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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction - Citations (view by criterion)

There are no specific citations for this chapter. The information below serves to explain the organization of chapters, citations, criteria and resources.

The Criteria for Accreditation and the Core Components

As is demonstrated in the following chapters, St. Clair County Community College meets the five criteria for accreditation and the core components associated with each of the criteria. Because the report is organized on a thematic approach rather than explicitly by the criteria, many of the core components are covered in more than one chapter. Of necessity, this leads to some redundancy, but the core components are viewed from a variety of perspectives as a result. All the core components are identified in the margins of the pages where they are covered in the text of the chapter. Additionally, the following chart shows where the core components are discussed in each chapter.

The Learning-Focused Organization (Chapter 2)	The Distinctive Organization (Chapter 3)	The Connected Organization (Chapter 4)	The Future-Oriented Organization (Chapter 5)
Assesses student learning Core Component 3a	Has an unambiguous mission Core Component 1a	Serves the common good Core Component 1b	Engages in planning Core Components 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
Supports learning Core Components 2b 3c, 3d	Appreciates diversity Core Components 1b 2c 4c 5c	Serves constituents Core Components 3b, 3c 4c 5c, 5d	Is driven by the mission Core Components 1a, 1c
Supports scholarship Core Components 3b 4b, 4d	Is accountable Core Components 1c, 1e 3a, 3c 5c	Creates a culture of service Core Components 4c, 4d 5c	Understands social and economic change Core Components 2a 5a
Creates the capacity for lifelong learning Core Components 4a	Is self-reflective Core Components 1a 2c 4c	Collaborates Core Components 1d 5b 5c	Focuses on the future of constituents Core Components 4a, 4c
Strengthens organizational learning Core Components 2c 4c 5a	Is committed to improvement Core Components 2c 3a, 3b, 3c	Engages in healthy internal communication Core Components 1d 2d	Integrates new technology Core Components 3b, 3c, 3d

St. Clair County Community College, as a Learning-Focused, Distinctive, Connected, and Future-Oriented Organization meets the criteria for accreditation:                                                                                           Top

1. The organization operates with integrity to ensure the fulfillment of its mission through structures and processes that involve the board, administration, faculty, staff, and students.
2. The organization’s allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation and planning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.
3. The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission.
4. The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility consistent with its mission.
5. As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.

The following chapters of this report amply demonstrate the many ways in which the College fulfills these criteria. The criteria and core components are found as follows in the chapters of this self-study report:

Criterion	Core Component	Chapter
		2	3	4	5
One	1a		x		x
	1b		x	x
	1c		x		x
	1d			x
	1e		x
Two	2a				x
	2b	x			x
	2c	x	x		x
	2d			x	x
Three	3a	x	x
	3b	x	x	x	x
	3c	x	x	x	x
	3d	x			x
Four	4a	x			x
	4b	x
	4c	x	x	x	x
	4d	x		x
Five	5a	x			x
	5b			x
	5c		x	x
	5d			x

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