Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

All colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) go through a reaffirmation process every 10 years. As part of the process, a college submits a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that describes how it plans to impact student learning. The choice of a QEP topic involves broad-based collaboration among faculty, students, staff, and administrators who analyze institutional data and consult best practices as they go through the QEP topic selection and development processes. After SACSCOC approves the QEP, an institution begins the implementation phase. Colleges report on the QEP impact in a Fifth-Year Report to SACSCOC.

WCC’s first QEP was approved by SACSCOC in 2006 with a goal of enhancing critical thinking. The second QEP was approved by SACSCOC in 2016 with a goal of preparing students and faculty for successful online courses. As WCC prepares for the next reaffirmation, our QEP topic will focus on workplace communication. This process began in 2023 when a broad-based group of faculty, staff, and administrators analyzed a range of institutional data related to student learning and success; these efforts resulted in WCC determining that workplace communication was an area that would benefit from a QEP. Various surveys were completed by faculty and staff, students, and employers in our service area. The two primary initiatives will focus on oral presentations and electronic written communication.

Goal: WCC will increase student competency and readiness for professional workplace communication.

Student Learning Outcome 1: Students will deliver clear, well-organized presentations.

Student Learning Outcome 2: Students will compose clear and concise professional electronic communication.

WCC’s Fifth-Year Report will be submitted to SACSCOC in 2031 and will involve an explanation of how the QEP has impacted student learning and the learning environment. The report will include data and analysis related to the progress on our primary goal and two student learning outcomes.

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