3.6
APPROVING, REVISING OR PHASING
OUT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
ADOPT: JULY 9, 1996
REVIEWED: MAY 8, 2001
ED CODE: 78015-16
TITLE 5: 51022

Santa Rosa Junior College recognizes that the curriculum must be responsive to the needs of the students and community. As those needs change, the content and organization of the educational programs must undergo regular review for appropriateness and efficiency including both qualitative and quantitative measures.

There are regulatory requirements for the review of vocational or occupational programs, as outlined below. In addition, the College's own procedures for adding, revising or phasing out programs, along with the existing curriculum review process, serve an integral role in ensuring a responsive, quality educational programs at Santa Rosa Junior College.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VOCATIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS

1. With reference to the establishing of a new vocational or occupational training program, the Board of Trustees shall adhere to the requirements of California Education Code, Section 78015, including the following:
   • Prior to establishing the program, the Board shall conduct a job market study of the labor market area.

   • The study shall use the State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program established in Section 10533 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or if this program is not available in the labor market area, other available sources of labor market information.

   • The study shall include a California Occupational Information System supply analysis of existing vocational and occupational education or training programs for adults maintained by high schools, community colleges, and private postsecondary schools in the area to ensure that the anticipated employment demand for students in the proposed programs justifies the establishment of the proposed courses of instruction.

   • Copies of each job market study will be made available to the public.

   • Subsequent to completing the study required by this section and prior to establishing the program, the Board shall determine whether or not the study justifies the proposed vocational education program. If the Board determines that the job market study justifies the initiation of the proposed program, it shall determine, by resolution, whether the program shall be offered through the district's own facilities or through a contract with an approved private post secondary school pursuant to Section 8092 of the California Code of Regulations.

2. Per California Education Code, Section 78015, every vocational or occupational training program shall be reviewed every two years by the Board to ensure that each program, as demonstrated by the California Occupational Information System, including the State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program established in Section 10533 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or if this program is not available in the labor market area, other available sources of labor market information, does all of the following:
   • Meets a documented labor market demand.

   • Does not represent unnecessary duplication of other manpower training programs in the area.

   • Is of demonstrated effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its students.

   The review process shall include the review and comments by the local Private Industry Council. A written summary of the findings of each review shall be made available to the public.

   Any program that does not meet these requirements and the standards promulgated by the governing board shall be terminated within one year.

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