Academic Affairs

The Office of Academic Affairs provides oversight and leadership for all credit-bearing academic programs, instruction, and support services at all College locations, including online.  

Activities and areas of responsibility include oversight of curriculum, planning, budget administration, staffing, professional development for faculty and professional staff, development of degree and certificate programs, and various professional accreditations.

The fundamental goal of the Office of Academic Affairs is to promote student learning by fostering excellence in teaching and an environment that promotes individual students to develop into critical thinkers and autonomous learners.

Academic Freedom Policy

90% completed

The Academic Affairs office is driving the adoption of a shared policy on Academic Freedom to ensure adequate faculty protection of first amendment related rights in the classroom.

CPL ACE Alignment with JST

50% completed

We have identified which programs students with JST are pursuing, initiated contact with faculty members, and begun the review process.

Course Audits

30% completed

We have reviewed course listings for credit to contact hour conversion, course descriptions, semester credit hours, and work area attribution and are in the process of updating College information, resources, and guidelines accordingly.

Align General Studies and Liberal Arts program offerings

75% completed

We are evaluating the General Studies and Liberal Arts programs for overlap and aligning programs to support student pathways.

Integrate Learning and Employment Record

50% completed

We are working on integrating SmartResume as a LER that will allow for student learning to be documented at the learning outcome or skill level through Canvas.

Bachelor's Degrees

60% completed

The goal of this endeavor is to develop and gather approvals for bachelor degree programming in Nursing and Elementary Teacher Education Certification.

Hiring Executive Dean for Dual Enrollment

25% completed

The College is in the process of identifying our next leader to support Dual Enrollment, Early College, and High School solutions.  This position replaces and upgrades the former Director of Early College position.

Hiring Associate Dean for Credit for Prior Learning and Competency Based Education

25% completed

The College is in the process of identifying talent to join the institution as our first Associate Dean of Credit For Prior Learning and Competency Based Instruction.  Designed to support student engagement and work with existing faculty fellows and SSEM, this position will be charged with laying the groundwork to establish a comprehensive student evaluation program that allows each incoming student to be evaluated for CPL.

Hiring Enrollment Specialist for Dual Enrollment

20% completed

The College is in the process of posting a new position to support Dual Enrollment, Early College, and High School solutions.  This position will support the student admission and enrollment process in collaboration with SSEM.

Equity Commitment

Bristol Community College's academic programs strive to provide equitable educational opportunities to all students and create a sense of belonging. We engage students in rigorous learning, striving to transform attitudes and beliefs to position our students to become agents of change and serve as leaders in our communities.

 

Helpful Links & Forms

• Academic Calendars
• Academic Directory
• Academic Policies
• Commonwealth Honors Program‌
• Course Catalogs
• Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
• Student Handbook

 

Academic Affairs Contact Information

 

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