CCSSE 2013 Findings for Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo County Community College District

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Presentation Overview CCSSE Overview

Student Respondent Profile

CCSSE Benchmarks

Community College Students and Stories

Strategies to Promote Learning that Matters

CCSSE Overview

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What is Student Engagement?

…the amount of time and energy students invest in meaningful educational practices

…the institutional practices and student behaviors that are highly correlated with student learning and retention

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The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

CCSSE is designed to capture student engagement as a measure of institutional quality.

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As a tool for improvement, CCSSE helps us• Assess quality in community college education

• Identify and learn from good educational practice

• Identify areas in which we can improve

Basic principles

• Provides reliable data on issues that matter

• Reports data publicly

• Is committed to using data for improvement

CCSSE: A Tool for Community Colleges

Student Respondent Profile at Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo County Community College District

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680 adjusted survey count

68% overall “percent of target” rate

Survey Respondents

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Excluded Respondents The following respondents were excluded from

reporting:• Respondents not indicating enrollment status

• Respondents marking invalid data selections

• Respondents under the age of 18

• Respondents indicating previous survey submission

Oversample respondents were also excluded.

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Student Respondent Profile: Enrollment Status

Less than Full-Time Full-Time0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

29%

71%

28%

72%

Cuesta College CCSSE 2013 Cohort

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student Respondent Profile: Age

18-24 25+0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

78%

22%

63%

37%

Cuesta College CCSSE 2013 Cohort

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student Respondent Profile:Sex

Male Female0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%62%

37%42%

56%

Cuesta College CCSSE 2013 Cohort

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student Respondent Profile: Racial Identification

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

Other

American Indian or Native American

Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic

White/Non-Hispanic

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

4%

2%

4%

11%

12%

58%

6%

1%

5%

5%

14%

66%

Cuesta College CCSSE 2013 Cohort

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Student Respondent Profile: First-Generation Status

10%10%

First-Generation

Not First-Generation

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student Respondent Profile: Educational Attainment

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

80%

8%

8%

3% 1%

High school diploma or GED

Some college (fewer than 30 credit hours of college-level work)

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Advanced Degree

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Student Respondent Profile:Goals

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

Change careers

Self-improvement/personal enjoyment

Obtain or update job-related skills

Transfer to a 4-year college or university

Obtain an associate degree

Complete a certificate program

17a. Complete a certificate program

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 7015.9

40.5

33.4

15.2

35

29

17.3

36.8

33.6

66

41.1

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Primary Goal Secondary Goal

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Student Respondent Profile: Total Credit Hours Earned

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

10.9

26.6

19.5

14.4

12.6

16None

1-14 credits

15-29 credits

30-44 credits

45-60 credits

Over 60 credits

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Student Respondent Profile: External Commitments

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

None

1-5 hours

6-10 hours

11-20 hours

21-30 hours

More than 30 hours

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

64.2

13

7.4

3.7

2.2

9.4

26.9

6.2

6.7

13.3

22

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Working for Pay Caring for Dependents

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Student Respondent Profile: College-Sponsored Activities

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

81.8

10.6

2.8 1.8 1.9 1.1None

1-5 hours

6-10 hours

11-20 hours

21-30 hours

More than 30 hours

CCSSE Benchmarks

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CCSSE Benchmarks for Effective Educational PracticeThe five CCSSE benchmarks are

• Active and Collaborative Learning

• Student Effort

• Academic Challenge

• Student-Faculty Interaction

• Support for Learners

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Active and Collaborative Learning This is an opportunity to customize one or more of your slides using the following Active and Collaborative Learning benchmark items:

During the current school year, how often have you: • Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions (#4a) • Made a class presentation (#4b) • Worked with other students on projects during class (#4f) • Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments (#4g) • Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary) (#4h) • Participated in a community-based project as a part of a regular course (#4i) • Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students,

family members, co-workers, etc.) (#4r)

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student EffortThis is an opportunity to customize one or more of your slides using the following Student Effort benchmark items:

During the current school year, how often have you: • Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in (#4c) • Worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from various sources (#4d) • Come to class without completing readings or assignments  (#4e) • Used peer or other tutoring services (#13d) • Used skill labs (#13e) • Used a computer lab (#13h)

During the current school year: • How many books did you read on your own (not assigned) for personal enjoyment or academic

enrichment (#6b) • How many hours did you spend in a typical week preparing for class (studying, reading, writing,

rehearsing, or other activities related to your program) (#10a)

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Academic ChallengeThis is an opportunity to customize one or more of your slides using the following Academic Challenge benchmark items: During the current school year, how often have you:

• Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor’s standards or expectations (#4p)

How much does your coursework at this college emphasize: • Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory (#5b) • Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways (#5c) • Making judgments about the value or soundness of information, arguments, or methods (#5d) • Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations (#5e) • Using information you have read or heard to perform a new skill (#5f)

During the current school year: • How many assigned textbooks, manuals, books, or book-length packs of course readings did you read (#6a) • How many papers or reports of any length did you write (#6c) • To what extent have your examinations challenged you to do your best work (#7)

How much does this college emphasize: • Encouraging you to spend significant amounts of time studying (#9a)

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Student-Faculty InteractionThis is an opportunity to customize one or more of your slides using the following Student-Faculty Interaction benchmark items:

During the current school year, how often have you: • Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor (#4k) • Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor (#4l) • Talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor (#4m) • Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class (#4n) • Received prompt feedback (written or oral) from instructors on your performance (#4o) • Worked with instructors on activities other than coursework (#4q)

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Support for LearnersThis is an opportunity to customize one or more of your slides using the following Support for Learners benchmark items:

How much does this college emphasize: • Providing the support you need to help you succeed at this college (#9b) • Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic

backgrounds (#9c) • Helping you cope with your nonacademic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) (#9d) • Providing the support you need to thrive socially (#9e) • Providing the financial support you need to afford your education (#9f)

During the current school year, how often have you: • Used academic advising/planning services (#13a) • Used career counseling services (#13b)

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

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Cuesta College Comparison Group

CCSSE Benchmarks for Effective Educational Practice

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

CCSSE Benchmark Scores for Cuesta Collegecompared to 2013 CCSSE Cohort

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Student PersistenceBarriers to Returning to College

How likely is it that the following issues would cause you to withdraw from class or from this college?

Source: 2013 CCSSE data

Lack of finances

Academically unprepared

Caring for dependents

Working full-time

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

26.2

7.4

8.5

19.2

Closing Remarks and Questions

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Closing Remarks

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Questions?