Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

Community Connection: We value a deep engagementwith the community we serve and our role as an academicand cultural center for business, industry, labor, non-profits,government and the arts.Shared Governance: We value just, fair, inclusive, andwell-understood governance processes based upon openand honest communication.COLLEGE GOALS1. Develop the scope, quality, accessibility and accountabilityof instructional and student service offerings,programs, and services.2. Enhance institutional effectiveness in the planning anddecision-making processes through cooperative leader -ship, effective communication, and shared governance.3. Fulfill the college’s role as a leading academic andcultural center for the community through partnershipswith business, the community, and non-profit organizations.4. Provide adequate human, physical, technological andfinancial resources to successfully implement educationalprograms and student services in order to improvestudent learning outcomes.5. Offer faculty and staff opportunities for professionalgrowth and advancement.ACCREDITATIONSkyline College is accredited by the AccreditingCommission for Community and Junior Colleges ofthe Western Association of Schools and Colleges,10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415)506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognizedby the Council for Higher Education Accreditation andthe U.S. Department of Education. The Office of PrivatePostsecondary Education also approves Skyline Collegeto offer courses to U.S. Veterans for collection of veterans’benefits. The accreditation reports and approval areavailable for review in the Office of the President.SAN MATEO COUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTMISSION STATEMENTPreambleThe Colleges of the San Mateo County CommunityCollege District, Cañada College, College of San Mateo,and Skyline College, recognizing each individual’s right toeducation, provide the occasions and settings whichenable students to develop their minds and their skills,engage their spirits, broaden their understanding of socialresponsibilities, increase their cultural awareness, andrealize their individual potential. The District is committedto leadership by providing quality education and promotinglife-long learning in partnership with its communityand its surrounding educational institutions. It activelyparticipates in the economic, social, and cultural developmentof San Mateo County. In a richly diverse environmentand with increasing awareness of its role in theglobal community, the District is dedicated to maintaininga climate of academic freedom in which a wide variety ofviewpoints is cultivated and shared. The District activelyparticipates in the continuing development of theCalifornia Community Colleges as an integral and effectivecomponent of the structure of public higher educationin the State.SMCCCD MissionIn an atmosphere of collegiality and shared responsibility,and with the objective of sustaining open access forstudents and being responsive to community needs, theSan Mateo County Community College District will fulfillthe following mission with excellence:1. Provide a breadth of educational opportunities andexperiences which encourage students to developtheir general understanding of human effort andachievement; and2. Provide lower division programs to enable students totransfer to baccalaureate institutions; and3. Provide occupational education and training programsdirected toward career development, in cooperationwith business, industry, labor, and public service agencies;and4. Provide developmental and remedial education in languageand computational skills required for the successfulcompletion of educational goals; and5. Provide a range of student services to assist studentsin attaining their educational and career goals; andI N T R O D U C T I O N2 011 – 2 012 C A T A L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u9