Friday, October 16, 2015  Dawn Cullity, VFA User Support Specialist and Project Coordinator  Bernadette Holloway, VFA Project Manager Demo the VFA: A tour of the data tools and resources

Need Today’s Agenda Action  Why and how the VFA was created  Tour of the VFA  The Data Tool  Account Access  Data Collection  Exports

The Voluntary Framework of Accountability is the first, national system of accountability specifically for community colleges, by community colleges Why the VFA was developed

Need Our Colleges 12.4 million credit and non-credit students enroll in our open-access institutions 59% of students who enroll in community colleges earn a credential, transfer, complete, or are still enrolled in higher education in six years 61% of our students are enrolled part-time 40% of our students are enrolled in non-credit More than 60% of our students require developmental education 459,073 certificates are awarded by community colleges each year 59% 61% part-time 6-year outcome 60% Developmental need 40% non-credit

The Next Big Things Goal Strengthen our accountability

Alignment Burden Reduction Objectives for the VFA: Accountability and Institutional Assessment Value-added metrics for accountability National benchmarking for good practices Opportunity to streamline reporting / relieve IR capacity Ability to tell a better, more robust story Better data to inform public policy and advocacy

Our Work Launched in November 2013, AACC’s VFA Program and Data Tool: Provides the first national, comprehensive, and consistent way to measure community colleges’ missions and students Gives useful data – in dashboards and reports – to do assessment, benchmarking, and accountability and inform decision-making Tracks completions, progress, transfer, workforce, and ABE Tells the community college story

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

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

Data Landing page

Raw Data Files Upload

Outcomes Dashboard: Developmental Education

Outcomes Dashboard: Two-Year Progress

Benchmarking Dashboard: Selectors

Benchmarking Dashboard: Peer Colleges

Benchmarking Dashboard: Six-Year Outcomes

VFA Exports: Excel & PDF

Resources: VFA Data Help Center

Resources: VFA Webinars

Resources: VFA User Community

Y2, Y3, Y4… Voluntary Framework of Accountability  We welcome Questions & Feedback  Contact VFA at  Web site: principle accountability system