This PowerPoint serves as a template that can be used to share the results of your college’s CTE Outcomes Survey. Please update the percentages with data from your college report. It is currently populated with the statewide data report. To receive a copy of your college’s report, please KC Greaney at Update all percentages that are underlined with the percentages from your college and remove the underline. To update the graphs: Right click on chart, select Edit Data, and an Excel file will open, you will see the percentages that currently populate the chart, update the percentages with the percentages for your college in excel, the changes will reflect in the slide. Be sure to remove all notes that are highlighted. Delete any slides that may not be of interest to your college. You may want to cut and paste the presentation into your college’s PowerPoint format. Any questions or suggestions, please Mallory Newell, Be sure to delete this slide Instructions

Your Name Date Career and Technical Education (CTE) Employment Outcomes Survey

CTE Programs Accounting Administration of Justice Auto Technology Business Administration Child Development Computer-Aided Design Environmental Studies Film/TV Production Graphic and Interactive Design Health Technologies Management Marketing Medical Lab Technology Nursing Paralegal Studies Technical Writing Real Estate

Background Purpose: To provide information on employment outcomes for students who have participated in career technical education (CTE) programs at California community colleges. Research Questions: Do students become employed within their field of study? Does community college coursework positively affected their earning potential? Why do students drop out of CTE programs? Survey Development: The RP Group partnered with the Bay Area Community College Consortium and practitioners from around the state to develop a universally available survey methodology. The survey is based on completer and leaver surveys that have been conducted at several colleges and was tested through a pilot study.

CTE Employment Outcomes Survey Methodology Surveys sent to skills-building students if they met one or more of the following criteria in : – Did not enroll in – Earned a certificate of 6 or more units – Earned a vocational degree – Earned 9+ CTE units 5

CTE Employment Outcomes Survey Methodology Surveys were administered in early 2013 by e- mail, then US mail, then telephone. (update with methods the survey was administered at your college) Our total sample = Our college’s response rate = 6

Overall Findings – All Colleges Completing CTE studies and training – with or without a credential – has positive employment outcomes. The majority of respondents are employed, working in the same field as their studies, and working full-time. Respondents saw an increase in their hourly wage after completing their studies. The majority were satisfied with the education and training they received. 7

Overall Findings – College Name

College Name Findings 67% of respondents stated their primary reason for attending college was to earn a certificate or degree (with or without transfer) 9

College Name Findings Respondents who did not receive a degree/certificate reported why they stopped taking classes: Completed their program (N = ) Got a job (N = ) Transferred to another school (N = ) Met their goals (N = ) Didn’t have enough time for classes (N = ) Stated the classes they needed were not available (N = ) Stated family or personal reasons (N = ) 10

College Name Findings 92% of respondents were Satisfied or Very Satisfied with the education and training they received at our college 35% indicated they transferred to a 4-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree 75% of respondents are employed for pay 11

College Name Findings Respondents reported their current employment status to be: 12

College Name Findings Currently employed respondents reported how closely related their current job is to their field of study: – 20% reported very close – My current job is in the same field as my coursework/training – 20% reported close – I use what I learned in my coursework and training even though I am not working in the exact field – 20% reported not close – My studies and training are not at all related to my current job 13

College Name Findings Respondents reported their work status before and after studies/training 14

College Name Findings The hourly wage of degree/certificate earners increased from $17.78 before their studies to ($24.79) after completing a degree or certificate 15

Findings Respondents reported the impact of their coursework on their employment: o It enabled them to learn a skill to stay in their job (N = ) o Enabled them to learn skills to get a promotion (N = ) o Enabled them to start their own business (N = ) o Enabled them to learn skills to get a job at a new organization (N = ) o Prepared them for a possible new job (N = ) o Had no impact on their employment (N = ) 16

Discussion Questions How can these findings be incorporated into our current planning processes? If not already, how can they be incorporated into our program review or SLO processes for CTE programs? How can we dig deeper into these results to better understand our CTE student population? What else do we want to know about them that we did not find out in the survey? How can we capture this information? Then, how can we use it? How can we use the information we have to inform changes in our current practices? What changes can be made this year, over the next year, over the next five years? 17

Questions? Additional Resources CTE Outcomes Survey website: Outcomes-Survey Outcomes-Survey CTE User Guide: results results 18