Conversations about Student Success… Part II

Conversations about Student Success…

Part II

Student Patterns California community colleges serve over 2.9

million students each year

70 to 80% of students enrolled in California community colleges need developmental Mathematics and English courses

Nearly 1.5 million CCC students enroll in English and Math classes below college level each year…

GCCCD Basic Skills Courses

CC GCAssessed at Basic Skills / Pre-Collegiate Level

71% 63%

Enrolled in Basic Skills / Pre-Collegiate Courses

12% 14%

Percentage of Sections Offered

7% 5%

GCCCD Basic Skills Students:

61% Succeed in Basic Skills Classes

39% go on to College Level Courses

5% Transfer to Four-Year Universities

4% Earn a Degree or Certificate (Data extrapolated from GCCCD 2006 External Scan)

What Did We Learn Last Time?...

What’s the difference between…

1. CalPass ? 2. CLASS ?

Prelude to the Story… A discussion of

student success should focus on people taking classes in our district…Who are they?What are their

challenges?What impacts

their lives as students?

A Snapshot of our Students

How many degrees & certificates? 2006-2007 Academic Year:

682 certificates1,171 degrees1,853 Total degrees & Certificates

61% female41% male

A Snapshot of our Students Overall Success of All Students Fall 2006:

Course enrollment 84,781 studentsOverall retention 79%Overall success 65%

A Snapshot of our Students Success for Basic Skills Students Fall 2006:

Course enrollment 21,330 studentsOverall retention 79%Overall success 62%

The CLASS of 2006 the novel… Chapter 1

The story of our students, their challenges, and their lives…

The Fall 2006 CohortThis study includes all first-time

college students taking college credit courses…

Total: 4,036

Grossmont: 2,700 Cuyamaca: 1,336

The Fall 2006 CohortGender (Percent)

Female Male Not Reported0

20

40

60

80

100

51 46

2

The Fall 2006 CohortStudent Ethnicity: (Percent)

WhitePacific Islander

OtherNot Reported

Native AmericanHispanicFilipino

AsianAfrican-American

0 20 40 60 80 10046

2

4

7

1

22

4

5

9

Fall 2006“The Beginning”

Assessing our students skills…

3,300 students participated in assessment

36% were college ready64% at pre-collegiate skill level

Fall 2006 “The Beginning”

What basic skills classes were taken?

Pre-collegiate students:

63% took at least one recommended course37% took no recommended courses

Who Passed?How did all cohort students do in their first

term?”

White

Pacific Islander

Other

Not Reported

Native American

Hispanic

Filipino

Asian

African-American

0 20 40 60 80 100

MaleFemale

Who Passed?“How did all cohort students do in their first

term?”

Female Male0

20406080

100

60 56

Overall Success: 58%

Each semester the colleges lose over 40% of their first time students…

Who Passed?“How did all cohort students do in their first

term?”

WhitePacific Islander

OtherNot Reported

Native AmericanHispanicFilipino

AsianAfrican-American

0 20 40 60 80 10062

545860

5253

6072

41

Overall Success: 58%

Subsequent Term Success RatesSpring 2007 – Spring 2009

Fall 2006 Cohort

2006-07 2007-08 2008-090

20406080

100

60.9 67.3 67.6

Success Rate (%)

Subsequent Term Success Rates

Spring 2007 – Spring 2009

White

Pacific Islander

Other

Not Reported

Native American

Hispanic

Filipino

Asian

African-American

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

MaleFemale

Subsequent Term Success RatesSpring 2007 – Spring 2009

Gender0

20

40

60

80

100

67 64

FemaleMale

Subsequent Term Success RatesSpring 2007 – Spring 2009

WhitePacific Islander

OtherNot Reported

Native AmericanHispanic

FilipinoAsian

African-American

0 20 40 60 80 10068

64

64

69

66

60

66

76

54

Ethnicity

Implications?What do these results indicate for:

Our students?Our instructors?Our colleges?

What do you predict?

1. Will our students achieve their goals?

2. What barriers might they encounter?

3. Will they persist?

4. What are their statistical chances?

What Else Should be Assessed?

1. Additional data on retention /persistence?

2. What are we doing currently?

3. What services impact student success?

4. What strategies impact student success?