Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 38.36
Liaison Marga Martinez
Submission Date Oct. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Oakton College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.07 / 8.00 Sustainability Center
Student Sustainablity Researcher
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:

See General Education Learning Outcomes, IV. Responsibility.

For HVAC department they offer AHR-105 EPA certification please see the course description. 

The course is designed to prepare for “EPA Section 608” certification exam. Certification in proper refrigerant use is required by law for work on refrigeration systems.

Year  Number of Students Pass the EPA Certification. 

2024 - 6 
2023 - 18
2022 - 20
2021 - 18
2020 - 14
 
Facilities Management Classes professor discussed the importance of sustainability in maintaining a facility.
In total, we have 74 students who took FME classes.
 
This are just a few numbers that we have 
 
 

 

 


Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
712

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
95

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:

Oakton has a department called Research and Planning, which provides data that will support this. Also, we gathered the list of the courses that discussed sustainability with the help of the department chairs and faculty.


A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:

Environmental Studies Concentration

Biology

Economics

Humanities and Philosophy

Business

Computer - aided design

Cannabis Studies

Earth Science

Fire Science

Facilities Management Engieering

Global Business Studies

History

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Marketing

Paralegal

Philosophy

AHR

Automotive Technology


Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Course_Audit.xlsx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Three

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
13.34

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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