Establish Title 5 Regulations on Counselor to Student Ratios

Fall
2022
Resolution Number
07.07
 
Contact
Assigned to
President
Category
Consultation with the Chancellor's Office

Whereas, Counseling and instruction are equal partners in the education of community college students, more than at any other level of education [1];

Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Resolution S03 7.01 [2] adopted a report stating the counselor to student ratio should be determined by using the number of hours counselors are available to serve the broad needs of the general student population and not solely on MIS (management information system) data, which indicates the number of counseling faculty in the California Community Colleges system but does not distinguish between counseling faculty who provide direct counseling to students and those who are reassigned to other activities [3];

Whereas, Coordination time to implement student support programs and services is essential and equally important to provide students with comprehensive counseling services [4]; and

Whereas, California Code of Regulations, title 5, §51018 [5] articulates the regulations for California community colleges to provide comprehensive counseling services for students, and California Code of Regulations, title 5, §55520 [6] defines the components minimally required for student matriculation services provided by counseling faculty, all of which contribute to student success and completion;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to advocate for the creation of California Code of Regulations, title 5 language that defines the minimum number of counseling faculty required based on the ASCCC’s recommended counselor to student ratio (1:370) [7] and support implementation.

M/S/C


[1] "National Committee for Appraisal and Development of Junior College Student Personnel Programs" (1965). Carnegie Report, found at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED013065.pdf.
[2] Resolution 7.01 S03 Adoption of the Consultation Council Task Force Report on Counseling: https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/adoption-consultation-council-task-force-report-counseling.
[3] The ASCCC paper “Consultation Council Task Force on Counseling” (Spring 2003), p.14 found at https://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/ConsultationCouncil_0.pdf.
[4] Ibid, p.8.
[5] California Code of Regulations, title 5, §51018:  https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I5F26D4234C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default).
[6] California Code of Regulations, title 5, §55520: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I64F816234C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default).
[7] The ASCCC paper “Consultation Council Task Force on Counseling” (Spring 2003), p.17 found at https://www.asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/ConsultationCouncil_0.pdf.