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

THE VFA Webinar: Cohorts and Data Overview of the Metrics Manual –How to find it –What it contains –Organization of content Quick review of VFA Areas SPO –Cohorts –Sub cohorts –Non-cohort measures (passing grade percent) –Developmental Education clarification Workforce/CTE –Identification of populations Not SPO cohorts What is CTE? –Reliance on UI for many of the measures –Noncredit CTE ABE/GED SLO

THE VFA MEASURES  The VFA is composed of measures in 3 broad areas:  Student Progress and Outcomes  Workforce (CTE) [and Economic, and Community Development] Outcomes  Student Learning Outcomes

STUDENT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES (SPO) MEASURES  Student Tracking for SPO Measures  The VFA Cohort (two main cohorts) 1. 6-year retrospective [go 6 years back from the most recently completed academic year, which is ; cohort is fall 2006] 2. 2-year retrospective [go 2 years back from the most recently completed academic year, which is ; cohort is fall 2010] **The main cohorts are first-time in your college  The VFA Sub-cohorts (two sub-cohorts) 1. Credential seeking, behaviorally defined 2. First-time in college  Disaggregation of Main Cohorts and Sub-cohorts by:  Enrollment (full-time/part-time); Age; Gender; Pell Status; Race/ethnicity; College/Not College Ready

STUDENT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES (SPO) MEASURES  Developmental Education Progress Measures  % of students referred that attempted their first math, English, or reading developmental education course  % of students referred that completed highest level math, English, or reading developmental education course  % of students referred that completed any college-level course in math or English  % of students referred that completed all developmental education

STUDENT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES (SPO) MEASURES  Two-Year Progress and Outcomes Measures  % of credit hours successfully completed in the first term of the cohort  % of students who reached credit thresholds by end of year two (24=part-time; 42=full-time)  % of students who were retained from fall (term one) to their next academic term or completed a formal award  % of students who reached year two outcomes as follows:  Completed certificate or degree  Transferred to a 2-year or 4-year institution  Still enrolled at initial institution  % of credit hours successfully completed at end of year two

STUDENT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES (SPO) MEASURES  Six-Year Outcomes Measures  % of students who earned an associate’s degree – without transfer  % of students who earned an associate’s degree – with transfer  % of students who earned an award of less than associate’s degree (certificate) – with transfer  % of students who earned an award of less than associate’s degree (certificate) – without transfer  % of students who transferred to another post-secondary institution, with no degree or certificate  % of students who were still enrolled during the sixth academic year  % of students who left institution without an award and without transfer having earned 30 or more semester credit hours (or equivalent)  % of students who left institution without an award and without transfer having earned less than 30 semester credit hours (or equivalent)

SIX-YEAR OUTCOMES Main Cohort

WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (WECD)  Student Tracking of WECD Measures  Outcomes that examine what happens upon leaving the institution  Workforce/CTE  ABE/GED  Completers/Leavers: who are these students?

WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (WECD)  Workforce/Career and Technical Education (CTE)  Number of awards in CTE  Licensure exam passing rate  % of CTE students that complete a program (both credit and non-credit) or earned 90 contact hours and are employed with a livable wage  Median wage growth of CTE students  Non-Credit Workforce/CTE Courses  Non-credit workforce enrollment  Number of state/industry-recognized credentials  Transition from non-credit to credit  Adult Basic Education / GED  % of students who complete ABE / GED  % of ABE / GED students who enroll in more education  % of ABE / GED students who gain employment

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT Providing Evidence of Student Learning: A Transparency Framework Components of Student Learning Assessment