1. Career Technical Education (CTE) Completion Rates
Follow-up data presented to the CTE Committee
September 30, 2014
Hannah Lawler
Institutional Research

2. CTE Completion Rate
As defined in the current Institutional Effectiveness Report
Denominator (Cohort):
First-time freshmen in who met all of the following criteria:
Earned 12 or more credit units at SMC within six years
Attempted an advanced occupational course (CB09=B) within six years
Numerator:
Students in the cohort who met one or more of the following criteria within six years:
Earned a Certificate of Achievement
Earned an Associate Degree
Transferred to a four-year institution

3. CTE Completion Rate

4. Follow-up Data Request
During a May 2014 meeting, the CTE Committee requested the following follow-up data
Add non-first time freshmen to the calculation
Disaggregate the completion rates by TOP code/program

5. Non-First Time Freshmen Cohort
Enrolled at SMC for the first time in
Some students transferred in from other institutions
Others previously earned a degree at another institution
Earned 12 or more credit units at SMC within six years
Attempted an advanced occupational course (CB09=B) within six years

6. CTE Completion Rate with Non-First Time Freshmen
Group
Cohort
Completed Outcome
CTE Completion Rate
Original first-time freshmen
2143
900
42.0%
Non-first time freshmen
2118
850
40.1%
Total
4261
1750
41.1%

7. Revised CTE Completion Rate by TOP Code
TOP code was assigned to student based on the following criteria:
SAM coded “B” course’s TOP code, and;
TOP code of majority of courses

8. Revised CTE Completion Rate by TOP Code
Refer to handout

9. CB09 – SAM Priority Code CB09 Code Description A – Apprenticeship
*Does not apply to SMC*
The course is designed for an apprentice and must have the approval of the State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
B – Advanced Occupational
Courses are those taken by students in the advanced stages of their occupational programs.
C – Clearly Occupational
Courses generally taken by students in the middle stages of the programs.
D – Possibly Occupational
Courses generally taken by students in the beginning stages of their occupational programs.

10. Discussion
Adding non-first time freshmen students in the cohort did not improve the CTE completion rates
CTE completion rates vary by TOP code
Some courses are miscoded in terms of CB09