Cocurricular Assessment

Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) is committed to providing excellent educational experiences in all of its programs, including cocurricular activities. Cocurricular activities encompass both Student Affairs and many other academic and non-academic departments on campus.

Higher Learning Commission Defines Cocurricular Activities

Learning activities, programs, and experiences that reinforce the institution’s mission and values and complement the formal curriculum. Examples: professional clubs or organization, athletics, honor societies, etc. (Source: HLC)

ATCC considers formal and college sponsored activities that contribute to the students’ educational experiences, such as Student Senate (Campus Student Association), clubs, and campus events as cocurricular. Cocurricular Activities are college activities, programs, and learning experiences that support the college’s mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and learning outcomes.

In addition to supporting the college’s mission, vision, and values, a cocurricular activity should meet at least two of the following student development or support areas:

  • Cultural Development: Activities explore and develop competencies either cross culturally or in the fine arts realm. Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
  • Intellectual Development: Activities involve reasoning, thinking, relating, and judging. Students develop higher order thinking skills.
  • Physical Development: Activities usually involve sports, physical activity, movement, or the outdoors.
  • Psychological Development: Activities support cognitive and/or emotional capabilities and functioning.
  • Social Development: Activities focus on social and interpersonal skills. These activities encourage and create opportunities for student engagement with peers and/or college personnel.
  • Academic Support or Academic Related: Activities may provide support for curricular activities, such as tutoring or researching, or be academic-adjacent, but extracurricular in nature, such as a literary magazine or debating. Activities correlate to a general education learning outcome such as writing, reading, oral communication, or one of the stated literacies: mathematical, computer, or information.