiatives have led to changed program emphasis. See State of the College Report, p.13-14	é
13.	Assess student satisfaction with access to programs and courses; make changes as appropriate based on results (LI).	Institutional Research; Executive Committee	Flexibility of course offerings was the highest rated item on student survey (Measure 4a) No student comments on lack of program access.	é
14.	Examine internal and external barriers to accessibility, e.g. financial, lack of day care, transportation, disability, etc.	Institutional Research; Executive Committee	Fall 98 Student Survey (Research Report 99-09R)	é