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Accreditation at Lane
Lane Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). As part of the accreditation process, the staff, students, faculty, administrators and Board of Education at Lane Community College examine the mission, goals, operations and achievements of the college which fosters excellence through the development of criteria for assessing educational quality and instructional effectiveness. Through the process of self examination and peer evaluation, the college community participates in a focused process that results in ongoing instutuional improvement, increased student mobility between institutions, and the maintenance of a rich learning environment.
To support the ongoing work of self evalutation and continuous improvement, the Accreditation Coordinationg team has been established. Below are the links to work currently being done including recent reports made to the NWCCU. Contact information for the team leaders is available at the Accreditation Coordinating Team link.
Reports:
- Year One Self-Evaluation Report (*pdf document)
- Appendices, Year One Report (*pdf document)
- Substantive Change Application, August 13, 2011 (*pdf document)
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Assessment of Learning at Lane |
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Accreditation Standards: |
| Standard One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations | |
| Standard Two: Resources and Capacity | |
| Standard Three: Planning and Implementation | |
| Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement | |
| Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation, and Sustainability | |
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Core Themes: |
| Core Theme 1: Academic Transfer | |
Objective: Students achieve high rates of progress and degree completion |
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Objective: Students are prepared to succeed at their transfer institutions |
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Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for transfer students |
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| Core Theme 2: Career Technical | |
Objective: Students with career technical and workforce development goals achieve high rates of progress and degree completion |
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Objective: Career Technical students and community participants are prepared for employment |
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Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for career technical students and workforce development participants |
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| Core Theme 3: Foundational Skills | |
Objective: Underprepared students achieve high rates of progression and completion |
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Objective: Developmental, ABSE and ESL students are prepared to succeed in their educational or career goals |
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Objective: Lane provides accessible, quality, learning-centered opportunities for academically underprepared students |
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| Core Theme 4: Lifelong Learning | |
Objective: The community has access to job building skills training, professional development, business development services, continuing education courses, cultural events, and other community service programming |
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Objective: Lane is a valued community partner, exemplifying service, stewardship and good citizenship |
For questions about Accreditation work, please contact Anna Kate Malliris via e-mail or call (541) 463-5120.
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