Friday, October 16, 2015

Dawn Cullity, VFA User Support Specialist and Project Coordinator Bernadette Holloway, VFA Project Manager

Demo the VFA: A tour of the data tools and resources

Need

Today’s Agenda

Action

Why and how the VFA was created

Tour of the VFA

The Data Tool

Account Access

Data Collection

Exports

The Voluntary Framework of Accountability is the

first, national system of accountability specifically

for community colleges,

by community colleges

Why the VFA was developed

Need

Our Colleges• 12.4 million credit and non-credit students enroll in our

open-access institutions

• 59% of students who enroll in community colleges earn a credential, transfer, complete, or are still enrolled in higher education in six years

• 61% of our students are enrolled part-time

• 40% of our students are enrolled in non-credit

• More than 60% of our students require developmental education

• 459,073 certificates are awarded by community colleges each year

59% 61%

part-time6-year outcome

60%

Developmental need

40%

non-credit

The Next Big Things

GoalStrengthen our accountability

Alignment

BurdenReduction

Objectives for the VFA:Accountability and Institutional Assessment

• Value-added metrics for accountability

• National benchmarking for good practices

• Opportunity to streamline reporting / relieve IR capacity

• Ability to tell a better, more robust story

• Better data to inform public policy and advocacy

Our WorkLaunched in November 2013, AACC’s VFA Program and Data Tool:• Provides the first national,

comprehensive, and consistent way to measure community colleges’ missions and students

• Gives useful data – in dashboards and reports – to do assessment, benchmarking, and accountability and inform decision-making

• Tracks completions, progress, transfer, workforce, and ABE

• Tells the community college story

Cohorts

Reporting VFA

Measures

Six Year Two Year

Timeframes

Cohort Types• Main Cohort• Credential Seeking Cohort• First Time In College Cohort

Measures: SPO• Six Year Outcomes• Two Year Progress• Developmental Education Progress Measures

Cohorts

Reporting VFA, cont.

Measures

Career & Technical Education Measures

Adult Basic Education Measures

CTE Cohort

ABE Cohort

VFA Web Site: http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu

Data Landing page

Raw Data Files Upload

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICSSTUDENT COURSES

STUDENT COMPLETIONSDEVELOPMENTAL NEED

STUDENT TRANSFERS

VFA Measures

Outcomes Dashboard: Developmental Education

Outcomes Dashboard: Two-Year Progress

Benchmarking Dashboard: Selectors

Benchmarking Dashboard: Peer Colleges

Benchmarking Dashboard: Six-Year Outcomes

VFA Exports: Excel & PDF

Resources: VFA Data Help Center

http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu/helpcenter/Pages/Help-Center.aspx

Resources: VFA Webinars

http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu/webinars/Pages/default.aspx

Resources: VFA User Community

Y2 , Y3, Y4…

Voluntary Framework of Accountability

We welcome Questions & Feedback

Contact VFA at VFA@aacc.nche.edu

Web site: http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu

principle accountability

system