Bossier Parish Community College is in compliance with this comprehensive standard because the College ensures the quality of educational programs and courses offered through consortia relationships or contractual agreements, ensures ongoing compliance with the comprehensive requirement, and evaluates all contractual/consortia relationships and/or agreements against the purpose of the institution.

Bossier Parish Community College has a single contractual relationship with the Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) in Shreveport for didactic and clinical instruction in respiratory therapy using LSUHSC faculty. The Bossier Parish Community College courses are taught at the BPCC campus, at the LSUHSC laboratory, and at clinical facilities. The contract between the institutions delineates the responsibilities of LSUHSC and Bossier Parish Community College.

Bossier Parish Community College ensures quality of instruction through program review and advisory committee input and faculty administrative evaluation. All students evaluate courses in accordance with College policy. In addition, the Respiratory Therapy Program Advisory Committee meets twice each year and receives feedback from respiratory therapists and students on the committee. Changes are discussed and incorporated into the program as appropriate.

The mission of Bossier Parish Community College reads in part: "The mission of Bossier Parish Community College is to provide instruction and service...." To achieve its mission, Bossier Parish Community College offers "...associate degree programs (and) one and two-year occupational certificate programs...." The offering of Respiratory Therapy programs carries out this mission. The advisory committee monitors the on-going quality of the program relative to the needs in the community and responds with program changes as needs warrant.

A contractual agreement between BPCC and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center is reviewed annually. This contract delineates the scope of educational services provided by LSUHSC in support of BPCC's Respiratory Therapy program.

Bossier Parish Community College ensures the quality of its educational programs and courses offered through consortia relationships or contractual agreements, ensures ongoing compliance with comprehensive requirements, and evaluates relationships and agreements against the purpose of the institution. Only one contractual relationship exists between the College and another institution, and BPCC ensures and monitors quality of instruction through ongoing program review and advisory committee input, as well as through faculty administrative evaluation.