Waubonsee Community College:Quality and Accountability through Engagement

Dr. Christine J. Sobek, President

Four Campus Network

Waubonsee Enrolls

•Spring/Fall – 12,000

•Summer – 8,000

CountiesServed

•Kane

•Kendall

•DeKalb

•LaSalle

•Will

Sugar Grove Campus Aurora Campus

Plano Campus Copley

Campus

District minority population distribution mirrors overall state demographics.

District 516 - Demographics

Regional disparities of wealth similar to that of the state.

District 516 - Demographics

Levels of educational attainment correlates to areas of higher income as it does across Illinois.

District 516 - Demographics

Illinois Public Agenda

Goal 1“Increase

educational attainment to match best-performing states.”

Goal 3“Increase the

number of high-quality post-secondary credentials to meet the demands of the economy and an increasingly global society.”

Quality, Accountability & Engagement

Lowered required degree credit hours from 64 to 60. Implemented self-service, online degree audit

system. Expanded access to rural and urban areas.

Project Graduation

Quality, Accountability & Engagement Career Services

Numbers 2010 – 33% increase 2009 – 60% increase

$500 Scholarship 659 attendees in

initial year of operation.

Brighter Futures

Quality, Accountability & Engagement Illinois Community

College Board’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Featured on AQIP Website as an Innovative Practice

Faculty from 20 disciplines piloted rubrics in 2010.

Created online graduate assessment course.

Utilized in program review process.

The Outcomes Program

Quality, Accountability & Engagement 40 colleges in 29 states Three colleges in Illinois

College of Lake County Parkland College Waubonsee Community College

National and state partnerships Applicable to performance-based

funding discussions.

Voluntary Framework of Accountability

Questions

Sugar Grove Campus Aurora Campus

Plano Campus Copley

Campus