FACES OF THE FUTURE Voices of the Students December 3, 2004

Faces of the Future2 Overview of Faces of the Future Faces of the Future is a national survey conducted by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and ACT,Inc. Faces of the Future was designed to collect demographic data and information about the personal goals, educational backgrounds, employment history,and college experiences of credit and non-credit students.

Faces of the Future3 Definition of Groups Racial – Ethnic Group Credit Students Indicated Race as Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian, Asian, or American Indian Financial Aid Group Credit Students Indicated Student Financial Aid as a funding source for paying for courses/classes

Faces of the Future4 Selected Questions – Racial Group How much of a problem has each of the following been while taking classes at this college? Child care costs, transportation costs, etc. Indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements: Administrators and non-teaching staff treat students in my racial/ethnic group with respect Concern is shown for students as individuals Students in my racial/ethnic group are treated with respect by students in other racial/ethnic groups Instructors treat students in my racial/ethnic group with respect I feel that I fit in at this college

Faces of the Future5 Selected Questions - Financial Group How much of a problem has each of the following been while taking classes at this college? Child care costs, transportation costs, etc. Indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements: Concern is shown for students as individuals I feel that I fit in at this college

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

Faces of the Future7 Top 3 Problems – Racial & Financial

Faces of the Future8 Selected Questions – Racial Group

Faces of the Future9 Selected Questions – Racial Group

Faces of the Future10 Selected Questions – Racial Group

Faces of the Future11 Selected Questions – Racial Group Additional Racial Group data 70% of the students agree that concern is shown for students as individuals. (n=186) 70% of the students feel that they fit in at this college. (n=189)

Faces of the Future12 Selected Questions - Financial Group

Faces of the Future13 Selected Questions - Financial Group

Faces of the Future14 Coming Soon…………… Full Faces of the Future report Extensive analysis of credit and non-credit student data Custom reports on credit student data for racial and financial groups Comparison of data from other community colleges