The Community College of Baltimore County has been named one of the 10 institutions receiving the inaugural “Excellence in Assessment” designation. According to the national release, the EIA program spotlights “institutions successfully integrating assessment practices across campus, providing evidence of student learning outcomes and using assessment results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student performance.”
“The goal of assessment at CCBC is to ensure the best conditions for learning, encourage best practices, and inspire creativity and innovation. CCBC has been lauded for its work in assessment and has been a national leader in assessment of student learning for many years,” according to Rose Mince, dean of Curriculum/Assessment at CCBC.
President Sandra L. Kurtinitis remarks, “We are gratified to be recognized in the inaugural class of this national designation for excellence in assessment. CCBC is dedicated to student success and works hard to use data to determine which initiatives have merit and which do not. As much, we recognize that data needs to be interpreted with both our hearts and our heads, endowing measurement with meaning well beyond that of an exercise.”
The sponsors of the EIA program are the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA), a public college and university transparency initiative led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), in partnership with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
The other recipients of the EIA designation are: Cameron University, Capella University, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Kansas State University, Mills College, Mount St. Joseph University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Zayed University.
About the Community College of Baltimore County (www.ccbcmd.edu and 443-840-CCBC)
CCBC is ranked among the number one providers of undergraduate education, workforce development, technology training, and lifelong learning/life enrichment in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Rooted in the community since 1957, CCBC offers a unique approach to learning that empowers people to transform their lives.
Nationally recognized as a leader in innovative learning strategies, CCBC educates nearly 65,000 people each year, including more than half of all Baltimore County residents attending undergraduate college. Its Continuing Education division is the preferred training partner for Maryland businesses, serving more than 100 employers annually with customized employee development training.
CCBC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
