Relationships

Utilizing data gathered at meetings with faculty from related Cabrillo, university, and high school programs, as well as other employees and/or advisory committees, describe the importance of the department or program to the community and/or other programs in the college. In writing this section, consider:

Programs which utilize your classes as required or elective courses in their own program
Overlap with other programs – one way to obtain this information is to read program plans from other departments (http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cabrillo/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B24NPQ5A3E54 Links to an external site.)
Possible inter-programmatic collaboration
Other educational institutions in the vicinity offering the same or similar programs
Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs will describe the labor market, including industry advisory recommendations, job availability, and wages for the program graduates
Transfer Programs (including CTE programs with transfer options) are to list the appropriate universities with which the program has been articulated
Interactions with Student Services and Supports (Counseling, Calworks, EOPS, ILC, HUB, CTC, STEM Center, MESA, Library, etc.)
Work with the Office of Student Equity
Connection to Career and Academic Pathways
Whether the services, skills, employment development provided by the department are available elsewhere in the county
Evidence of interaction and engagement with the community