PCC praised for “great progress” in student learning

January 28, 2013

Pima Community College has made “great progress” in its assessment of student learning, according to an analysis by the Higher Learning Commission sent to PCC on Jan. 28.

During its 2010 accreditation visit, the HLC asked the College to submit a report describing how it is improving curriculum through careful monitoring and assessment of student learning.

“Pima Community College is commended, not only for an outstanding monitoring report, but as well for the great progress the College has been made in assessment and the wholehearted response to the [HLC] report that enabled such progress,” the HLC wrote.

“The commitment of the [PCC] Board, administration, faculty and staff are clearly evident in the many initiatives taken by the College to build and further develop the assessment system at the College,” the HLC added.

The HLC pointed out that the monitoring report included “an impressive list” of ways PCC is improving curriculum based on its assessments of student learning, what the HLC terms “closing the loop.”

“All disciplines achieved progress towards completing the cycle of assessment; nearly one third successfully carried out an initial assessment and made a change to curricula or a course as a result,” the HLC noted.

Read the monitoring report and the HLC staff analysis on the Accreditation page of the PCC website.