IRE Staff

Hill College Office of Institutional Effectiveness refers to SACSCOC “The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement”, 2024 Edition, for guidance on general expectations for institutional effectiveness.  The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is charged with providing overarching direction in regards to college-wide Institutional Effectiveness processes.  The department utilizes SACSCOC standards 7: Institutional Planning and Effectiveness and 8: Student Achievement as a foundation for institutional effectiveness practices at Hill College.

Institutional Planning and Effectiveness

7.1 The institution engages in ongoing, comprehensive, and integrated research-based planning and evaluation processes that (a) focus on institutional quality effectiveness and (b) incorporate a systematic review of institutional goals and outcomes consistent with its mission.       

7.2 The institution has a Quality Enhancement Plan that (a) has a topic identified through its ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes; (b) has broad-based support of institutional constituencies; (c) focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success; (d) commits resources to initiate, implement, and complete the QEP; and (e) includes a plan to assess achievement.        

7.3 The institution identifies expected outcomes of its administrative support services and demonstrates the extent to which the outcomes are achieved.

Student Achievement

8.1 The institution identifies, evaluates, and publishes goals and outcomes for student achievement appropriate to the institution’s mission, the nature of thestudents it serves, and the kinds of programs offered. The institution uses multiple measures to document student success. 

8.2 The institution identifies expected outcomes, assesses the extent to which it achieves these outcomes, and provides evidence of seeking improvement based on analysis of the results in the areas below: (a) Student learning outcomes for each of its educational programs. (Student outcomes: educational programs); (b) Student learning outcomes for collegiate-level general education competencies of its undergraduate degree programs. (Student outcomes: general education); and (c) Academic and student services that support student success. (Student outcomes: academic and student service)