Program Review

At College of Alameda, Program Review allows faculty and staff to lead a purposeful and continuous cycle of improvement through two related processes: Comprehensive Program Review and Abbreviated Program Review. Both the comprehensive program review and abbreviated program reviews are integral parts of an overall institutional evaluation, planning and development process with the following goals to:

  • Ensure that program goals are consistent and aligned with the college’s mission and strategic plan;
  • Ensure that academic and student service programs remain focused on student success by assessing equity gaps and discussing ways to close them;
  • Highlighting program strengths and challenges;
  • Provide updates to Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Service Area Outcomes (SAOs)
  • Emphasizing program needs and priorities via resource requests

Tentative Timeline for Program Review

Turn in Abbreviated Program Reviews or Program Reviews into Dean/Administrator and Senior Research and Planning Analyst Rhiannon Follenfant by email for Non-Prioritization Faculty Hiring: November 7th 2025

Turn in New APU for Non-Prioritization Faculty Hiring by November 7th 2025

Faculty Hiring Prioritization due date coming soon (October)

ProgramReviewTimeline25-26

Submission Tracker 2025-2026

Program Review Submission Tracker 2025-2026

Instructional Abbreviated Program Reviews Templates

2025-26 Abbreviated Program Review ANTHR

2025-26 Abbreviated Program Review AUTOB

2025-26 Abbreviated Program Review KIN

2025-26 Abbreviated Program Review M_LAT

2025-26 Abbreviated Program Review POSCI

Instructional Program Reviews Templates

SS-Program-Review-2025-26-Articulation

2025-26 Program Review ASAME

2025-26 Program Review CHEM

2025-26 Program Review CSI

2025-26 Program Review ECON

2025-26 Program Review HIS

2025-26 Program Review HLTED

2025-26 Program Review HLTOC

2025-26 Program Review Library and LIS

2025-26 Program Review MAKR

2025-26 Program Review MUSIC

2025-26 Program Review WLANG

Program Review 2025-26 ATECH

Program Review 2025-26 DMECH

SS-Program-Review-2025-26-MESA

Student Service Area Abbreviated Program Review Templates

SS-AbbreviatedPR-2025-26-Athletics

SS-AbbreviatedPR-2025-26-StudentLife

Student Service Area Program Review Templates

SS-Program-Review-2025-26-AdultEducation

SS-Program-Review-2025-26-TransferCenter

SS-Program-Review-2025-26-Veterans

New Annual Program Updates Survey

Programs that are doing New APUs 2025-2026

https://alameda.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DDcU2coJKMN8ea

 

PROGRAM REVIEW CYCLE 2023-2024 to 2026-2027 

All Program highlighted in Green will be conducting either a Program Review or Abbreviated Program Review this coming academic year for 2025-2026.

March 13th 2025: Institutional Effectiveness Committee voted and approved the new four year program review cycle

March 17th 2025: Academic Senate first discussion and look over the new four year program review cycle

April 17th 2025: Academic Senate voted and approved the new four year Program Review Cycle 

April 23rd 2025: College Council voted and approved the new four year Program Review Cycle 

Standard IIA.2(e) of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges states, The institution should evaluates all courses and programs through an on-going systematic review of their relevance, appropriateness, achievement of learning outcomes, currency, and future needs and plans. Because the cycle for the overall accreditation process is six years, and one can safely assume that a college that had not reviewed its curriculum between accreditation processes would not be seen as compliant, a curriculum review cycle of six years or less would be necessary to meet Accreditation Standard IIA.2(e). 

College of Alameda decided to changed there Program Review Cycle from a three year cycle to a four year cycle. Programs conducts Comprehensive Program Review once during the 4 year cycle and conducts Abbreviated Program Review once during the 4 year cycle. Career Technical Education (CTE) programs must complete either a comprehensive or abbreviated program review every two years pursuant to California Education Code §78016 which ensures that each program meets a documented labor market demand.  

The Abbreviated Program Review is the past Annual Program Updates templates. Name was changed to match state definitions of Program Review definitions.  

When a program is not conducting a Program Review or Abbreviated Program Review, an Annual Program Update Survey is given to capture any qualitative data about events and changes in the program that academic year. h

COMPLETED PROGRAM REVIEWS AND ABBREVIATED PROGRAM REVIEWS 2021-2022 to 2024-2025

PR= Comprehensive Program Review; APR (APU)= Abbreviated Program Review (Annual Program Update)

PRs and APRs (APUs) listed by instructional divisions and service area


Institutional

Liberal Studies and Language Art Division 

ProgramComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive Year
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
AFRAM2021-22 APU 2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
ART2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
ASAME   new APU
COMM2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
DANCE 2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 APR
ENGL2021-22 APU 2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
ESOL2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
WLANG 2022-23 APU new APU
ETHST 2022-23 APU2023-24 APUnew APU
HIST2021-22 APU  new APU
HUMAN2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
M/LAT   new APU
MUSIC2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 APUnew APU
PHIL2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
POSCI2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR 
PSYCH2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
SOC2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-2025 APR

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Division 

ProgramComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive Year
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
ANTHR2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PRnew APU
ASTR2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024- 25 PR
BIOL2021-22 APU2022-23 PR 2024-25 APR
CHEM2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU 
CIS2021-22 PR 2023-24 APU 
GEOG2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
GEOL2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-2025 APR
HLTED  2023-24 APUnew APU
KIN  2023-24 PRnew APU
MAKR   Restarted Program
MATH2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 APR
PHYS2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR

Career Education Division 

ProgramComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive Year
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
ADAM2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU 2024-25 APR
AMT2021-22 APU2022-23 PR 2024-25 PR
ATECH2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APUnew APU
AUTOB  2023-24 PRnew APU
BUS2021-22 PR2022-23 APU2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
DENTL2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 APR
DMECH2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APUnew APU
ECON    
HLTOC 2022-23 APU2023-24 APUnew APU

Service Areas under Instructional 

ProgramComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive Year
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Articulation    
LIS2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 APR
LRC2021-22 APU  2024-25 APR
MESA   Restarted Program 
Puente   2024-25 PR

Student Service Areas + Counseling and Athletics 

ProgramComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive YearComprehensive Year
2021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Admissions2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
Adult Ed2021-22 APU2022-23 APU new APU
Athletics2021-22 APU 2023-24 PRnew APU
Counseling2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 APR
EOPS2021-22 APU2022-23 PR2023-24 APU2024-25 PR
Financial Aid2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
Health Services2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
Outreach  2023-24 PR2024-25 APR
SAS 2022-23 PR 2024-25 APR
Student Life2021-22 APU2022-23 APU2023-24 PRnew APU
Transfer Center2021-22 APU2022-23 PR new APU
Umoja2021-22 APU  2024-25 PR
Veterans 2022-23 PR new APU 

 New APU Summaries

New APU 2024 – 2025

VALIDATION RUBRICS

Comprehensive Program Review and Abbreviated Program Review are validated by the rubrics below.
 
 

Liberal Studies and Language Arts Division 2020-2021 Program Review

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Division 2020-2021 Program Review

Career Education Division Past Program Review

Service Areas 2020-2021 Program Review

Past Documents 

Program Review Timeline 2020-21
Program Review Validation Template 2019-20 
Faculty Resource Prioritization 
Disproportionate Impact Analysis – COA  2018-19