Humanities Department Review at Foothill College: Strengths, Actions for Improvement, and Data
Explore the strengths, areas for improvement, and data of the Humanities Department at Foothill College, including dynamic faculty, course success rates, and resources needed for enhancement.
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Program Review Humanities Department Integrated Planning & Budget Taskforce 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 foothill.edu Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 | foothill.edu 1
Programs Strengths Dynamic, highly qualified and dedicated part-time faculty Innovative new course development Interdisciplinary and investigative approach Growth (360 % FTEF over the last five years) Humanities Mellon Scholars Program Humanities Department Lecture Series 2
Programs Actions for Improvement Less is More: reduce class seat count for Humanities courses from 50 to 35 with a reduction in load factor for 4 unit courses from .1 to .089 (same as De Anza s HUMI courses) 3
Program Data 2018-2019 Course Success Rate 84% Overall Course Success Rate 74% African American, Latinx and Filipinx 89% Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, White, Decline to State 4
Resources Needed Directions on how to make the seat count reduction Ability to offer more Humanities sections Additional Full-Time Faculty 5
Questions In contrast to other institutions of higher learning, do community colleges place a greater emphasis on an education that serves economic growth? How does education for economic growth intersect with education for democratic citizenship? 6
