Institutional Set-Standards (ISS) are an ACCJC accreditation requirement, as written in Standard I.B.3: “The institution establishes institution-set standards for student achievement, appropriate to its mission, assesses how well it is achieving them in pursuit of continuous improvement and publishes this information.” ACCJC requires that the college have floor and stretch goals for various key performance indicators, including: course completion, transfer rates, degree completion, certificate completion, licensure pass rates and job placement rates. The Academic Senate determines the floor and stretch goals for institution set standards, and sends its recommendations to the President / Superintendent for final adoption.
Academic Senate’s Policy, Process & Procedures for Institutional Set Standards (Approved May 4, 2023)
The College sets floor and stretch goals for institution set standards occurs on a yearly basis and as needed. The timeline for determining institution set standards is as follows: February (start of new semester) – ASEB can request institutional data from Institutional Research. The data will show historical numbers on each of the following metrics:
- Course Completion
- Certificate Completion
- Degree Completion
- Transfer Rates
- Licensures Pass Rates
- Job Placement Rates
If available, ASEB can also request all applicable data in these areas based on rolling 2-, 3- and 5- year averages.
Academic Senate’s Institutional Set Standards for 2022-23 and 2023-24 (Approved May 16, 2023)
