1. The Voluntary Framework of Accountability for community colleges, by community colleges

2. Agenda  VFA Timeframes, Cohorts, and Measures  Student Progress & Outcomes  Career & Technical Education  Adult Basic Education  Discussion / Questions  Questions? Feedback: VFA@aacc.nche.eduVFA@aacc.nche.edu VFA Cohorts & Measures

3. VFA Reporting Timeframes and Cohorts Overview Six Year Two Year Reporting Timeframes Cohort Types Main Cohort Credential Seeking Cohort First Time In College Cohort Measures: SPO Six-Year Outcomes Two-Year Progress Developmental Education Progress

4. VFA Reporting Timeframes and Cohorts Overview, cont. Career & Technical Education Measures Adult Basic Education Measures CTE Cohort ABE Cohort

5. VFA will report outcomes for two Reporting Timeframes: Six Year Cohort: students who entered the college six years ago (2009) Two Year Cohort: students who entered the college two years ago (2013) Each of these cohort years are broken into three Cohort Types: Main Cohort: fall entering, first time at the reporting institution; all students Credential Seeking: of the main cohort, students that completed 12 credits by the end of year two First Time in College: of the main cohort, first-time at any post-secondary institution All three cohort types are disaggregated by: Race/Ethnicity; Gender; Age; College Ready/Not College Ready; Full-time/Part-time; Awarded/Not Awarded Pell Grant Student Progress & Outcomes: Cohorts [CTE and ABE are separate cohorts]

6. Developmental Education Progress Measures Determining Developmental Need  By placement/referral  Based on testing or institutional practice, students are referred or placed into developmental education or remedial education course.  By course-taking behavior  Based on student behavior, students enroll in at least one developmental education or remedial education course within the reporting timeframe.  By a combination of placement/referral and course-taking behavior Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

7. Developmental Education Progress Measures Developmental Subjects: math, English, reading  Distribution of Need (Development Need by Subject)  Students referred to 1, 2, or 3 levels below college-level in subject Of the students with a developmental need, those that:  Attempted Any Developmental Education  Students who attempted a developmental education course in subject  Became College Ready in Dev Subject  Students who completed highest level developmental education course in subject  Completed College-Level Course  Students who completed any college-level course in math or English Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

8. Developmental Education Progress Measures Any Developmental: math, English, reading or any combination of these subjects  Enrolled in Any Developmental Course  Students who enrolled in at least one developmental education course that they had a need  Became College Ready in All Developmental Subjects  Students who completed all developmental education and are college ready in all subjects in which they had a need Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

9. Progress & Attainment at the end of Two Years  Retention: Fall to Next Term  Students who were retained from fall to their next full academic term or completed a formal award  Successful Completion of Credits  Successful completion rate of all credits attempted by cohort after first term & after two years  Reach Credit Threshold  Students who reached credit thresholds (24=part-time; 42=full-time) by end of two years  Two-Year Persistence/Attainment Outcomes  Snapshot of student outcomes after two years:  Completed certificate or degree  Transferred to a 2-year or 4-year institution  Still enrolled at initial institution Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

10. Student Outcomes at the end of Six Years  Bachelor’s Degree: reporting college awarded bachelor’s degree  Associate Degree : reporting college awarded associate degree Transfer after receipt of degree No Transfer after receipt of degree  Certificate : reporting college awarded a formal award (certificate) Transfer after receipt of award No Transfer after receipt of award  Transfer: transferred to another post-secondary institution  Still Enrolled: still enrolled during the sixth academic year  Left, No Award: not enrolled during the sixth academic year earned ≥ 30 college credits at reporting institution earned < 30 college credits at reporting institution Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

11. Student Progress & Outcomes: Six-Year Outcomes

12. Career & Technical Education (CTE) Career & Technical Education Measures Adult Basic Education Measures CTE Cohort ABE Cohort

13. CTE Profile: contextual information on CTE activities at your college  Credit CTE  Change in Credit Enrollment (unduplicated headcount)  Change in Credit Completions  Non-Credit CTE  Change in Non-Credit Enrollment (duplicated seat count)  Change in Non-Credit Completion Career & Technical Education (CTE) Profile

14. CTE Completer/Leaver Cohort  Credit Cohort  Students who achieved a credit CTE award or left the institution with 7 credit hours or more in CTE  The credit cohort is disaggregated by type of award:  Awarded Associate Degree in CTE  Completed Certificate in CTE  Left with No Award  Non-Credit Cohort  Students who completed a non-credit CTE program or left the institution with 180 contact hours or more in CTE Career & Technical Education (CTE): Cohort

15. CTE Measures Outcomes that examine what happens upon leaving the institution  Students with Prior Awards Earned bachelor’s degree prior to entering into CTE program Earned associate degree prior to entering into CTE program  Licensure Exam Passing Rate  Industry-Recognized Credentials  Median Wage Growth of CTE students Median wages of students prior and post CTE experience  Education & Earnings Outcomes Students enrolled in education or employed with a wage  Non-Credit Students Transitioning to Credit Career & Technical Education (CTE): Measures

16. Career & Technical Education (CTE): Education & Earnings

17. Adult Basic Education (ABE) Career & Technical Education Measures Adult Basic Education Measures CTE Cohort ABE Cohort

18. Adult Basic Education Cohort  Students enrolled in Adult Basic Education (ABE) or high school equivalency courses offered by your institution during the cohort year  Cohort is disaggregated:  Race / Ethnicity; Age; Gender Adult Basic Education Measures Outcomes that examine what happens upon leaving the institution  Students who Completed ABE Of the students that completed ABE  Students who Enrolled in More Education post ABE  Students who Gained Employment post ABE Adult Basic Education (ABE): Cohort & Measures

19. Questions & Answers VFA Metrics Manual Raw Data Dictionary Join us for another webinar: –New User WebinarNew User Webinar –Using the VFA and its DataUsing the VFA and its Data Contact Us: VFA@aacc.nche.eduVFA@aacc.nche.edu Thank you for joining us.