Accountability Accountability Reporting for Reporting for Community Community Colleges (ARCC) Colleges (ARCC)

2007 Report for Cerritos 2007 Report for Cerritos CollegeCollege

Bill Farmer and Nathan Bill Farmer and Nathan DurdellaDurdella

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Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

BackgroundBackground College Performance IndicatorsCollege Performance Indicators 2007 Report: Cerritos Performance 2007 Report: Cerritos Performance

IndicatorsIndicators 2007 Report: Peer Groupings2007 Report: Peer Groupings AnalysisAnalysis

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BackgroundBackground

Partnership for ExcellencePartnership for Excellence– Number of TransfersNumber of Transfers– Number of Degrees and CertificatesNumber of Degrees and Certificates– Number of Successful Course CompletionsNumber of Successful Course Completions– Number of Workforce CompletionsNumber of Workforce Completions

– Number of Basic Skills ImprovementsNumber of Basic Skills Improvements

Progress Determined By Annual Progress Determined By Annual ImprovementImprovement

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Background Background (continued)(continued) Assembly Bill 1417 Assembly Bill 1417

– New Accountability Measures: New Accountability Measures: ARCC ARCC

Research and Planning GroupResearch and Planning Group– Statewide hearingsStatewide hearings– Experts from the state and nationExperts from the state and nation– Performance framework and Performance framework and

indicatorsindicators

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College Performance College Performance IndicatorsIndicators

Student Progress and AchievementStudent Progress and Achievement– Degree/Certificate/TransferDegree/Certificate/Transfer

Progress and Achievement Rate, Percent 30 Units, Progress and Achievement Rate, Percent 30 Units, Persistence RatePersistence Rate

Student Progress and AchievementStudent Progress and Achievement– Vocational/Occupational/Workforce DevelopmentVocational/Occupational/Workforce Development

Successful Course Completion RateSuccessful Course Completion Rate

Pre-Collegiate ImprovementPre-Collegiate Improvement– Basic Skills and ESLBasic Skills and ESL

Successful Course Completion Rate, Improvement Successful Course Completion Rate, Improvement RatesRates

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Student Progress and Student Progress and Achievement: Achievement: Degree/Certificate/TransferDegree/Certificate/Transfer College Performance IndicatorsCollege Performance Indicators

– Student Progress and Achievement RateStudent Progress and Achievement Rate First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt math or First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt math or

EnglishEnglish Outcome: award, transfer, or transfer directed or preparedOutcome: award, transfer, or transfer directed or prepared

– Percent of Students Who Earn 30 UnitsPercent of Students Who Earn 30 Units First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt credit First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt credit

coursecourse Outcome: Outcome: Complete at least 30 units within 6 years of Complete at least 30 units within 6 years of

entryentry

– Persistence RatePersistence Rate Fall to Fall (02-03, 03-04, 04-05)Fall to Fall (02-03, 03-04, 04-05) First-time students with 6 or more unitsFirst-time students with 6 or more units Outcome: Persisted in credit course to next FallOutcome: Persisted in credit course to next Fall

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Cerritos College: Cerritos College: Progress and Progress and Achievement Rate Achievement Rate

1998-99 1998-99 to 2003-to 2003-0404

1999-00 1999-00 to 2004-to 2004-0505

2000-01 2000-01 to 2005-to 2005-0606

Student Student Progress Progress and and AchievemeAchievement Ratent Rate

42.0%42.0% 42.9%42.9% 43.5%43.5%

Percent of Percent of Students Students Who Who Earned 30 Earned 30 UnitsUnits

66.3%66.3% 67.2%67.2% 69.2%69.2%

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Cerritos College: Cerritos College: Persistence RatePersistence Rate

Fall 2002 Fall 2002 to Fall to Fall 20032003

Fall 2003 Fall 2003 to Fall to Fall 20042004

Fall 2004 Fall 2004 to Fall to Fall 20052005

PersistenPersistence Ratece Rate 70.6%70.6% 69.7%69.7% 65.0%65.0%

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Student Progress and Achievement: Student Progress and Achievement: Vocational/Occupational/Workforce Vocational/Occupational/Workforce DevelopmentDevelopment

College Performance IndicatorCollege Performance Indicator– Annual Successful Course Annual Successful Course

Completion Rate (Vocational Completion Rate (Vocational Courses)Courses) Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, 05-06Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, 05-06 Enrolled in credit vocational courseEnrolled in credit vocational course Outcome: Earned grade of A, B, C, or Outcome: Earned grade of A, B, C, or

CRCR

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Cerritos College: Cerritos College: Successful Course Successful Course Completion Rate Completion Rate (Vocational)(Vocational)

2003-2003-0404

2004-2004-0505

2005-2005-0606

Annual Annual Successful Successful Course Course Completion Rate Completion Rate (Vocational)(Vocational)

74.7%74.7% 75.2%75.2% 74.2%74.2%

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Pre-Collegiate Pre-Collegiate Improvement: Basic Improvement: Basic Skills and ESLSkills and ESL College Performance IndicatorsCollege Performance Indicators

– Annual successful course completion rate in Annual successful course completion rate in Basic SkillsBasic Skills

Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, 05-06Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, 05-06 Outcome: Earned Enrollment Grade of A, B, C, or CROutcome: Earned Enrollment Grade of A, B, C, or CR

– Improvement rates for ESL and Basic Skills Improvement rates for ESL and Basic Skills coursescourses

Cohorts 01-02 to 03-04, 02-03 to 04-05, 03-04 to 05-06Cohorts 01-02 to 03-04, 02-03 to 04-05, 03-04 to 05-06 Outcomes: Outcomes:

– ESL: Successful completion of higher level ESL or ESL: Successful completion of higher level ESL or college-level English coursecollege-level English course

– Basic Skills: Successful completion of higher level Basic Basic Skills: Successful completion of higher level Basic Skills course or a college-level or transfer-level course in Skills course or a college-level or transfer-level course in same disciplinesame discipline

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Cerritos College: Cerritos College: Successful Course Successful Course Completion Rate (Basic Completion Rate (Basic Skills)Skills)

2003-2003-0404

2004-2004-0505

2005-2005-0606

Annual Annual Successful Successful Course Course Completion Completion Rate (Basic Rate (Basic Skills)Skills)

61.7%61.7% 59.2%59.2% 57.5%57.5%

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Cerritos College: ESL Cerritos College: ESL and Basic Skills and Basic Skills Improvement RatesImprovement Rates

2001-02 2001-02 to 2003-to 2003-0404

2002-03 2002-03 to 2004-to 2004-0505

2003-04 2003-04 to 2005-to 2005-0606

ESL ESL

ImprovemeImprovement Ratent Rate

47.4%47.4% 47.5%47.5% 47.6%47.6%

Basic SkillsBasic Skills

ImprovemeImprovement Ratent Rate

56.7%56.7% 53.4%53.4% 52.5%52.5%

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Peer GroupingsPeer Groupings

BackgroundBackground– Avoid statewide or peer rankingAvoid statewide or peer ranking– Control for environmental variablesControl for environmental variables– Geographical or traditional peers may Geographical or traditional peers may

not holdnot hold MethodMethod

– Regression modelingRegression modeling– Cluster analysisCluster analysis

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Cerritos College Peer Cerritos College Peer Group DataGroup Data

IndicatorIndicator Cerritos Cerritos RateRate

Peer Peer AverageAverage Peer LowPeer Low Peer Peer

HighHigh

Progress & Achievement Progress & Achievement RateRate 43.543.5 45.945.9 30.330.3 53.353.3

Percent Who Earned 30 Percent Who Earned 30 UnitsUnits 69.269.2 69.369.3 55.655.6 78.678.6

Persistence RatePersistence Rate 65.065.0 66.666.6 52.152.1 78.978.9

Annual Successful Course Annual Successful Course Completion Rate Completion Rate

(Vocational)(Vocational)74.274.2 74.674.6 66.766.7 85.685.6

Annual Successful Course Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Basic Completion Rate (Basic

Skills)Skills)57.557.5 56.456.4 44.744.7 68.368.3

Basic Skills Improvement Basic Skills Improvement RateRate 52.552.5 51.451.4 36.836.8 76.576.5

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AnalysisAnalysis

College performance indicatorsCollege performance indicators– Steady increase in performance over periodSteady increase in performance over period– Slight declines in performance over period Slight declines in performance over period – Remained relatively constantRemained relatively constant

Peer collegesPeer colleges– Near average to slightly above average Near average to slightly above average

performanceperformance– Basic skills: successful course completion, Basic skills: successful course completion,

improvementimprovement

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AnalysisAnalysis

Information will be publicInformation will be public– Shared with legislatureShared with legislature– Shared with public on Chancellor’s websiteShared with public on Chancellor’s website

What do we do to become better than What do we do to become better than average?average?

What do we do to become excellent in What do we do to become excellent in all areas?all areas?

What do we do to continually improve What do we do to continually improve in all areas?in all areas?