Purpose The intent of this presentation is to provide a high- level overview of graduate and leaver responses. It is not intended to look at the responses to all 56 survey questions. Let’s look at our students survey responses and begin to have a conversation about improvement strategies on campus. Some of the best information comes from our students comments within the surveys. Building a culture of inquiry at HawCC.

HawCC Local GL Process Since AY 2009 surveys no longer published Our local process is: 1)Completed graduate leaver surveys have names removed (redacted) so that they can be shared with a larger audience. 2)The surveys are sent to the Admin Team, which will share the results with the Senate Chair's and DC's. 3)I will make the redacted surveys available to anyone that requests them. The Survey Library on the IR website has instructions for contacting me for a copy of the surveys. 4)My responsibility to this process as far as sharing the surveys with HawCC will end once I have ed the surveys to the Admin Team unless I hear otherwise.

Annual GL Survey of HawCC Students Our students are surveyed every year to elicit feedback on their experiences at the college. All surveys are sent out by . There are actually 4 separate surveys sent out each year: CTE Graduate Survey CTE Leaver Survey Liberal Arts Graduate Survey Liberal Arts Leaver Survey

Who is a graduate/leaver? Students last enrolled during the last full academic year; in good academic standing (not on probation, suspension or dismissed); accumulated at least 30 semester hours; in a degree program (not special or unclassified); graduated or left without graduating during the Fall 2012, Spring 2013 or Summer 2013 Semesters; not enrolled in the current Fall term (fall 2013).

Types of Questions found in the Surveys There are 2 main types of questions that make up the graduate leaver surveys. 1)Required University of Hawaii System Survey Questions [Community College system responses are included in system wide reports such as the University of Hawai‘i Measuring Our Progress (MOP) Report and the UHCC Strategic Plan Key Performance Indicators. 2)Additional campus questions of our choosing.

Type of Responses found in the Surveys There are 2 main types of responses in the graduate leaver surveys: Required University of Hawaii System Survey Questions: No opportunity for open ended responses. Local Campus Survey Questions: Multiple opportunities to elicit responses from our students including, open ended questions about how we can improve services and experiences at the college. [See supplemental surveys for student comments]

GL Survey Response Rates Overall there were 761 surveys sent out last year. 105 surveys were completed. Overall response rate was 13.8% Response rates were also calculated for each group. (Notice that the graduates were most likely to respond) LA Grads27.27% CTE Grads13.79% LA Leavers8.49% CTE Leavers7.73%

The UH Required Survey Questions Let’s take a look at the UH required survey questions first. The survey questions are sent to different groups of students depending on the nature of the question: All Grads LA Grads and Leavers CTE Grads All Grads and All Leavers

CTE and Liberal Arts Graduates: How would you rate the overall quality of your academic experience at Hawaii Community College? NumberPercentage Excellent Good Fair45.48 Poor22.74 Blank00 Total73100

CTE and Liberal Arts Graduates: How would you rate the quality of academic programs at Hawaii Community College? NumberPercentage Better than Expected About what Expected Worse than Expected22.74 Blank00 Total73100

Liberal Arts Graduates and Leavers: How satisfied were you with the academic preparation you received? NumberPercentage Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied23.17 Very Dissatisfied11.59 Blank00 Total63100

CTE and Liberal Arts Graduates: How would you rate the quality of your degree or certificate from Community College? NumberPercentage Above Average Average Below Average22.74 Blank22.74 Total73100

Career Technical Graduates: What is your current employment status? NumberPercentage Employed Full time Employed part-time Unemployed by choice Unemployed seeking work Full time homemaker/caregiver Blank00 Total28100

Career Technical Graduates: Is your job related to the education and training you received? NumberPercentage Closely Related Indirectly Related Not Related at all Blank Total28100

Career Technical Graduates and Leavers and Liberal Arts Graduates and Leavers: How well did the education and training you received prepare you for your current job? NumberPercentage Well Prepared Moderately Well Prepared Adequately Prepared Poorly Prepared Blank65.66 Total106100

Supplementary Materials See supplementary materials provided for today's presentation. They include our students thoughts on: Services provided by the college Current physical state of facilities Quality of: Academic Experiences, Academic Programs, Degree or Certificate Employment status, job related education and training Attainment of Educational Objective Effectiveness of Instructors What we can do to improve

Next Steps What kind of learning environment do we want for our students? Are there things we can be doing on campus to make our students experience better? Are we currently addressing the issues that our students have brought to our attention? Is there ONE thing we could all agree on, that would make HawCC a better place to learn? What are your ideas?