Antelope Valley College Accreditation (Volume 5)

Accreditation Newsletter - Volume 5

January 20, 2023

Dear AVC Community,

Happy New Year, and welcome back to the Spring Semester!

I am glad to report that we shared the final Draft of ISER with the Academic Senate, Executive Council, the President, & the Board, as well as other constituents. Then, the ISER was submitted to ACCJC on December 15, 2022. We are awaiting the formative feedback from the ACCJC, based on which we may need to provide any additional information requested before the college’s site visit in the fall. This new step in the accreditation process is designed to provide for smoother site visits, in which changes will be made to the draft based on the feedback we receive.

Thanks to the Accreditation Committee members, the Standard Leads, and everyone who worked hard to bring the process thus far in one way or another. I especially appreciate two of my colleagues who reviewed the final ISER, Greg Langner and Richie Hao.

Our site visit is during the week of Monday, September 18, 2023. Please review the ISER in the shared drive and spread the word at your department or division meetings between now and then. Also, share the news of the Peer Reviewers’ Site Visit with your students and everyone on campus. An awareness of the Site Visit as a Campus Community is crucial.

In sum, we are on course with our Accreditation Timeline, and I thank everyone for their hard work. Should you have any questions about this update, especially the upcoming Site Visit, please do not hesitate to email or call me (madebayoige@avc.edu and Ext. 6812).

In Collaboration,

Morenike Adebayo-Ige

ACCJC’s Accreditation Standards

Standard I: Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity:

Emphasis on student learning and achievement is documented through the use of qualitative and quantitative data. Systematic planning, implementation, and evaluation are done to improve the quality of educational services in an ethical environment.

Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Support Services:

Instructional and learning support programs comply with higher education standards. Degree programs provide depth and breadth of knowledge. Program quality is regularly assessed and improved.

Standard III: Resources:

Human, technological, financial, and physical resources support academic and quality and institutional effectiveness.

Standard IV: Leadership and Governance:

Leadership and governance promote student success and fiscal stability, including the CEO and board of trustees.

For more information, please check https://accjc.org/

Future Training Opportunities:

TBD as Needed.

AVC ISER Timeline for 2023

Nov. 15, 2022 – Dec. 15, 2022 (1 Month)

Final Draft of ISER to Academic Senate, Executive Council, the President & Board, other Constituents, and to ACCJC

Jan. 1 – Apr. 30, 2023 (4 Months)

Team ISER Review and Core Inquiries (formative component of peer review)

May 1 – September 18, 2023 (~4 Months)

Preparation for Focused Site Visit

Sept. 18 – Sept. 22, 2023 (˂1 Week)

Focused Site Visit (Summative Component of Peer Review)

Fall, 2023 (Duration is TBD)

Draft Team Report

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