Institutional SLOs

I. Critical Thinking and Information Competency

• Use reason and creativity to make decisions and solve problems
• Apply diverse viewpoints to aid in decision making or problem solving
• Locate, retrieve, and evaluate information using appropriate research strategies, tools and technology.

II. Communication

• Communicate effectively
• Demonstrate respectful interpersonal and intercultural communication
• Recognize and interpret creative expression

III. Cultural, Social, and Environmental Awareness

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history and values of other people and cultures
• Demonstrate an understanding of civic, social, and environmental responsibility
• Demonstrate civic, social, and environmental responsibility
• Collaborate effectively in diverse social, cultural, and global settings

IV. Personal and Career Development

• Identify and develop helpful resources and opportunities
• Demonstrate self-reflection and confidence
• Maintain or improve health
• Value lifelong learning

The goals of the Academic Senate Executive Council for the Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) are:

• ILOs are achieved by students who meet their own educational goals at City College. The student’s goals do NOT have to be satisfying degree requirements, transferring, or earning a certificate. A student whose educational goal is acquisition of basic English for the work environment or updated job skills should achieve all ILOs in the process of reaching their own goals.
• The ILOs represent very broad modes of learning than can be experienced through many paths. For instance, the ability to communicate is achieved through writing, speaking, music, dancing, and / or visual art. Our communication ILO can be satisfied through any one of these modes or any combination of them.
• The ILOs should be few in number and general in application.
• ILOs are expected to be continually reviewed and refined to improve their usefulness and assessment.

In addition, the college is working to combine institutional student achievement outcomes with institutional student learning outcomes to create a college-wide list of outcomes for improving institutional effectiveness.