The Academic Affairs Division of the Chancellor's Office is responsible for providing state-level design and review of community college curriculum and instructional support activities. The division is committed to providing leadership and technical assistance to enhance the capacity of the community colleges in the areas of academic planning, approval, and review of credit degrees and certificates; distance learning; basic skills/ESL literacy; credit/noncredit adult and continuing education, flex calendar, minimum qualifications, transfer, articulation, and middle college high school.
Executive Office
Responsible for providing policy recommendations to the Board of Governors (BOG) and Consultation; provides leadership and oversight for all division activities including curriculum approvals, economic development, workforce preparation, vocational education, distance learning, basic skills/ESL, credit/noncredit literacy, global education, special project management, systemwide technical assistance delivery, flex calendar, minimum qualifications, transfer, articulation, and middle college high school.
Instructional Programs and Services
LeBaron Woodyard, Dean
916.327.6222
Responsible for management, policy development and implementation in the areas of instructional resources and academic standards, including course and program approval, curriculum reporting and review, Noncredit/adult education, basic skills, and distance learning, in addition to administration of special project funding. The Dean works with other agencies and segments in the development of intersegmental policy.
Programs Include:
· Course and Program Approval
· Adult Continuing and Community Education
· Distance Education
· Library and Learning Resources
· Flex Calendar
· Fund for Instructional Improvement (FII)
· Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA)
· Basic Skills/ESL
· Minimum Qualifications