Mission Statement

The Butte College Painting and Drawing Program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the technical and aesthetic aspects of two-dimensional art. We are committed to teaching the importance of overall artistic competency, and providing students with direction in commercial and independent artistic futures. Our studios are designed to foster creativity, and provide students with the tools, equipment, and facilities needed to build, prepare, and create their envisioned  works of art. Our instructors offer a well-rounded art education, following curriculums that incorporate art history, theory, and a multitude of painting, drawing, and design concepts. We believe in the importance of a multidisciplinary study, and offer our students the ability to install art exhibitions, critique artworks, and prepare portfolios for employment and higher education purposes.

Program Description

Our program consists of course offerings on the main campus, as well as the Chico Center every semester. Classes are offered on the main campus in two classrooms (ARTS 130 & 137) and in one classroom (rm 156) at the Chico Center and a class at the Glenn County Center.  We have one full time instructor, and eight associate faculty members.

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

Instructors will spend more personal one on one instruction during each class session. Instructors will also spend more time discussing the course material and fundamentals of two-dimensional design practicing the elements and principles of design in regards to drawing, painting and design. Instructors will spend more time on critical theory/thinking and language/vocabulary during the semester. Instructors will use brainstorming activities to help student motivation. Instructors will do demonstrations and have students spend more time experimenting with various painting materials and mediums.  Students will be required to write more about their work or those of other students using appropriate art termonology for individual and group critques. Instructors will spend more time discussing composition in regard to canvas size/ratio to help students to work larger. Instructors will encourage students to use more art related terminology in individual and group critiques which will help students to relate their ideas better. Instructors will also review attendance more often to drop unattending students from their rosters to elimate excessive FWs.
 
 

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (OSLED Departments)

Indicator	Source	College			Program
		2014-2015	Standard	Six Year Goal	Fall 2011	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Standard	Six Year Goal
Access
-          Unduplicated Headcount	PDR	12,691			393	310	327	322	338
Course Success
-          Overall	PDR	70.6%	70.0%	73.0%
-          Transfer/GE	PDR	71.7%		73.0%	86.3%	80.1%	80.2%	74.6%	73.2%	70.0%	80.0%
-          CTE	PDR	75.3%		77.0%
-          Basic Skills	PDR	51.7%		55.0%
-          Distance Ed (all)	PDR	62.6%		64.0%
Persistence (Focused).  Note:  The Persistence (Focused) that is included in the PDR is a different indicator than the three-primary term persistence indicator, from the State Student Success Scorecard that is used to measure institutional persistence.  The Focused Persistence indicator measures the percentage of students that took a second course in a discipline within one year. There is no relationship between the college and program standards in this area.	PDR	71.8%	67.0%	75.0%	38.5%	38.6%	30.7%	29.9%	32.1%	25.0%	35.0%
		(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard
Degrees - annual	PDR	1,421		1,475
Certificate of Achievement (CA) - annual	PDR	814		475
Local Certificate (CC) - annual	PDR	518
Developmental Strand Completion
-          English	State	43.7%		45.0%
-          Math	State	33.8%		35.0%
-          ESL	State	42.9%		45.0%
Licensure Pass Rates
-          Registered Nursing	SC
-          Licensed Vocational Nursing	SC
-          Respiratory Therapy	SC
-          Paramedic	SC
-          Cosmetology	SC
-          Welding	SC
Job Placement Rates	PIV

 Suggestions for dialogue: 1. Suggested standards and six-year goals have been placed on the template. These are based on program performance over the past five years. Validate these and change them if necessary.  2. Success rates for this program have decreased from the low-high 80s to 73.2%. Should discuss why this is occurring and what should be done to turn this around. 3. Focused Persistence is now around 32% and has historically been in the mid-30s. Should discuss why this is occurring and what actions could cause students to take subsequent courses in this discipline.  Note:  Is change to repeat policy impacting the success rates and focused persistence in this discipline?  

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

Program Review

The Validation Team noted that "... the Art Department lacks optimal levels of cohesiveness, as seen in the variances in style, quality and tone of the program review document, despite significant time and effort spent, and compelling results in some sections. It suggested that the Art Department would benefit from more collegiality within programs and within the department as a whole (including both faculty and staff)." The Validation Team recommended that "...the Art Department explore ways to enhance regularly-scheduled face-to-face communication and build collegiality and collaboration across the department." 
Our department has addressed these concerns and recommendations by creating ongoing dialougue in person amongst the full-time faculty, associate faculty, technicians and staff. We are meeting more regulariy as a unified group to discuss Student Learning Outcomes, curriculums, class enrollment, new technology, and individual and group necessities. We are also spending more time meeting one on one and visiting eachother's classrooms to collaborate ideas. We will continue to meet even more as we progress on these recommendations. 

Department Goals

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	Painting and Drawing	Personnel	11-000-512-1-100210	52468	$0.00	$1,000.00
Figure Models	Models are used as part of the curriculum to draw the human figure. District funded student assistants are hired as models which currently comes out of the department budget each academic year. We are requesting an additional allocation to subsidize the district painting/drawing budget. We now offer five figure drawing courses each year due to demand, and the district allocated funding is not enough to sustain these courses. We have been forced to use projected images instead of live models which does not fully support our SLOs for these Figure Drawing Courses. Currently, $2500 of our $3000 budget is going to these categorized student assistants/models and there has only been a few hundred dollars left after this to spend on needed materials, supplies and equipment to operate three separate classrooms each semester with a large number of full courses. This problem needs to be rectified and supported financially so that the program can continue.		Instructional Equipment		Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Maintaining core programs and services
2	Painting and Drawing	Equipment	11-000-512-1-100210	56411	$3,050.00	$0.00
15-inch MacBook Pro -	This computer is to upgrade and replace the current 15-in Macbook Pro in the painting and drawing area that is failing		Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Maintaining life-cycle replacement for computer labs, smart classrooms, and faculty and staff computers
3	Painting and Drawing	Equipment	11-000-512-1-100210	56410	$850.00	$0.00
2 Artograph Flare100 Digital Art Projectors	These projectors are an integral part of our curriculum for projecting images onto paper and canvas for paintings and drawings.		Instructional Equipment		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Maintaining life-cycle replacement for computer labs, smart classrooms, and faculty and staff computers
4	Painting and Drawing	Equipment	11-000-512-1-100210	56410	$2,500.00	$0.00
3 HP Laser Jet Pro M570dn Color Laser Multifunction Printer	This technical equipment is needed in all of our classrooms for student use to assist students in the production of their artwork. A printer/scanner is necessary for research, printing images and making transparencies for use in paintings, drawings, and design projects in class.		Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals