Accountability Reporting for Community Colleges (ARCC) 2007 Report for Cerritos College Bill Farmer and Nathan Durdella

2 Presentation Overview Background Background College Performance Indicators College Performance Indicators 2007 Report: Cerritos Performance Indicators 2007 Report: Cerritos Performance Indicators 2007 Report: Peer Groupings 2007 Report: Peer Groupings Analysis Analysis

3 Background Partnership for Excellence Partnership for Excellence –Number of Transfers –Number of Degrees and Certificates –Number of Successful Course Completions –Number of Workforce Completions –Number of Basic Skills Improvements Progress Determined By Annual Improvement Progress Determined By Annual Improvement

4 Background (continued) Assembly Bill 1417 Assembly Bill 1417 –New Accountability Measures: ARCC Research and Planning Group Research and Planning Group –Statewide hearings –Experts from the state and nation –Performance framework and indicators

5 College Performance Indicators Student Progress and Achievement Student Progress and Achievement –Degree/Certificate/Transfer Progress and Achievement Rate, Percent 30 Units, Persistence Rate Progress and Achievement Rate, Percent 30 Units, Persistence Rate Student Progress and Achievement Student Progress and Achievement –Vocational/Occupational/Workforce Development Successful Course Completion Rate Successful Course Completion Rate Pre-Collegiate Improvement Pre-Collegiate Improvement –Basic Skills and ESL Successful Course Completion Rate, Improvement Rates Successful Course Completion Rate, Improvement Rates

6 Student Progress and Achievement: Degree/Certificate/Transfer College Performance Indicators College Performance Indicators –Student Progress and Achievement Rate First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt math or English First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt math or English Outcome: award, transfer, or transfer directed or prepared Outcome: award, transfer, or transfer directed or prepared –Percent of Students Who Earn 30 Units First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt credit course First-time students who earn 12 units and attempt credit course Outcome: Complete at least 30 units within 6 years of entry Outcome: Complete at least 30 units within 6 years of entry –Persistence 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 units First-time students with 6 or more units Outcome: Persisted in credit course to next Fall Outcome: Persisted in credit course to next Fall

7 Cerritos College: Progress and Achievement Rate to to to Student Progress and Achievement Rate 42.0%42.9%43.5% Percent of Students Who Earned 30 Units 66.3%67.2%69.2%

8 Cerritos College: Persistence Rate Fall 2002 to Fall 2003 Fall 2003 to Fall 2004 Fall 2004 to Fall 2005 Persistence Rate 70.6%69.7%65.0%

9 Student Progress and Achievement: Vocational/Occupational/Workforce Development College Performance Indicator College Performance Indicator –Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Vocational Courses) Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, Enrolled in credit vocational course Enrolled in credit vocational course Outcome: Earned grade of A, B, C, or CR Outcome: Earned grade of A, B, C, or CR

10 Cerritos College: Successful Course Completion Rate (Vocational) Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Vocational) 74.7%75.2%74.2%

11 Pre-Collegiate Improvement: Basic Skills and ESL College Performance Indicators College Performance Indicators –Annual successful course completion rate in Basic Skills Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, Academic Years 03-04, 04-05, Outcome: Earned Enrollment Grade of A, B, C, or CR Outcome: Earned Enrollment Grade of A, B, C, or CR –Improvement rates for ESL and Basic Skills courses Cohorts to 03-04, to 04-05, to Cohorts to 03-04, to 04-05, to Outcomes: Outcomes: –ESL: Successful completion of higher level ESL or college-level English course –Basic Skills: Successful completion of higher level Basic Skills course or a college-level or transfer-level course in same discipline

12 Cerritos College: Successful Course Completion Rate (Basic Skills) Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Basic Skills) 61.7%59.2%57.5%

13 Cerritos College: ESL and Basic Skills Improvement Rates to to to ESL Improvement Rate 47.4%47.5%47.6% Basic Skills Improvement Rate 56.7%53.4%52.5%

14 Peer Groupings Background Background –Avoid statewide or peer ranking –Control for environmental variables –Geographical or traditional peers may not hold Method Method –Regression modeling –Cluster analysis

15 Cerritos College Peer Group Data Indicator Cerritos Rate Peer Average Peer Low Peer High Progress & Achievement Rate Percent Who Earned 30 Units Persistence Rate Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Vocational) Annual Successful Course Completion Rate (Basic Skills) Basic Skills Improvement Rate

16 Analysis College performance indicators College performance indicators –Steady increase in performance over period –Slight declines in performance over period –Remained relatively constant Peer colleges Peer colleges –Near average to slightly above average performance –Basic skills: successful course completion, improvement

17 Analysis Information will be public Information will be public –Shared with legislature –Shared with public on Chancellor’s website What do we do to become better than average? What do we do to become better than average? What do we do to become excellent in all areas? What do we do to become excellent in all areas? What do we do to continually improve in all areas? What do we do to continually improve in all areas?