Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

Halifax Community College has a new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that focuses on advising is designed to help students enter an academic pathway and stay on an academic pathway to achieving their goals.

The plan includes:

1. A Career Assessment as part of the enrollment process – The Economic Modeling Specialists International’s (EMSI) Career Coach Assessment has been added as Step 1 in the admissions and enrollment process for new students wishing to attend HCC. (Helping students get on a path)
2. Enhanced academic advising – Students will meet with their assigned faculty advisor at least twice each semester. Professional development for advisors will be provided on advising tools, resources and best practices to enhanced advising sessions. (Helping students stay on a path)
3. Changes/modifications to ACA student success courses – ACA courses will incorporate Aviso academic planning, advising and monitoring academic success and progress activities. Students will be encouraged to enroll in the student success course (based on program requirements) in their first two semesters. (Helping students stay on a path)

SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation – Standard 7.2
The institution has a Quality Enhancement Plan that (a) has a topic identified through its ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes; (b) has broad-based support of institutional constituencies; (c) focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success; (d) commits resources to initiate, implement and complete the QEP; and (e) includes a plan to assess achievement.