The Students Said… (pt.2) Community College Survey of Student Engagement 2005 Findings Presenter: LaSylvia Pugh – August 29, 2006

2 What is CCSSE? A tool that helps us: assess quality in community college education; identify and learn from good educational practice — practice that promotes high levels of student learning and persistence; and identify areas in which we can improve programs and services for students.

3 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) The 38-item Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) is used to assess the following five benchmarks of effective educational practice: Active & Collaborative Learning Student Effort Academic Challenge Student – Faculty Interaction Support for Learners

4 CCSSE Data Collection Process A total of 679 credit students in 68 curriculum courses at the Main campus, NDC, and the OCSDC were surveyed in the spring of A random sample of 68 courses was selected based on class start time Excluded Courses: Noncredit courses Distance learning courses Lower-level Developmental courses Independent study courses Dual-enrollment courses - Huskins Bill classes - Dual-enrollment students under 18

5 Presentation Purpose Share results of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) Compare and contrast Part-time and Full-time students’ responses to CCSSE How do we compare?

North Carolina Consortia includes 11 community colleges (5,806 students): Caldwell, Cape Fear, Durham, Guilford, Martin, Mayland, Southwestern, Surry, Tri-County, Wayne, Western Piedmont The means (arithmetic average) of DTCC student responses were compared to the 10 other schools in the NC Consortia * (+) indicate responses above the mean * (-) indicate responses below the mean

7 Study Findings

8 Part-time Student Demographics 47% of participants are part-time 46% Started college at DTCC 66% Female; 34% Male 71% Age 25 or older 46% White, Non-Hispanic 40% Black or African American 35% Earned 1 to 14 credits at DTCC 61% Not Married N=320

9 Full-time Student Demographics N=359 53% of participants are full-time 39% Started college at DTCC 56% Female; 44% Male 54% Between ages of 18 to 24 42% White, Non-Hispanic 40% Black or African American 33% Earned 1 to 14 credits at DTCC 75% Not Married

10 Question Active & Collaborative Learning In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you made a class presentation?

11 …Class Presentation?

12 Question Active & Collaborative Learning In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you worked with other students on projects during class?

13...Worked with other students during class? *(-)

14 Question Active & Collaborative Learning In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments?

15...Worked with classmates outside of class? *(-)

16 Question Student Effort During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at this college? Number of books read on your own for personal enjoyment or academic enrichment

17 …Number of books read?

18 Question Student Effort About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing,doing homework, or other activities related to your program)?

19 …Hours preparing for class?

20 Question Student Effort How often do you use peer or other tutoring services at this college?

21 …Use peer or other tutoring?

22 Question Student Effort How often do you use skill labs (writing, math, etc.) at this college?

23 …Use skill labs? *(-)

24 Question Academic Challenge During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at this college? Number of assigned textbooks, manuals, books, or book-length packs of course readings

25 …Number of assigned books?

26 Question Academic Challenge During the current school year, about how much reading and writing have you done at this college? Number of written papers or reports at any length

27 …Number of written assignments? *(-)

28 Question Academic Challenge Using a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being Extremely Easy and 7 being Extremely Challenging, to what extent have your examinations during the current school year challenged you to do your best work at this college?

29 …Challenging exams?

30 Question Academic Challenge How much does this college emphasize encouraging you to spend significant amounts of time studying?

31...Emphasize spending time studying?

32 Question Student – Faculty Interaction In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you used to communicate with an instructor?

33 …Used to communicate? *(+)

34 Question Student – Faculty Interaction In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you talked about career plans with an instructor or advisor?

35 …Talked about career plans? *(-)

36 Question Student – Faculty Interaction In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you worked with instructors on activities other than coursework?

37 …Worked with instructors? *(-)

38 Question Student – Faculty Interaction In your experiences at this college during the current year, about how often have you discussed ideas from your readings or classes with instructors outside of class?

39 …Discussed ideas outside of class?

40 Question Support for Learners How much does this college emphasize providing the support you need to help you succeed at this college?

41...Provide the support to succeed?

42 Question Support for Learners How much does this college emphasize helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)?

43 …Help with non-academic responsibilities?

44 Question Support for Learners How much does this college emphasize providing the financial support you need to afford your education?

45 …Provide the financial support to afford education? *(-)

46 …To Be Continued!

47 Questions?

48 Additional Student Data Sources TLC: Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) – L. Pugh September 14, 2006 at 2pm ~ Collins 286 TLC: Non-returning AtD Student Survey – Update – S. Healey September 20, 2006 at 2pm ~ Collins 261 Evaluation & Research section of the intranet Enrollment reports Achieving the Dream data Other survey results

49 Thank you for your participation!