accreditation self study results

2009 LATTC Accreditation Self Study Results

16 Commendations

• The high level of commitment, pride, and passion that the faculty, staff and administration have for student success

• REDI & other innovative programs funded with over $20 million

• The Freshman Experience, Faculty Inquiry Network, Umoja, and various “greening” initiatives

• Matriculation, Basic Skills, Gain/CalWORKs, EOPS programs

• Student success centers—writing center, honors project, learning skills, tutoring, reading and math labs, and library

• Capital improvement campaign that will “virtually re-make the entire campus”

• Active and engaged Associated Student Organization


Record of Educational Excellence

“LATTC deserves high praise and commendations

for its high ranking among California community

colleges – twenty-one LATTC programs rank first in

their fields for degrees and certificates awarded, 44

programs rank in the top five, and 53 programs rank

in the top ten in their discipline area in degrees and

certificates earned by community college students in

California.”


Recommendation 1: Institutional Integrity

“In order to meet standards, the team recommends that

the campus leadership (cross-constituent) create

venues, forums, and a sense of permission to the

practice of dialogue to strengthen and sustain the high

quality programs, relationships and sense of pride that

LATTC’s students and community deserve.”

Status: On Probation with one Follow-Up Report & team visit

Follow-Up Report due March 15, 2010


Recommendation 2: Evaluation, Planning & Improvement

“As cited in previous accreditation recommendations

(1997 and 2003), the team recommends that in order

to meet the standards, the college develop and fully

implement an integrated planning process that clearly

links program review, all aspects of human, physical,

technology and fiscal planning, and resource

allocation in a cohesive and inclusive manner.”


Recommendation 2: Evaluation, Planning & Improvement

“Development of the model should be based on

prevailing best practices that include a clearly

established and calendared cycle, use of current and

relevant internal and external environmental data,

analysis of data to inform planning, a committee

review process, linkage to resource allocation, and

evaluation of the implemented plan.”


Recommendation 6: Participatory Governance

“To meet standards, the team recommends the

college evaluate its participatory governance

process(es) to ensure that all constituent groups

actively participate in the college’s planning and

decision making.”


District Recommendations

“In order to improve, both the district and the college need to evaluate the consistent adherence in practice to the recently developed delineation of operational responsibilities and functions.”

“To meet standards, develop and implement methods for the evaluation of role delineation and governance and decision-making structures and processes for the college and the district. Widely communicate the results of the evaluation and use those results as the basis for improvement.”