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The Voluntary Framework of Accountability
for community colleges,
by community collegesSlide2
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
SLOSlide3
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 OutcomesSlide4
STUDENT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES (SPO) MEASURES
Student
Tracking for SPO
Measures
The VFA
Cohort
(two main cohorts)
6-year retrospective
[go 6 years back from the most recently completed academic year, which is 2011-12; cohort is fall 2006]
2-year retrospective [go 2 years
back from the most recently completed academic year, which is 2011-12; cohort is fall
2010]
**The main cohorts are first-time in
your
college
The VFA
Sub-cohorts (two sub-cohorts)
Credential seeking, behaviorally defined
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 ReadySlide5
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 educationSlide6
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 twoSlide7
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)Slide8
SIX-YEAR OUTCOMES
Main CohortSlide9
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
?Slide10
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 employmentSlide11
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT
Providing Evidence of Student Learning:
A Transparency Framework
Components of Student Learning Assessment
http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/TransparencyFrameworkIntro.htm