Santa Ana College Institutional Self Study in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation Fall 2008 Submitted by: To: Santa Ana College The Accrediting Commission 1530 West 17th Street for Community Colleges of the Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 Western Association of Schools www.sac.edu and Colleges SAC COmpREHENSIvE 2008 ACCREDITATION SELF STUDY REpORT CERTIFICATION OF THE 2008 INSTITUTIONAL SELF STUDY To: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges From: Santa Ana College 1530 West 17th Street Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 This Institutional Self Study Report is submitted to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges for the purpose of assisting in the determination of the accreditation status of Santa Ana College. We certify that there was broad participation by the campus community, and we believe the Self Study Report accurately reflects the nature and substance of the institution. PHILLIP E. YARBROUGH President, Board of Trustees Rancho Santiago Community College District EDWARD HERNANDEZ, JR., EdD Chancellor, Rancho Santiago Community College District ERLINDA J. MARTINEZ, EdD President Santa Ana College NORMAN FUJIMOTO Co-Chair Accreditation Steering Committee Accreditation Liaison Officer Vice President of Academic Affairs BONITA NAHOUM JAROS, PhD Chair, Accreditation Self Study Report Co-Chair Accreditation Steering Committee Chair, Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee RAYMOND HICKS President, Academic Senate MARTA K. BARKER Classified Representative, College Council MAXIMINA GUZMÁN President, Associated Student Body TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS 1. INTRODUCTION a. History of the Institution .............................. 1.1 b. Demographic Information ...........................1.29 c. Off-Campus Sites and Centers ........................1.55 d. Responses to WASC Accreditation Recommendations....1.61 e. Student Learning Outcomes Progress Report ...........1.75 2. ABSTRACT BY THEMES ................................... 2.1 3. ORGANIZATION OF THE SELF STUDY a. Organization of the Self Study ......................... 3.1 b. Timeline of the Self Study ............................. 3.4 4. ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTITUTION a. Rancho Santiago Community College District ........... 4.1 b. Santa Ana College .................................... 4.8 5. RSCCD Function/Mapping of Responsibilities ................. 5.1 6. CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY .......................... 6.1 SANTA ANA COLLEGE SELF STUDY STANDARD I: INSTITUTIONAL MISSION AND EFFECTIVENESS I.A Mission ........................................... I.A-1 I.B Improving Institutional Effectiveness ................. I.B-1 STANDARD II: STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES II.A Instructional Programs ............................ II.A-1 II.B Student Support Services ............................II.B-1 II.C Library and Learning Support Services ............... II.C-1 STANDARD III: RESOURCES III.A Human Resources ................................III.A-1 III.B Physical Resources ...............................III.B-1 III.C Technology Resources ............................III.C-1 III.D Financial Resources ..............................III.D-1 STANDARD IV: LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE IV.A Decision-Making Roles and Processes ...............IV.A-1 IV.B Board and Administrative Organization ............. IV.B-1 SANTA ANA COLLEgE 5 ACKNOWLEDgmENTS Content Preparation/Editing ....................Bonita Nahoum Jaros Design .............................................. Sue Groetsch Desktop Publisher .....................................David Styffe Documents/Electronic Access ........................Maria Sugrañes Printing ........................... RSCCD Publications Department Research .................................. Julie Slark and Nga Pham Support Staff .........................Hang Le and Maureen Saunders 6 SANTA ANA COLLEgE I n t r o d u c t i o n SelfStudyTabs.indd 1 7/16/08 7:35:58 AM ACCREDITATION SELF STUDY INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF SANTA ANA COLLEgE SINCE THE LAST ACCREDITATION vISIT IN 2001 Background Santa Ana College celebrated ninety years of service to students and the community in 2005 and launched a “Decade of Renewal.” As SAC progresses toward its hundred-year anniversary, the college continues to be known for its tradition of educational excellence and community partnerships. In 1915, Santa Ana College opened its doors as a “Department Junior College” to twenty-four students and eleven teaching faculty at Santa Ana High School. It was the second junior college founded in Orange County and the fourth oldest in all of California. The earthquake of 1933 forced the college to relocate to a site on North Main Street, where it served 803 students with thirty-four teaching faculty. In 1947, it moved to a permanent campus at 17th and Bristol. In 1971, Santa Ana College formally separated from the Santa Ana Unified School District to form the Rancho Santiago Community College District. Currently the fourth largest district in the State of California, RSCCD serves 35,789 students in credit programs and 18,960 in non-credit programs, representing the communities of Anaheim Hills, Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. In 1997, the RSCCD became a two-college district composed of Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College. Today the main campus of Santa Ana College is located at the corner of 17th and Bristol Streets and occupies an area of sixty-five acres in the geographic center of Orange County. Santa Ana College serves 39,891 students in both the credit and non-credit programs at all campuses and sites. Santa Ana College has always endorsed the state of California’s open door policy to higher education for high school graduates and others over the age of eighteen by offering both credit and non-credit instruction (adult education classes). A full complement of general education, transfer-level, pre-collegiate level, and career and technical education classes provides an opportunity for quality education to the 276,782 residents who compose the diverse service area of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and parts of Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Tustin and Irvine. Accreditation History In 2001 Santa Ana College applied for and was awarded Reaffirmation of Accreditation by ACCJC. A successful Interim Report addressing SANTA ANA COLLEgE 1.1 HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION Recommendation 5 of the evaluation team of October 2001 was completed in February 2003. A Focused Midterm Report was then issued in October 2004 demonstrating clear progress toward Recommendation 5 and all other recommendations of the October 2001 evaluation team, as well as a summary of progress on college-identified concerns as expressed in the Self Study. The Focused Midterm Report was accepted with the requirement of a Progress Report followed by a visit of commission representatives. In October 2005, a Progress Report addressing Recommendation 5 was completed, and a team visit was held in November 2005. No further recommendations were issued by WASC. Improvements Since 2001 The information below represents some of the highlights in the areas of support services for students; concern for maintaining currency in academic and career education curriculum; grantsmanship; collaborative partnerships; cutting edge delivery of instruction to the working poor and to immigrants; offering a gathering place to the community in the service area; responsiveness to labor shortages in disciplines such as nursing and teaching; scholarship; institutional research; social consciousness with regard to service learning, civic leadership training programs and service in civic and governmental associations. In 2001-2002 Santa Ana College demonstrated the following improvements: ♦ The Department Planning Portfolio instituted throughout the college ♦ Partnership for Excellence funds amplified the work of academic affairs and student services ♦ An online registration and information program debuted ♦ 606 international students enrolled from 55 countries—an all-time high ♦ Twenty-six percent increase in financial aid distribution serving a total of 7,326 students ♦ Record high for EOPS serving 1,507 students ♦ $400,000 in book grant assistance provided to EOPS students ♦ Cross-Cultural Center featured 26 events, serving 3,310 participants ♦ KinderCaminata brought 2,500 local kindergarten students to college for a day ♦ Maintained year-round college information services at twelve local and regional high schools 1.2 SANTA ANA COLLEgE