Institutional/General Education Student Learning Outcomes

The five Institutional/General Education Student Learning Outcomes listed below describe the skill sets a student should be able to demonstrate after completing the requirements for an Associate Degree at Ventura College. Courses are "mapped" (directly linked) to these Institutional/General Education Student Learning Outcomes. Institutional/General Education Student Learning Outcomes are assessed on a five-year rotational cycle.

1. Communication – Written, Oral, and Visual: Students will write, speak, perform, or create original content that communicates effectively and is facilitated by active listening skills.
2. Reasoning – Scientific and Quantitative: Students will locate, identify, collect, and organize data in order to analyze, interpret, or evaluate it using mathematical skills and/or the scientific method.
3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Students will recognize and identify the components of problems or issues, examine them from multiple perspectives and investigate ways to resolve them using reasoned and supportable conclusions while differentiating between facts, influences, opinions, and assumptions.
4. Information Literacy: Students will formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information from a variety of sources in a variety of formats such as print and/or electronic.
5. Personal/Community Awareness and Academic/Career Responsibilities: Students will examine the ethical responsibilities and the dynamic role of individuals and active citizens in society. Students will develop skills and employ strategies to self-manage their personal, academic, and career goals and to cooperate, collaborate, and interact successfully within groups and with a variety of cultures, peoples, and situations.

Adopted by the Ventura College Academic Senate on March 1, 2012

Ventura College Institutional Service Unit Outcomes

1. The Service will support or facilitate a positive learning or service environment for students.
2. The Service will support or facilitate institutional accountability by monitoring and ensuring compliance with statutory mandates, local policy and procedures, and state or federal law.