Western's Comprehensive Institutional Assessment & Strategic Planning
Western's Cycle of Assessment begins with the College mission, which is provide high quality education while ensuring equity, supporting student sucess, and empowering individuals to become productive members of diverse local, regional and global communities.
Western publishes a comprehensive Assessment Report annually. The assessment cycle includes Summer, Fall and Spring semester data, which is published the following fall semester annually. The most current report is linked below.
Western has identified four broad skills called Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), that all graduates should be able to demonstrate.
Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
Communication Skills (Institutional Learning Outcome #1):
- Objective #1: Students will apply reading strategies to identify the main ideas.
- Objective #2: Students will organize and explain ideas, both in writing and orally, in an effective and grammatically correct way.
- Objective #3: Students will utilize sources to support ideas.
Math Skills (Institutional Learning Outcome #2):
- Objective: Students will use and evaluate mathematical information effectively
Critical Thinking Skills (Institutional Learning Outcome #3):
- Objective #1: Students will logically discuss the relationship between cause and effect.
- Objective #2: Students will access information and apply reasoning and judgment to formulate logical conclusions.
Life Skills (Institutional Learning Outcome #4):
- Objective #1: Students will define their role and responsibility as participants in society.
- Objective #2: Students will develop personal growth goals based upon self-awareness.
- Objective #3: Students will determine ethical behavior and analyze its effect in society.
Strategic Plan: Pioneer Priorities
Western also has four priorities that drive the institution and the strategic planning process. These priorities align with the College mission and the ILOs to achieve the ultimate goal of providing a high quality education.
Western has set the following four institutional goals for enrollment, retention, graduation & transfer. These goals are located in the College Plan.
Along with the annual assessment cycle, Western has a Program Review process. All programs are reviewed on a five year cycle as prescribed by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. See Western's Program Review Guidelines and Program Review Rubric & Recommendations.
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Western Oklahoma State College aspires to be the outstanding and innovative community college known for its focus on student success and its service to community and regional development.Mission
The mission of Western Oklahoma State College is to provide high quality education while ensuring equity, supporting student success, and empowering individuals to become productive members of diverse local, regional, and global communities.