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EL CAMINO COLLEGE COMPTON CENTER Accreditation Comprehensive Institutional Self-Evaluation Report Submitted by: El Camino Community College District 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, California 90506 Submitted to: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges December 2016 1 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report Certification To: The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. From: Dena P. Maloney, Ed.D. El Camino Community College District 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, California 90506 This Institutional Self-Evaluation Report is submitted to the ACCJC for the purpose of assisting in the determination of the institution’s Application for Accreditation. I certify there was effective participation by the El Camino College and the Compton Center campus community, and I believe the Self-Evaluation Report accurately reflects the nature and substance of the El Camino College Compton Center. Signatures: _________________________________________________________ Dena P. Maloney, Ed.D. (President) _________________________________________________________ Kenneth Brown (President, Board of Trustees) _________________________________________________________ Keith Curry, Ed.D. (Provost/CEO) _________________________________________________________ Barbara Perez (Accreditation Liaison Officer) _________________________________________________________ Kristie Daniel-DiGregorio (Academic Senate President) _________________________________________________________ Paul Flor (President, Faculty Council) _________________________________________________________ Amankwa McKinzie (Classified Union President) _________________________________________________________ Joshua Jackson (President, Associated Student Body) 2 History of El Camino College In 1946, after strong recommendations by a consulting team to establish a two-year college in the Inglewood-South Bay area, the governing boards of the Centinela Valley, Redondo, Inglewood and El Segundo school districts, by a vote of 10-1, approved the creation of a junior college. Torrance soon joined the newly chartered group, and the El Camino Community College District was officially established on July 1, 1947. Located in the heart of the South Bay, the El Camino Community College District encompasses six unified school districts, including 12 high schools, 2 elementary school districts and nine cities - a population of nearly 533,000 residents. Early classrooms were surplus World War II barracks which were trucked north from the old Santa Ana Army Air Base in Orange County. The first permanent building for classroom instruction was the shops building, which opened in 1949. Major construction was the order of business nearly every year during the growth years of the college. By 2000, El Camino College’s buildings covered 1.1 million square feet, built at a cost of $28 million. All 27 structures were completed without any bonded indebtedness to the district. In November 2002, voters of the El Camino Community College District approved a $394 million facilities bond measure. The successful passage of this first-ever bond measure for the college was followed by a $350 million facilities bond measure approved by voters in November 2012. A Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee provides an annual report to the public regarding the use of the bond funds. El Camino College faculty has grown since the first 30 were hired. Today about 900 full-time and part-time instructors teach at ECC. Nearly 25 percent of the full-time faculty have earned doctoral degrees while more than 90 percent have master’s degrees. The remainder have excellent credentials for their areas of expertise. The college is governed by a five-member El Camino Community College District Board of Trustees. Each is elected for a four-year term, by a designated Trustee Area. Board meetings are held monthly and are open to the public. Leading the administration is the college’s president, who also serves as superintendent of the El Camino Community College District. The superintendent/president is assisted by five vice presidents. Their areas of responsibility are academic affairs, administrative services, student and community advancement, human resources, and ECC Compton Center. As the college grew from an enrollment of fewer than 500 in 1946 to nearly 25,000 students today, the curriculum expanded to include not only lower division courses but an honors program and 3 numerous career/technical programs. Today, El Camino College students enjoy a broad curriculum featuring 99 degree programs and 83 certificate programs. El Camino College today is under the leadership of Dr. Dena P. Maloney, the college’s sixth president, who is guiding the college through the 21st century. History of ECC Compton Center / Compton College The former Compton Community College was established in 1927 as a component of the Compton Union High School District. In 1950, voters approved a bond issue separating the college from the high school district. The new college campus was then constructed at the present site. Classes began on the new campus in fall 1956. The Compton Community College District encompasses an area of about 29 square miles, making educational services available to nearly 300,000 residents of Carson, Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach, Paramount, and Watts-Willowbrook. Today, about 850 full-time and part-time faculty teach more than 40 degree programs and 20 certificate programs. In November 2002, the Compton Community College District sought and won voter approval of Measure CC, authorizing the issuance of $100 million in general obligation bonds to upgrade classrooms, labs, infrastructure, and instructional equipment, while making much-needed health and safety repairs and energy efficiency improvements. An independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee was also established at this time. After many successful years, and several challenging years, in June 2005 the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges announced its decision to revoke Compton College’s accreditation. In August 2006, the El Camino Community College District Board of Trustees approved a Memorandum of Understanding to provide educational and related support services to Compton Community College District residents. El Camino College provides accredited instructional and related support, in addition to administrative services, to meet the needs of ECC Compton Center students. El Camino College courses are taught at El Camino College Compton Center by Compton Center faculty. Through the agreement, residents of the Compton Community College District continue to have access to university transfer and career and technical education opportunities, as well as financial aid, basic skills courses and related support services, right in their own neighborhood. 4 In November 2014, voters in the Compton Community College District approved Measure C, a $100 million facilities bond designed to make technology and safety upgrades campus-wide. Administration at ECC Compton Center is led by Dr. Maloney, Superintendent/President of the El Camino Community College District. Dr. Keith Curry is Provost/CEO. He serves under the direction of the Superintendent/President of El Camino Community College District for operations of the ECC Compton center; and under the direction of the Compton CCD Special Trustee for operations of the CCCD. 5 El Camino College Compton Center Introduction El Camino College Compton Center continues to grow and change to meet the needs of the community. Those changes are immediately apparent in student success figures, the many new and expanded academic and support programs available on campus, and the various ways students engage in their education and the college experience through clubs, cultural celebrations and career exploration. In the following section, consider making the data into charts or bullet points… Student Success To meet the growing student enrollment, a significant number of classes have been added at ECC Compton Center. In 2014-15, 1,396 class sections were offered, an increase of 9 percent from 2006-07. Even more classes will be available via a new winter term that will begin in January 2017. AA-T and AS-T degrees were also added, giving students a clear pathway to a CSU degree. Tremendous increases were seen in the number of degrees and certificates earned by students. From 2006 to 2016, the number of degrees awarded increased nearly 20 times over, going from 26 associate degrees to 438. In addition, the total number of transfer students increased from 128 in 2007 to ___ in 2016. ECC Compton Center students are prepared for the next step: Over the past five years, the number of students transferring to UC and CSU schools has increased by more than 300%. Academics New and innovative academic programs have been added in the past 10 years, complementing existing programs and providing students with greater access to a college education. In collaboration with Compton Unified School District, the “Early College High School” program was established in 2015, creating an opportunity for highly motivated CUSD high school students to earn both a high school diploma and two years of college credit toward an associate degree. Other academic milestones include the addition of the First Year Experience, Honors Transfer Program, and the Upward Bound Math and Science Program that helps high school students in math and science while encouraging