Antelope Valley College Accreditation (Volume 7)

Accreditation Newsletter - Volume 7

August 24, 2023

Dear AVC Community,

Welcome back from summer into the fall semester! The 2023/24 Academic Year brings us close to finishing this arm of our Accreditation cycle. I am thrilled to share a few updates to emphasize further the ALO, Dr. Meeta Goel’s presentation on Accreditation on Opening Day.

In my April Newsletter, I mentioned that there were five Core Inquiries in which ACCJC requested more information, giving the college until September to provide those details. Again, the five Core Inquiries are in the following areas:

Core Inquiry 1: AVC’s Bachelor of Science (BS) Program

Core Inquiry 2: The College’s Correspondence Education Programs

Core Inquiry 3: Programs, Practices, and Services utilized by the College to support its diverse personnel

Core Inquiry 4: The College’s projected long-range capital plans in the ownership of the new facilities and equipment

Core Inquiry 5: How the College evaluates personnel to assess effectiveness and encourage improvement

The leadership members, faculty, and staff in those areas are currently working to gather the information needed.

Our Site Visit this fall is September 18 & 19, 2023. Please review the ISER in the shared drive and spread the word at your department or division meetings and with your students in preparation for the peer reviewer’s visits. Every campus community member must be aware and ready for the site visit.

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 (Morenike.Adebayoige@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 17, 2023 (4 Months)

Preparation for Focused Site Visit

Sept. 18 – Sept. 19, 2023 (˂1 Week)

Focused Site Visit (Summative Component of Peer Review)

Fall, 2023 (Duration is TBD)

Draft Team Report

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