Outcomes Assessment Committee

MiraCosta College is committed to an equitable and transparent process in the creation, development, and assessment of learning outcomes. The MiraCosta Mission statement, and Institutional Goal #1, address equity in a manner that directly involves assessment:

MiraCosta College Mission Statement:MiraCosta College fosters the academic and holistic success of its diverse learners within a caring and equitable environment to strengthen the educational, economic, cultural, and social well-being of the communities it serves.

Institutional Goal #1: MiraCosta College will provide equitable access, enhance student success, and close equity gaps by deploying strategies that meet students where they are, create community, and dismantle systems of inequity.

OAC Mission Statement

To facilitate meaningful dialogue and assessment practices which support the ongoing improvement of student learning and institutional effectiveness. To provide planning, support, facilitation, communication, and leadership that will promote the achievement of college goals pertaining to outcomes assessment. 

Responsibilities

To support and help facilitate meaningful assessment and reporting at the institutional level
To encourage assessment practices that are sustainable, and to support their integration into institutional systems, planning, and decision-making
To support and encourage the implementation of effective practices
To support ongoing compliance with accreditation requirements, and the appropriate documentation of evidence
To help facilitate and provide input into the evaluation of assessment across the institution, and make recommendations in support of continuous improvement

The Outcomes Assessment Committee (OAC) guides faculty, staff, and administrators in the development and assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) that are student-centered, and evidence based. The committee is led by faculty and student services professionals, and works in collaboration with the Offices of Instruction, and Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness. MiraCosta College is committed to following the best practices of design and implementation of outcomes and assessment to ensure an equity-focused process that improves and maximizes student learning across our campus. 

Composition

Nine faculty appointed by the Academic Senate, ideally to include five faculty (one of whom should be an associate) who represent general education, two faculty members from Career Education, and one faculty member from each of the following: counseling and noncredit. Committee membership also includes four administrators representing all divisions and a variety of employee groups (including co-chair), four classified staff appointed by the Classified Senate, and one student appointed by the Associate Student Government. The faculty director of Online Education, the articulation officer, and the dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness will serve as resources. 

Terms
All members (except student member) serve two year terms; terms are renewable twice.
Co-Chairs
One administrator and one faculty; faculty term is three years, non-renewable. No term limit for administrator co-chair. Co-chairs are included in the identified composition.
Meeting Schedule
First Tuesday of each month, 3:30pm - 5pm, virtually, via Zoom, and sub-committee meetings on the third Tuesday of each month, 3:30pm – 5:00 pm, virtually, via Zoom.