Self-Study Feedback

Recording of Session:

• September 25 from 3:30-4:30: Standard II and Standard VII  
  • Recording of Session: https://youtu.be/i-kOlDMm_Fs
• September 30 from 3:30-4:30: Standard I and Standard VI   
  • Recording of Session: https://youtu.be/rzE4v2lLvq0
• October 2 from 10:00-11:00: Standard IV  
  • Recording of Session: https://youtu.be/zeinwhnAqiw
• October 9 from 3:30-4:30: Standard III and Standard V  
  • Recording of Session: https://youtu.be/7pSFcHpQbHQ

​The current Draft of the Self-Study is the work product of many hands from the College, and your voice is important to the process. This version may evolve as feedback is provided from the campus community. This should be viewed as a current representation of the Self-Study.

The Self-Study is our collective FCC-story, and we would like to thank you in advance for providing any feedback. The current draft of the Self-Study is the work product of many hands from the College, and your voice is important to the process. 

The Self-Study is divided into different chapters by Standard. For the purpose of collecting feedback, feedback forms are targeted to a specific Standard, and its accompanying Recommendations for Creating the Right Conditions and Points of Pride are based on the narrative and supporting evidence.

We have finished collecting feedback for specific Standards, but want to provide a place to add additional comments if you notice something inaccurate in the narrative. The form below can be used to submit feedback on any Standard. Questions may be skipped as needed and this form may be submitted more than once. 

**All feedback must be received before November 24, 2024.

Note on Evidence

All evidence is referenced at the end of a chapter. Citations for the evidence use a standardized format, converting titles of documents (found during the Evidence Collection process) into a format pointing to how an eventual peer review will access evidence in the MSCHE Portal Evidence Inventory. Hyperlinks are not permitted in the document; instead reviewers will access files via the MSCHE Portal. A file format/naming convention uses the Standard Number followed by Criterion number and a numerical order for evidence related to that Standard (Example: I.2.10 = Standard I, Criterion #2, and the 10th piece of evidence that supports Standard I). This is how MSCHE reviewers will search for/identify evidence in MSCHE’s prescribed portal.

Introduction

The Self-Study is divided into different chapters by Standard but also includes an Introduction that provides an overview of the College and provides important data and institutional context.

Standard I: Mission and Goals

The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.

Standard II: Ethics and Integrity

Ethics and integrity are central, indispensable, and defining hallmarks of effective higher education institutions. In all activities, whether internal or external, an institution must be faithful to its mission, honor its contracts and commitments, adhere to its policies, and represent itself truthfully.

Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

An institution provides students with learning experiences that are characterized by rigor and coherence at all program, certificate, and degree levels, regardless of instructional modality. All learning experiences, regardless of modality, program pace/schedule, level, and setting are consistent with higher education expectations.

Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience

Across all educational experiences, settings, levels, and instructional modalities, the institution recruits and admits students whose interests, abilities, experiences, and goals are congruent with its mission and educational offerings. The institution commits to student retention, persistence, completion, and success through a coherent and effective support system sustained by qualified professionals, which enhances the quality of the learning environment, contributes to the educational experience, and fosters student success.

Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Assessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education.

Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

The institution’s planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and are sufficient to fulfill its mission and goals, to continuously assess and improve its programs and services, and to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges.

Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration

The institution is governed and administered in a manner that allows it to realize its stated mission and goals in a way that effectively benefits the institution, its students, and the other constituencies it serves. Even when supported by or affiliated with governmental, corporate, religious, educational system, or other unaccredited organizations, the institution has education as its primary purpose, and it operates as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.