1. Student Success Metrics
Fall 2018

2. Timeline 2018 November: Release of guidance
Goal Process Certification sent to CEOs via survey instrument
Aggregate Student Success Metrics data available on the Launchboard for reviewing baseline data for the specific indicators that will be used in the goal-setting process
December:
Online, fillable Local Goals Reporting Form available on Vision Resource Center
December 15: Deadline for CEOs to submit Goal Process Certification to Chancellor’s Office
2019
February 15: The Launchboard will have the complete set of Student Success Metrics and all the drill-downs for equity purposes
May 31: Deadline for colleges to submit the completed Local Goals Reporting Form to the Chancellor’s Office
Summer: Chancellor’s Office releases streamlined reporting requirements

3. Vision 2020 Goals GOAL 1: Completion GOAL 2: Transfer
System wide, increase by at least 20 percent the number of CCC students annually who acquire associate degrees, credentials, certificates, or specific job skill sets that prepare them for in-demand jobs by
GOAL 2: Transfer
System wide, increase by 35 percent the number of CCC students transferring annually to a UC or CSU by
GOAL 3: Unit Accumulation
System wide, decrease the number of units accumulated by CCC students earning associate degrees, from an average of approximately 87 total units to an average of 79 total units by
GOAL 4: Workforce
System wide, increase the percent of exiting CTE students who report being employed in their field of study, from the most recent statewide average of 69% to 76% by
GOAL 5: Equity
System wide, reduce equity gaps across all of the above measures through faster improvements among traditionally underrepresented student groups, with the goal of cutting achievement gaps by 40 percent by and fully closing those achievement gaps for good by

4. Student Types Based on Goals
Adult Education/ESL
Short-term Career Education
Degree/Transfer
Undecided/Other
Improve basic skills in English, reading or math
Complete credits for high school diploma or GED
Move from noncredit coursework to credit coursework
Discover/formulate career interests, plans, goals
Prepare for a new career (acquire job skills)
Advance in current job/career (update job skills)
Maintain certificate or license (e.g. Nursing, Real Estate)
Earn a career technical certificate without transfer
Undecided on goal
Pursue educational development (intellectual, cultural)
University / 4-year college student taking courses to meet university / 4-year college requirements
Obtain an associate degree and transfer to a baccalaureate granting institution
Transfer to a baccalaureate granting institution without an associate degree
Obtain a two-year associate degree without transfer

6. New Student Success Metrics Details

7. Student Journey-Based Metrics
Student progress and outcomes should be measured based on their informed educational goals:
Adult education/ESL
Short-term career education
Degree/transfer
Undecided/other

8. Disaggregated Data
Disaggregated information will be displayed for the following categories of students. •
Race/ethnicity Age group Gender
Economically Disadvantaged Pell Grant Recipient
College Promise Grant Recipient
First generation
Foster Youth Disabled Students Veterans
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
In addition, colleges will be able to see time trends and information at the college, district, microregion, macroregion, and statewide level

9. Metrics Focus on Six Themes
Successful Enrollment
Learning Progress
Momentum
Success
Employment
Earnings

10. Enrolled After Application
Percentage of applicants who enrolled, with disaggregated data on:
enrolled in the same community college
enrolled in a different community college
enrolled in a four-year institution
did not enroll in any college
Metric will be based on CCC Apply, MIS, and the National Student Clearinghouse.

11. Learning Progress Applies to Adult Education/ESL & Undecided/Other
Percentage of students who demonstrated a skills gain:
as measured by the CASAS test
by advancing one or more CB21 levels
Metric will be based on CASAS and MIS submissions.

12. Learning Progress Applies to Short-Term Career Education & Undecided/Other
Course success rate:
Among enrollments
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

13. Learning Progress Applies to Degree/Transfer and Undecided/Other
Percentage of students who completed both transfer-level math and English in their first year
Courses must have been taken in the same district
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

14. Momentum Applies to Adult Education/ESL & Undecided/Other
Percentage of students who completed one or more levels of adult education
Transitioned from adult basic ed/ESL to adult secondary ed
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

15. Momentum Applies to Short-Term Career Education and Undecided/Other
Earned nine or more career education units in a single year
Courses must be non-introductory
Courses must have been taken in the same district
Completed a noncredit workforce milestone
Completed a noncredit workforce preparation course
Completed a CTE course
Had 48 or more contact hours in a career education course
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

16. Momentum Applies to Degree/Transfer and Undecided/Other
Percentage of students retained from fall to spring
Percentage of students who successfully completed the following degree-applicable unit thresholds in the fall term:
0 units
1-5 units
6-8 units
9-11 units
12-14 units
15+ units
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

17. Momentum Applies to Degree/Transfer and Undecided/Other
Percentage of students who successfully completed the following degree-applicable unit thresholds in the academic year:
0 units
1-5 units
6-8 units
9-11 units
12-14 units
15-19 units
20-24 units
25-29 units
30+ units
Metric will be based on MIS submissions.

18. Success – Applies to Adult Education/ESL
Percentage of students who earned an award and/or transferred to credit coursework, with disaggregated results showing the number who:
Earned a high school diploma/GED/high school equivalency
Earned a noncredit CDCP certificate or Chancellor’s Office approved certificate
Transitioned to any CTE course
Transitioned from noncredit coursework to college credit coursework
Metric will be based on MIS submissions and data match for high school equivalencies.

19. Success Applies to Short-Term Career Education
Percentage of students who earned certificate and/or journey status, with disaggregated results showing the number who:
Earned a noncredit certificate
Earned a Chancellor’s Office approved credit certificate
Attained apprenticeship journey status
Metric will be based on MIS submissions and a data match with the Department of Apprenticeship Standards.

20. Success – Applies to Degree/Transfer
Percentage of students who earned an award and/or transferred to a four-year institution, with disaggregated results showing the number who:
Earned a Chancellor’s Office approved credit certificate over 18 units
Earned an associate degree
Earned an associate degree for transfer
Transferred without an award
Transferred with an award
Attained apprenticeship journey status
Metric will be based on MIS submissions and a data match with the Department of Apprenticeship Standards.

21. Success – Applies to Undecided Other
Percentage of students who earned an award and/or transferred to a four-year institution, with disaggregated results showing the number who:
Earned a high school diploma/GED/high school equivalency
Earned a noncredit certificate
Earned a Chancellor’s Office approved credit certificate
Earned an associate degree
Earned an associate degree for transfer
Transferred without an award
Transferred with an award
Attained apprenticeship journey status
Metric will be based on MIS submissions and a data match with the Department of Apprenticeship Standards.

22. Employment – Applies to Adult Education/ESL
Percentage of unemployed students who became employed
Metric will be based the Unemployment Insurance wage data.

23. Employment – Applies to Short-Term Career Education, Degree/Transfer, and Undecided/Other
Percentage of students who report they are working in a job very closely or closely related to their field of study
Student had to respond to the CTE Outcomes Survey, which is only sent to students who earned a CTE award or took 9+ CTE units
Metric will be based on the CTE Outcomes Survey.

24. Earnings – Applies to Adult Education/ESL
Median annual earnings of students
Median change in earnings
Metric will be based the Unemployment Insurance wage data.

25. Earnings – Applies to Short-Term Career Education and Undecided/Other Students
Median annual earnings of students
Median change in earnings
Percentage of students whose annual earnings met the regional living wage threshold
Metric will be based the Unemployment Insurance wage data .
Living wage will be based on regional figures for a single adult from the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
Students who transferred to a four-year institution will be excluded.

26. Earnings – Applies to Awards/Transfer
Median annual earnings of students
Percentage of students whose annual earnings met the regional living wage threshold
Metric will be based the Unemployment Insurance wage data .
Living wage will be based on regional figures for a single adult from the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
Students who transferred to a four-year institution will be excluded.

27. New Student Success Metrics
Existing Canada College Set Standards and District Metrics
Percentage (%) of applicants who successfully register for classes
All students enrolled in a given year
Annual headcount
Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES) (Total #)
Percentage (%) of students completing SEP (existing District metric)
Full-Time First Time students
Part-Time First Time students
Percentage (%) who had one or more skills gains, measured by advancing one or more CB21 levels in the selected year
Among enrollments by all students, the course success rate in the selected year
Successful course completion rate (%) overall
General Education courses
Distance Education courses
Career Education courses
Non-CBET ESL courses
Percentage (%) of First-Time students who complete: (revised per AB 705- District revision pending)
Transfer-level math in one year
Transfer-level English in one year
% of students placed in pre-transfer math that take pre-transfer math (First-Time Student)
% of students placed in pre-transfer English that take pre-transfer English (First-Time Student)
Proportion who completed both transfer-level math and English in their first academic year of enrollment within the district
Among students enrolled in basic skills MATH in first year: % completing transfer level MATH within 2 years
Among students enrolled in basic skills ENGLISH in first year: % completing transfer level ENGLISH within 2 years
Among all students in the selected year, the proportion who completed one or more levels of adult education by transitioning from adult basic education or ESL to adult secondary education in the selected year or in the subsequent year

28. New Student Success Metrics
Existing Canada College Set Standards and District Metrics
Among all students, the proportion who completed a noncredit workforce preparation or CTE course, or had 48 or more contact hours in a career education course, in the selected year
Among all students, the proportion who successfully completed 9+ career education units for semester schools or units for quarter schools in the selected academic year within the same district
Among all students, the proportion who successfully completed degree-applicable unit thresholds in the fall term of the selected year
Among all students, the proportion who successfully completed degree-applicable unit thresholds in the selected academic year
Among all students, the proportion retained from fall to spring at the same college in the selected year, excluding students who completed an award or transferred to a four-year
Among all students, the number who earned an award, or enrolled in either a noncredit career education course or any college level credit course in the selected or subsequent year
Persistence rate (%) (All First-Time Students)
Fall-to-spring
Fall-to-fall
Completed associate degrees (total #)
Transfers to UC/CSU (total #) or
Completed ADT degrees (total #)
Completed CCCCO-approved certificates (total #)
Among all students who earned an associate degree in the selected year, the average number of units earned in the California community college system among students who had taken at least 60 units at the college
Current SMCCD District Metric: % of first-time students completing a degree within 150% of normal time

29. New Student Success Metrics
Existing Canada College Set Standards and District Metrics
Licensure pass rate (Radiology Technology) & job placement for Radiology Technology
Productivity (Year)
Job Placement (annual, CTE Outcomes Survey results)
Median annual earnings of exiting students OR
Number of exiting students earning a living wage OR
Percent of exiting CTE students who report being employed in their field of study
# of months after graduation to get a job
Pre and Post CTE program wage gains

30. Equity Indicators
Each selected indicator from the above list, disaggregated for those student groups identified as disproportionately impacted in your annual Equity Plan and available in the Student Success Metrics on the Launchboard

31. Student Success Metrics
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