The Master Outcomes Report 2015-2016 · The Master Outcomes Report 2015-2016 August 21, 2017 Zachary Haberler, PhD Institutional Research Analyst II p. 970-384-8527 [email protected]

The Master Outcomes Report 2015-2016 August 21, 2017

Zachary Haberler, PhD Institutional Research Analyst II

p. 970-384-8527

[email protected]

Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ................................ 2

II. Outcomes Report Data Sources ..............4

III. 2015-2016 Outcomes Cohort ...................6

IV. College-Wide Completion and Transfer Rates ..................................................... 11

V. Employment ......................................... 13

VI. Continuing Education ........................... 19

VII. Satisfaction ........................................... 21

VIII. Program Specific Data .......................... 23

IX. Conclusions and Recommendations ... 30

THE MASTER OUTCOMES REPORT 2015-2016 - AUGUST 21, 2017 2

Executive Summary

This report offers a collective portrait of CMC’s graduate cohort for the 2015-2016 academic year. The report includes data from CMC’s Office of Institutional Research, the Outcomes Survey administered by GradLeaders, the VE-135 Survey conducted by the Colorado Community College System, the National Community College Benchmarking Project (NCCBP), and the Colorado Department of Education. This summary outlines the key findings from that collective analysis.

• CMC issued 1307 degrees in the 2015-2016 academic year. The top programs in terms of overall completion by degree type are:

o Bachelors: Business Administration, Sustainability Studies, and Nursing o Associates: Associate of Arts (general), AA in Business, Associate of General

Studies (AGS), Associate of Science (general), Associate of Applied Science in Nursing

o Certificates: Emergency Medical Services (Beginner), Nursing Assistant, Early Childhood Education (Teacher), CLETA, and Real Estate.

• CMC’s college-wide completion and transfer rates are in-line with or slightly above the national average.

• The Outcomes Survey results indicate that 70.3% of graduates who took the survey make between $10,000 and $50,000 a year. Similarly, the VE-135 Survey results show that 68.8% of graduates who participated in the survey make between $10,000 and $45,000 a year.

o This means a large majority of CMC graduates earn less than the median household income ($61,095.00) and the average living wage ($50,480.00) of CMC’s service areas.

o The living wage is a conservative estimate of what it costs to afford housing, food, health care, and other necessities for a small family (2 adults, 1 child).

• Seventy percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey indicated that their current job is related to their CMC degree and 73% said it is related to their career goal.

• Seventy-six percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey reported satisfaction with their occupation after graduating from CMC.

o Despite having less earning power than they might desire (and in some cases need), and despite reporting a need to continue their education to get where they want to be, the majority of CMC graduates reported satisfaction with their current occupations.

o This suggests CMC graduates understand that attaining career goals is a process and have realistic expectations about where their time at CMC fits into those goals.


• Completions across all degree types are concentrated in a selective list of popular programs:

o Bachelor: Business Administration and Sustainability Studies accounted for 77% of all bachelor graduates (It is important to note that all bachelor’s degrees at CMC are relatively new).

o Associate: Top 10 programs accounted for 73% of all associate graduates o Certificate: Top 10 programs accounted from 72% of all certificate graduates.

• This concentration of graduates is not surprising but it does invite questioning about the

smaller programs offered by CMC. o What is the local labor market for graduates in the smaller programs? o What recruitment strategies are in place for these smaller programs?

These questions are central to the program review processes and the new program health score metric developed to help faculty and leadership in tracking program interest, cost, and overall pipeline health.


Outcomes Report Data Sources

The Master Outcomes report pulls together several different resources with the purpose of putting together a more holistic portrait of Colorado Mountain College’s graduates. Because of the breadth of data incorporated into this report, the outcomes cohort reflects the 2015-2016 academic year so that data from the different surveys used as well as data pulled from CMC’s internal database reflect the same cohort of graduates. This report combines the following sources of data about CMC graduates:

• Office of Institutional Research Data about 2015-2016 Graduates • National Community College Benchmark Project (NCCBP) completion and transfer rates • The Outcomes Survey, a graduation survey conducted by GradLeaders • The VE-135 Survey, a vocational education post-graduation survey conducted by the

Colorado Community College System • Projected earnings data from the Colorado Department of Education interactive tool

Office of Institutional Research Data

The Office of Institutional Research pulled data about students who graduated during the 2015-2016 academic year and this report includes visualizations of this data broken down by degree type and program codes. In addition to basic degree count data, the Office of Institutional Research provided a 3-year completion rate for individual programs at CMC. A 3-year rate was used for program completion rates because many programs do not graduate students every year. A 3-year completion rate is a more helpful metric. This rate was developed as part of the Program Health Score project, a collaborative effort between Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness, and Institutional Research that culminated in the development of health scores for all academic programs at CMC. The 3-year completion rate is one element in the health score and is created by taking the number of graduates over three years in an academic program and dividing that by the number of students actively declared in that program over that same period. Performance in the 3-year completion rate is therefore heavily dependent on program business practices related to ensuring that all students formally declare in their programs in CMC’s Colleague system.

NCCBP Completion and Transfer Rates

NCCBP is a benchmarking project that hundreds of community colleges participate in across the country. The completion rate benchmarks incorporate IPEDS Fall 2015 unduplicated headcount and the number of completers in the 2015-2016. Sub-calculations utilize headcount and completion numbers for full-time and part-time students for 150% and 300% completion time, or three- and six-years since start date, respectively. As part of our participation in the project, NCCBP also sends CMC a national average to compare to so that we can gauge how CMC’s performance compares to other colleges across the country.

The Outcomes Survey

The Outcomes Survey is a graduation survey that participating graduates take at several points in time; prior to graduation, and then at 3, 6, and 12 months post-graduation (should they opt-in to the follow-up surveys). The survey asks a wide range of questions about their experiences in the program and with various campus services, post-graduation employment and salary


information, and their satisfaction with their degree. Most data included here come from the overall results report provided by GradLeaders, not specific time interval reports.

VE-135 Survey

The VE-135 Survey is a graduate survey conducted by the Colorado Community College System that focuses on Career and Technical Education programs. Similar to The Outcomes Survey, the VE-135 collects data 6-12 months post-graduation about program experience, post-degree credentialing, and employment and salary. Then, there is a follow-up survey that is conducted through phone calls to capture more updated post-graduation employment and salary data. To supplement the follow-up component of this survey, CMC’s Office of Institutional Research also conducts a survey distributed to students’ last known email addresses using the online survey tool Qualtrics. The VE-135 results include program breakdowns, providing CMC with basic insights into program-specific outcomes for some of the CTE programs.

Projected Earnings from CDHE

The Colorado Department of Higher Education developed a tool in 2013 that enables users to explore potential earnings from 1- to 10-years post-graduation that can be broken down by college, degree type, and program CIP code. The data returned by the tool is a prediction based on median earnings of known graduates based on the data available. Furthermore, earnings estimates incorporate factors like local labor market vitality and cost of living data. As such, there are limitations in using the tool. However, the tool is one of the only sources of salary data connected to Colorado Mountain College, degree types, and program specific information (even if it is just CIP code).

Layout of Report

The body of this report is organized thematically, integrating data elements from the various data sources where appropriate.


2015-2016 Outcomes Cohort

This section contains solely data pulled from CMC’s database.

Degrees in 2015-2016 Academic Year

Type # of Degrees Bachelors 105 Associates 533 Certificates 669

Total 1307

Bachelor Degrees Earned by Academic Program

Program # of Degrees BS Business

Administration 44

BA Sustainability Studies

37

BS Nursing 11 BS.BA Accounting 6 BS.BA Marketing 3 BA.SS Business 1

BAS Leadership and Management

1

BS.BA Entrepreneurship

1

BS.BA Sustainable Business

1

In 2015-2016, the Business Administration and Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s programs accounted for 77% of all Bachelor’s completions. This is not surprising in light of the age of the other Bachelor’s programs and the capped nature of the Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.


Associates Degrees Earned by Academic Program

Program # of Degrees AA 131

AA Business 61 AGS 47 AS 38

AAS Nursing 36 AA Outdoor Education 18

AAS Ski and Snowboard Business 17 AAS Veterinary Technology 16

AAS Early Childhood Education 13 AAS Medical Assistant 12

AA Psychology 9 AS Biology 9

AA Environmental Studies 8 AAS Graphic Design 8

AAS Resort Management 8 AGS Outdoor Recreation Leadership 8

AS Chemistry 8 AA Elementary Teacher Education 6

AAS Information Technology 6 AAS Ski Area Operations 6

AAS Culinary Arts 5 AAS Sustainable Cuisine 5

AAS Fire Science Technology 5 AAS Natural Resource Management 5 AAS Applied Engineering Technician 5

AGS Engineering 5 AAS Accounting 4

AAS Digital Media 4 AS Environmental Science 4

AS Psychology 4 AAS Paralegal 3

AAS Professional Photography 3 AAS Restaurant and Culinary Management 3

AA English Literature 2 AA Spanish 2 AA Theatre 2

AAS EMS Paramedic 2 AS Physics 2

AA Early Childhood Education 1 AA Economics 1 AA Visual Arts 1

In 2015-2016, the top 10 Associates level degree programs accounted for 73% of Associates level completions. It is not surprising that the general AA, the AA in Business, and the AGS degrees are in the top three given the high numbers of students actively declared in these programs. It is notable, however, that the AAS in Nursing ranked in the top five given that it is a program with capped enrollment. Furthermore, the AGS program is used college-wide as a placeholder for


students earning prerequisites who are also applying to other selective programs with enrollment caps (like nursing).

Certificates Earned by Academic Program

(Degrees 5 and above)

Program # of Degrees COP EMT Basic 162

COP Certified Nurse Aide 98 COP Early Childhood Education-

Teacher 47

COP CLETA 45 COP Real Estate 36

COP Basic Welding 22 COP Fire Academy I 21

COP Early Childhood Education- Director

17

COP EMS Paramedic 15 COP Practical Nursing 15

COP SKB Retail and Repair Shop Technician

14

COP Early Childhood Education- Group Leader

13

COP Ski and Snowboard Business 13 COP Auto Service Tech- Engine Repair 12

COP Graphic Technology 12 COP Hospitality Operations 12

COP Auto Service Tech- Brakes 10 COP Phlebotomy 9

COP Medical Assistant 8 COP A+ Computer Technician 7

COP Wilderness Emergency Medical Services

7

COP Auto Service Tech- Suspension and Steering

6

COP Production Cook I 6 COP Security + 5 COP Network + 5 COP Paralegal 5

In 2015-2016, the top ten certificate programs accounted for 72% of all certificate completions. The entry-level certificate program in Emergency Medical Services was by far the leader of this category, with the Nursing Assistant certificate, the Early Childhood Education (Teacher), CLETA, and Real Estate.


Certificates Earned by Academic Program

(Degrees 5 and below)

Program # of Degrees COP Ski and Snowboard Marketing

Media Manager 4

COP Server+ 4 COP Animal Shelter Management 4

COP Digital Production 3 COP Electrical Industrial

Instrumentation Technician 3

COP Oil and Gas Technology 3 COP Accounting 2

COP CISCO CNA 2 COP Production Cook II 2

COP Early Childhood Education- Dev. Interventionist

2

COP Pipe Welding 2 COP Restaurant Management 2

COP Ski Area Operations- Ropeway Tech Electrical

2

COP Ski Industries of America 2 COP Ski and Snowboard Business

Shop Manager 2

COP Spa Management 2 COP Digital Journalism 1 COP Digital Marketing 1

COP Process Technology Operator 1 COP Ski Area Operations- Ropeway Tech Mechanical

1

COP Basic Solar Photovoltaic Installer

1

COP Slopes and Trails Maintenance I

1


2015-2016 CMC Degree Breakdowns

Gender

Gender # of Degrees F 703 M 604

Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity # of Degrees White 859 Hispanic 238 Unknown 134 Two or More Races 31 Non-Resident Alien 19 Asian 10 American Indian 7 Black or African American 7 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2

Degree Location

Location # of Degrees Vail/Edwards 258 Steamboat 220 Spring Valley 209 Breckenridge 170 Rifle 153 Leadville 92 Glenwood Springs 55 Dillon 48 Aspen 37 Carbondale 30 Chaffee 21 Distance 14


College-Wide Completion and Transfer Rates

Completion rates come solely from NCCBP’s 2016 full report.

In aggregate, CMC’s college-wide completion rates are in line with or slightly above the national averages.

16.33%

21.47%

9.36%

6.32%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%

CMC First-Time Full-Time

National Full-Time Average

CMC First-time Part-Time

National Part-Time Average

Three-Year NCCBP Completion Rates

32.46%

27.92%

14.86%

13.63%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%





Six-Year NCCBP Completion Rates


Transfer rate data come from the NCCBP 2016 full report, which compares CMC’s college- wide transfer data with all other community colleges participating in the project to come up with a national average benchmark. All colleges participating in NCCBP use the National Student Clearinghouse when providing the project with their transfer data.

CMC’s three- and six-year transfer rates are even with or above the national benchmark set by NCCBP.

17.86%

14.70%

7.87%

8.88%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00%





Three-Year NCCBP Transfer Rates

29.58%

18.83%

16.10%

13.39%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%





Six-Year NCCBP Transfer Rates


Employment

Data in the employment section comes from The Outcomes Survey, the VE-135 Survey, and the CDHE Earnings prediction tool.

Based on CMC’s NCCBP 2016 full report, the percentages of graduates reporting unemployment but seeking a degree from The Outcomes and VE-135 surveys (7.6% and 6.38%, respectively) are significantly higher than the overall unemployment rate for CMC’s service area (2.6%). Though some of this difference is likely due to the mismatch between student interests and the labor markets for some programs, it still highlights an opportunity for improvement for CMC’s role in local workforce development.

0.70%

2.00%

7.60%

3.30%

19.10%

11.20%

56.10%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Prefer not to Answer

Unemployed Not Seeking

Unemployed and seeking

Seeking Ad Ed

Enrolling Ed

Working PT

Working FT

2015-2016 Outcomes Survey Post-Graduation Status (n=303)

4.26%

6.38%

31.91%

57.45%

0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00%

Unemployed but not seeking employment

Unemployed but seeking employment

Employed outside of area

Employed in occupation related to degree

Employment from VE-135 (n=47)


According to the VE-135 survey, 82.35% of graduates that finished a degree in an area requiring a state certification passed their exams.

44.68%

53.32%

40.00% 42.00% 44.00% 46.00% 48.00% 50.00% 52.00% 54.00%

No

Yes

Post-Graduation State Certification Test VE-135 (n=47)

17.65%

82.35%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00%

No

Yes

Passed State Certification Test VE-135 (n=34)


The Outcomes Survey results indicate that 70.3% of graduates who took the survey make between $10,000 and $50,000 a year. Similarly, the VE-135 Survey results show that 68.8% of graduates who participated in the survey make between $10,000 and $45,000 a year. Based on CMC’s 2016 report from NCCBP, the majority of most graduates earn less than the median household income in our service areas ($61,095.00).

3.20%

0%

0.50%

2.20%

3.80%

8.60%

13.60%

21.30%

24.00%

11.40%

11.40%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%

$100,000 or more

$90,000-$99,999

$80,000-$89,999

$70,000-$79,999

$60,000-$69,999

$50,000-$59,999

$40,000-$49,999

$30,000-$39,999

$20,000-$29,999

$10,000-$19,999

$9999 or less

2015-2016 Outcomes Survey Self-Reported Salary

2.13%

4.26%

8.51%

14.89%

31.91%

21.28%

17.02%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

$75000 and over

$60-75000

$45-$59999

$35-$44999

$25-$34999

$10-$24999

Less than $10000

2015-2016-Self-Reported Salary Range VE-135


Data courtesy of Living Wage Calculator created by Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier at Massachusets Institute of Technology

http://livingwage.mit.edu/pages/about

Furthermore, the living wage calculator created at MIT indicates that most CMC graduates are earning less than the average living wage in CMC’s service area counties. The living wage calculated by the tool estimates the cost required to feed and provide other basic needs (health care, housing, transportation) for 2 adults (1 working) and 1 child while also incorporating local economic indicators. It is a very conservative estimate of the cost of living for a small family and it is geographically sensitive. While this is not groundbreaking analysis (most who live here understand that cost of living is higher), it does contextualize why some CMC graduates immediately pursue additional education or continue to look for new and better employment despite being employed in an area similar to their recently completed degree. It also presents CMC with a potential area for goal setting and improvement.

$46,505

$46,983

$47,952

$48,416

$50,163

$50,682

$51,965

$53,494

$58,162

$50,480

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000

Jackson

Chaffee

Lake

Grand

Garfield

Routt

Eagle

Summit

Pitkin

AVG.

Living Wage By Service County

$25,634

$34,534

$23,296

$27,386

$41,287

$34,330

$30,702

$42,064

$22,622

$25,803

$34,705

$30,970

$15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000

Cert < 1 yr

Cert>1yr

AA or AS

AGS

AAS

BA

CDHE Earnings Estimates 1 Year Out

CMC All

http://livingwage.mit.edu/pages/about


Compared to average estimated earnings for all institutions of higher education in Colorado, CMC graduates from the associate and bachelor level degree programs will earn less 1 year out than other similar college graduates do across the state. However, CMC certificate graduates will earn more than their peers who graduated from other institutions.

The estimated earnings trends for CMC when compared to the statewide average remain the same for 5- and 10-years out despite noted increases for all CMC projections. CMC’s strong performance in these projected comparisons is likely a combination of sample bias in the data used by CDHE to create the projections and the salience of some of CMC’s credential offerings to local labor markets that are in demand and offering competitive salaries. Conversely, because CMC is a rural community college, the job market for graduates with degrees in general or

$38,068

$45,311

$36,947

$40,304

$49,722

$46,967

$42,476

$51,042

$30,769

$34,456

$44,102

$15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $55,000

Cert < 1 yr

Cert>1yr

AA or AS

AGS

AAS

BA

CDHE Earnings Estimates 5 Years Out

CMC All

$46,482

$51,782

$43,499

$46,909

$54,760

$56,247

$52,365

$54,066

$36,943

$31,406

$47,138

$20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $55,000 $60,000

Cert < 1 yr

Cert>1yr

AA or AS

AGS

AAS

BA

CDHE Earnings Estimates 10 Years Out

CMC All


liberal arts subjects is not as strong as the Denver Metro area (where most institutions participating in the CDHE tool are located).

Eighty-nine percent of CMC graduates from the 2015-2016 outcomes cohort remained in Colorado post-graduation.

0.62%0.62%0.62%0.62%0.62%0.62%0.62%1.23%1.23%

3.70%0.62%

88.88%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00%

VAAZNMOHNHNYORMTMNMIUTCO

State of Employment Post-Completion (Outcomes, n=162)


Continuing Education

Data in this section come from the VE-135 and The Outcomes Survey.

The majority of graduates from CMC’s career and technical programs indicate that they are pursing either an apprenticeship or volunteer program in an area related to their degree.

0%

100%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

Continuing Education High School Level

Continuing Education Post-High SchoolLevel

Continuing Education after Degree Completion VE-135 (n=30)

30%

70%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Participation in apprenticeship or volunteerprogram outside of degree

Participation in apprenticeship or volunteerprogram related to degree

Apprenticeship or Volunteer Participation VE -35 (n=20)


Seventy percent of CMC graduates who completed The Outcomes Survey indicated that they are now pursuing a bachelor’s degree program.

The top areas being pursued in new degrees for CMC graduates are business (25%), the health professions (21%), and STEM fields (13%).

4.20%1.40%1.40%1.40%

2.80%4.20%4.20%

40.90%25.50%

2.80%5.60%5.60%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00%

OtherJD

Other MAMBA

MAMS

Other BachBSBAAAAS

AAS

Degree Being Pursued (Outcomes)

5.33%1.33%

12.00%2.67%2.67%

1.33%13.34%

2.67%1.33%

2.67%8.00%

21.33%25.33%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%

OtherRecreation

Humanities/social sciencesNatural Resources

ArtsLaw Enforcement

STEMFamily/consumer/human sciences

Computer/ITLegal

EducationHealth Professions and other Health

Business

Areas of Degrees being Pursued (Outcomes)


Satisfaction

Data on satisfaction comes solely from The Outcomes Survey.

Seventy percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey indicated that their current job is related (combining the Very Related and Somewhat Related categories) to their CMC degree and 73% said that their job was related to their career goal.

5.30%

11.00%

5.70%

7.70%

21.50%

48.80%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Not yet formed opinon

Very unrelated

Somewhat unrelated

Neither related or unrelated

Somewhat Related

Very Related

2015-2016 Job related to Degree Program (Outcomes n=209)

6.70%

11%

4.30%

4.80%

24.90%

48.30%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Not yet formed opinion

Very unrelated

Somewhat unrelated

Neither related or unrelated

Somewhat Related

Very Related

2015-2016 Job Related to Career Goals (Outcomes n=209)


Ninety-percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey indicated that the match between their job and their CMC degree program was important (combining the Very Important and important categories).

Seventy-six percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey reported satisfaction with their occupation after graduating from CMC.

3.20%

2.30%

2.30%

10.90%

29.40%

61.50%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%


Very unimportant

Unimportant

Neither important or unimportant

Important

Very important

2015-2016 Importance of Match between Job and Program (Outcomes n=221)

7.10%

4.70%

7.10%

5.20%

23.10%

52.80%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%


Very dissatisfied

Somewhat dissatisfied

Neither satisfied or unsatisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Very satisfied

2015-2016 Satisfaction with Post-Graduation Occupation (Outcomes n=212)


Program Specific Data

Data in this section come from the Office of Institutional Research’s internal database and the VE-135 Survey. In the interests of space, the charts showing the 3-year completion rates only include programs that have graduated students (so programs that did not have graduates in the 2013-2016 window will not be shown).

1.23%

6.67%

9.09%

14.63%

16.67%

20.00%

21.50%

22.92%

31.70%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

BAS

BA.SSB

BS.BAMKT

BS.BAACC

BS.BAENT

BS.BASUS

BS.BA

BS.N

BA.SS

Bachelor-level 3-Year Completion Rate


4.35%4.80%

10.01%10.78%11.11%11.76%12.64%12.90%13.00%

14.97%15.56%15.79%15.79%16.07%16.25%

19.30%19.67%20.00%20.59%21.25%

22.81%23.81%24.36%24.42%

29.03%29.23%29.63%30.25%

31.58%33.33%34.17%

36.11%36.11%

40.00%44.44%44.74%45.45%45.83%

50.00%50.00%

52.94%77.59% 100.00%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00%

AA.VAAA.ECE

AGSAAS.A

AA.HAAS.FST

AAS.EMSPAAS.ECE

AA.EEAS

AGS.ENGAAS.NM

AS.EAAS.MAAAS.CA

AS.BAA.PSYAS.PSY

AAS.NRMAAS.IT

AAS.PARAA.ENVAAS.GD

AA.BAA.T

AAS.PTECHAS.P

AGS.ORLAAS.SAO

AA.SAA

AA.OEAS.C

AA.ENGLAA.EEMAAS.PP

AAS.RSTRAAS.CUASC

AA.ECOAAS.RMAAS.VT

AAS.SSBAAS.N

Associate-level 3-Year Completion Rates


11.11%12.30%13.04%

15.79%16.67%

19.05%21.21%

22.22%25.00%25.00%

28.57%30.00%

33.33%40.00%40.00%40.00%

44.44%45.45%46.30%47.06%

50.00%50.00%

52.94%54.17%

75.00%75.00%

83.33%88.24%

92.31%92.31%

93.75%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00%

COP.EMSICOP.MA

COP.SPVCOP.A

COP.ENTCOP.EMSW

COP.PARCOP.ENTEB

COP.DJCOP.DMDCOP.SP1

COP.MOSCOP.PVICOP.IIC

COP.PWCOP.SAORT

COP.WDCOP.ECED

COP.ECECOP.CNA

COP.ECEDICOP.IS

COP.MOTPCOP.VT

COP.DMPCOP.ST

COP.PTECHCOP.N+

COP.RMBCOP.W

COP.A+COP.ASTBCOP.ASTPCOP.ASTS

COP.CLETACOP.CUAACCOP.CUAGM

COP.CUASC1COP.CUASC2

COP.CUASFCOP.CUM

COP.ECETCOP.EMSBCOP.EMSP

COP.FA1COP.FTECH

COP.GDCOP.MKTCOP.NAT

COP.NRMFTCOP.PN

COP.PTOPCOP.RE

COP.RSTRCOP.SAORTE

COP.SERVCOP.SIA

COP.SKB1COP.SKB2COP.SKBG

COP.SKBSMCOP.SM

COP.SSB

Certificate-Level 3-Year Completion Rate


Passing State Licensure by Program (VE-135)

Program Yes No Total COP: CLETA 5 0 5

COP: Practical Nursing 2 0 2

COP: Real Estate 2 0 2

AAS: Accounting- Bookkeeper

0 0 0

COP: EMS Tech 13 0 13

COP: Early Childhood Education-Group Leader

0 1 1

AAS: Sustainable Cuisine 0 1 1

AAS: Ski and Snowboard Business

0 1 1

COP: Certified Nurse Aide 1 1 2

AAS: Graphic Design 0 0 0

COP: Wilderness EMS 1 0 1

COP: EMS Paramedic 1 0 1

AAS: Early Childhood Education

1 0 1

AAS: Paralegal 0 0 0 COP: A+ Computer

Technician 0 1 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed.-Director

0 0 0

COP: Medical Assistant 1 0 1

AAS: EMS Paramedic 1 0 1

COP: Animal Shelter Management

0 1 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed.-Teacher

0 0 0

COP: CISCO, CNA 0 0 0

Total 28 6 34


Area of Employment by Program (VE-135)

Program Employed in occupation related

to CMC degree

Employed in occupation outside CMC degree area

Unemployed, seeking employment

Unemployed, not seeking employment

Total

COP: CLETA 4 1 1 0 6

COP: Practical Nursing

1 0 0 1 2

COP: Real Estate 2 0 0 0 2


1 0 0 0 1

COP: Emergency Medical Services

Tec

4 8 1 0 13

COP: Early Childhood

Education-Group Leader

1 0 0 0 1

AAS: Sustainable Cuisine

1 1 0 0 2


1 0 0 0 1

COP: Certified Nurse Aide

3 0 0 1 4

AAS: Graphic Design

1 1 0 0 2

COP: Wilderness Emergency Medical

S

1 0 0 0 1

COP: EMS Paramedic

1 0 0 0 1


3 0 0 0 3

AAS: Paralegal 0 1 0 0 1

COP: A+ Computer Technician

0 0 1 0 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed.-

Director

1 0 0 0 1

COP: Medical Assistant

0 1 0 0 1

AAS: EMS Paramedic

0 1 0 0 1

COP: Animal Shelter

Management

0 1 0 0 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed. -

Teacher

1 0 0 0 1

COP: CISCO, CNA 1 0 0 0 1

Total 27 15 3 2 47


Continuing Education by Program (VE-135)

Program Apprenticeship or volunteer program in CMC program area

Apprenticeship or volunteer program NOT in

CMC program area

Total

COP: CLETA 2 0 2 COP: Practical

Nursing 0 0 0

COP: Real Estate 1 0 1


0 0 0

COP: Emergency Medical Services Tec

3 3 6

COP: Early Childhood Education-Group

Leader

1 0 1

AAS: Sustainable Cuisine

1 0 1


1 0 1


1 0 1

AAS: Graphic Design 1 0 1

COP: Wilderness Emergency Medical S

0 0 0

COP: EMS Paramedic 0 0 0


0 2 2

AAS: Paralegal 0 0 0


0 0 0

COP: Early Childhood Ed.-Director

1 0 1


0 0 0

AAS: EMS Paramedic 0 1 1

COP: Animal Shelter Management

1 0 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed. - Teacher

1 0 1

COP: CISCO, CNA 0 0 0

Total 14 6 20


Self-Reported Salary Range by Program (VE-135)

Program Less than $10,000

$10,000 - $24,999

$25,000 - $34,999

$35,000 - $44,999

$45,000 - $59,999

$60,000 - $74,999

$75,000 and over

Total

COP: CLETA 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 6

COP: Practical Nursing

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

COP: Real Estate

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2


1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

COP: Emergency

Medical Services Tec

1 3 7 1 0 0 1 13

COP: Early Childhood Education-

Group Leader

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

AAS: Sustainable

Cuisine

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2


0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1


1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4

AAS: Graphic Design

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

COP: Wilderness Emergency Medical S

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

COP: EMS Paramedic

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1


0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3

AAS: Paralegal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed-

Director

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1


0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

AAS: EMS Paramedic

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

COP: Animal Shelter

Management

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

COP: Early Childhood Ed-

Teacher

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

COP: CISCO, CNA

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Total 8 10 15 7 4 2 1 47


Conclusions and Recommendations

A collective examination of CMC’s outcomes for the 2015-2016 academic year illustrates that, in general, CMC produces graduates (and transfer students) at rates slightly above the national average and that these graduates are satisfied with their college experience. However, there are still areas for CMC to focus on to improve its ability to track and understand graduates and to provide them with relevant educational experiences that serve local community interests. This section will highlight these more specific conclusions and recommendations for improvement.

• CMC is dependent on the VE-135 and The Outcomes Survey for valuable insight into the post-graduation experiences of its former students.

o Because of this reliance, it is in CMC’s best interest to maximize participation in these surveys to improve the quality and breadth of the data provided by these surveys.

o Recommendation: CMC should develop strategies to increase survey participation (based on program) such as integrating them into existing graduation requirements or offering incentives.

o Recommendation: Select programs at CMC, including the nursing and veterinary technician programs, administer their own outcomes survey to their graduates. Other programs should consider following their lead, at least on a periodic basis (every other year, every three years, etc.) to improve their own understanding of what happens with their graduates.

• CMC’s college-wide completion and transfer rates are in-line with or slightly above the national average.

o There is ample room for improvement in this area with CMC’s high numbers of undeclared students and numerous programs with zero completions over the past three years, including Bachelor-level programs that are early in their lifespans at CMC and have growing numbers of declared students.

o Though improving performance on the completion and transfer rates is laudable, strong completion rates are not pure indicators of program quality or how competitive CMC graduates are on the job market. In light of this, CMC should invest the time and energy to reinvigorate its

efforts to bolster its knowledge about how CMC graduates perform in post-graduation jobs.

Recommendation: CMC should revisit and overhaul its employer survey strategies and practices to better sample and question the main employers in CMC’s service areas.

Recommendation: CMC’s Office of Institutional Research should formalize, routinize, and automate the process of obtaining transfer student data from the National Student Clearinghouse to streamline the tracking and analysis of transfer student outcomes.


• The Outcomes Survey results indicate that 70.3% of graduates who took the survey make between $10,000 and $50,000 a year. Similarly, the VE-135 Survey results show that 68.8% of graduates who participated in the survey make between $10,000 and $45,000 a year.

o This means a large majority of CMC graduates earn less than the median household income ($61,095.00) and the average living wage ($50,480.00) of CMC’s service areas.

o The living wage is a conservative estimate of what it costs to afford housing, food, health care, and other necessities for a small family (2 adults, 1 child). CMC offers career services and provides numerous labor market

resources on its website. However, The Outcomes Survey results indicate that few students found CMC’s career services to be helpful. Seventy-nine percent of students who did not use the Career Center during their time at CMC indicated that they were either unaware of it or did not see a need to use it.

Recommendation: CMC should undertake an internal evaluation of current counseling and career service-oriented practices—including their marketability—related to providing information to students about life after graduation.

• Seventy percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey indicated that their current job

is related to their CMC degree and 73% said it is related to their career goal.

• Seventy-six percent of respondents to The Outcomes Survey reported satisfaction with their occupation after graduating from CMC.

o Despite having less earning power than they might desire (and in some cases need), and despite reporting a need to continue their education to get where they want to be, the majority of CMC graduates reported satisfaction with their current occupations.

o This invites questions about what students expect from their CMC education. In light of the minimal use of Career Services, where do these expectations about what a CMC education can do for them come from? What do students expect when they start at CMC and how do their experiences in their programs impact their thinking?

• Completions across all degree types are concentrated in a selective list of popular programs:

o Bachelor: Business Administration and Sustainability Studies accounted for 77% of all bachelor graduates (It is important to note that all bachelor’s degrees at CMC are relatively new and some have not existed long enough to have their first graduate cohorts).

o Associate: Top 10 programs accounted for 73% of all associate graduates. o Certificate: Top 10 programs accounted from 72% of all certificate graduates.


• This concentration of graduates is not surprising but it does invite questioning about the smaller programs offered by CMC.

o What is the local labor market for graduates in the smaller programs? o What recruitment strategies are in place for these smaller programs?

These questions are central to the program review processes and the new program health score metric developed to help faculty and leadership in tracking program interest, cost, and overall pipeline health.

o Recommendation: CMC needs to invest time, energy, and human capital to promote understanding about the newly developed health score and its connection to continuous program monitoring as well as the regularly scheduled program review process college-wide. Buy-in and accountability, beginning with CMC’s senior leadership and extending through faculty and staff, will be crucially important factors in determining the effectiveness of the health score and program review processes on CMC’s outcomes moving forward.

Documents

The Master Outcomes Report 2015-2016 · The Master Outcomes Report 2015-2016 August 21, 2017 Zachary Haberler, PhD Institutional Research Analyst II p. 970-384-8527 [email protected]