San Jose City College Times, Vol. 52, Issue 5, Apr 2, 1998

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lume 52, No. 5

Thursday, April2, 1998

'JCC evaluated by accreditation team fara Kurzawski ltaff Writer ten member accredidation team evalul San Jose City College March 23-26 to :rmine if the college meets the basis for :editation. tlle Accrediting Commission for Com~ ity and Junior Colleges is a branch of Western Association of Schools and eges 0N ASC), of which City College is ember. llle purpose of the visit is to determine City College places in 10 different gories, which are: Institutional Mission, "tutional Integrity, Institutional Effec-

tiveness, Educational Effectiveness, Educational Programs, Student Support and Development, Information and Learning Resources, Faculty and Staff, Physical Resources, Financial Resources and Governance and Administration. The evaluation is done every six years and the team gaveaclosingreport with their findings on March 26. Some of the recommendations included the restructure of affirmative action processes, tracking students' outcomes and the clarification of the district officials' positions. Another recommendation that was made, was to centralize information about campus learning resources.

James Henselman, team chair, recommended that the college's review process be simplified and straight forward . The team also recommended that the college mission statement should be more closely linked to the Chancellor's and the board of trustees goals and missions. The team based their decision on several sources of information, one being the "Accreditation Self Study Survey Results" conducted by City College last year. Findings were also based on City College's midterm report and the 1992 accredidation report. The survey polled 348 staff members and 483 students on a wide-varie ty of questions

about the policies, procedures and effectiveness of City College in all of the 10 areas of the accreditation protocol. Statements ranged from "Public transit access to SJCC is convenient," to "The college administration uses a decision-mal<ing process that involves affected persons or groups." A copy of the report is available in the library. The Accreditation Team also conducted interviews with 60 faculty members, 38 classified staff, 75 students and 53 administrators. They also visited 32 classrooms during instruction. A full report of the accreditation team evaluation will be available later.

School calendar likely to start later Luisa Prieto Co-editor

Jose State University. However, Shaw added that the district negotiators decided not to The dream of just one more start the calendar so late. "I think it's because of the days week of summer vacation may soon that would be lost," Shaw said. be fulfilled . AIU10ugh the last day for finals The Faculty Association and the in the fall will San Jose/Everbe falling two green Distract days before have tentaChri s tma s, tively agreed Shaw feels that on an academic City College calendar for could lo e stu1998-1999. de nts if the The fall school year 1998 semester were to start in will begin Aug. early August. 24 with flex "The fall is days on Aug. time," a critical 20-21. Shaw said. Because the school year will Spencer Shaw "Starting later be starting a FA President could have a dramatic effect week later, on enrollclasses will be ment." Holirunning until days will fall on the same days. Dec. 23. Because it isn't critical for the 'There had been a proposal to spring semester to begin later, the start Aug. 3 1," said Spencer Shaw, 1999 spring semester will be tartpresident of the faculty associaing Jan . 25 with the final exam tion. "However, we'd lose three days ending June 4. weeks of classes." The flex days for the pring will According to Shaw, the faculty and administration had wanted to be from Jan. 21-22. Rex days, or instructional imstart the fall semester after Labor Day in hopes of boosting enroll- provements days, are us ually ment due to students not able to get scheduled for the Thursday into lower division courses at San andFriday before school tarts.

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The Times/Mari Matsumoto

dia Ali opens wide for dentist Tara Van burg and her assistant Melissa Cerra with e oral evaculation procedure. The teeth

cleaning is part of the dental assisting training program offered at San Jose City College and is open to students.

Forty years in serving SJCC Dental assisting ogram gives on e job training ex Vasquez l.arf Writer

This fall , San Jose City Col. e Dental Assisting Program U be celebrating its 40th Anni-

TSary. In today's dental indus try, ~n tal assistants are in high deatld. ' We can't graduate students t enough," said Patricia Wil111, the Dental Assisting Program Dominator. In this program, students learn •neral anatomy, phys iology, OtaJ anatomy and physiology,

radiography , infection control, business office procedures, nutrition and dental specialties. The program, which lasts 11 months (two semesters and one swnmer session), enables students to earn a State Radiation Safety License, a certificate in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), a certificate in coronal Poli bing and a Certificate of Achievement from City College. Upon completion of the program, students will be qualified to take the California Registered Dental Assistant Examination and the Dental Assisting National Board. "IL' s a good program. They make sure that you are ve.ry professional at al l times," said Monica Coleman, a fre hman in the pro-

gram. The Dental Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, a national organization which accredits schools that meet their standards. Students who pass the state exam and earn their RDA license may choose employmen t in the dental field assisting dentists, orthodonti ts, oral surgeons or pediatric denti ts. Startingwage rangefrom$10$14 per hour. The total co toftbe program is about $800, which includes uniforms, supplie , testing and Iicen ing fee as well as units .

see Dental, page 8

The fall is a critical time. Starting later could have a dramatic effect on enrollment.

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