Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation Office
Jeffrey N. Lamb, Ph.D.
Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment Coordinator
Accreditation Liaison Officer
Phone: (714) 564-6989
Institutional Research
Cristina Gheorghe
Interim Director of College Research
Research and Equity Department
Email: Gheorghe_Cristina@rsccd.edu
http://www.sac.edu/research/
714-564-6644
Mission
The mission of the Rancho Santiago Community College District is to provide quality educational programs and services that address the needs of our diverse students and communities.
Santa Ana College inspires, transforms, and empowers a diverse community of learners.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation is to foster consistent and continuous commitment to improving student learning and achievement of educational goals through coordinated planning structures and integrated program review at every institutional level.
Goals:
The Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation Office achieves its mission through four integrated goals:
I. Student Learning Outcomes/Achievement of Educational Goals
Assisting faculty in developing surveys for course and program-level assessment
Analyzing data (both quantitative and qualitative)
Assisting College Council to evaluate status of Institution-Set Standards for Improvement
Assisting the Teaching Learning Committee in monitoring and assessing PA/PR capstone reports
II.
Integrated Planning
III. Accreditation
Providing leadership in gathering data and preparing updates on the status of internal Actionable Improvement Plans and ACCJC Recommendations
Providing leadership in the preparation of Reports to ACCJC
Assisting the President in preparation for external evaluation team visits
IV. Communication
Keeping the college community updated on accreditation issues and status of program review efforts
Maintaining an up-to-date web page
Reporting to President’s Cabinet upon request
