Completers and Wage Progression: Joining Wage Data and Student Records Patrick Perry, Vice Chancellor California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

California Community Colleges 112 campuses ~2.5 million students Good UR data collection system (92-present) Passed bill to become repository of CA EDD wage data Send all student SSN’s annually; return file includes quarterly wage record matches Have now built web-based tools to show wage outcomes for graduates

Methodology We are looking at wage outcomes for CCC award recipients (AA, AS, certificates down to 12 units) – Not looking at 4-yr transfers or non-completers (yet) What is the wage return of the “terminal” CCC degree?

Methodology Start with all award recipients in any given year. Remove from dataset any of the following if they occurred after date of award: – Still enrolled anywhere in CCC system – Transferred to any other institution outside system

Methodology Match remaining non-enrolled/non- transferred award recipients by SSN with EDD quarterly wage records. – Sum of all quarterly wages = annual wage (fiscal/academic year= Q3-Q4-Q1-Q2) – If any quarter in a calendar year has $1 or more of wages, this is counted (need just one quarter’s worth of wages to be counted).

Reporting We look at wages between 2 years prior through 5 years after date of award. Median (not average) wages reported at various time intervals. All wages adjusted to CA CPI (current dollars.) Minimum n=10 matches for any reporting cell to be disclosed. – Not all programs at all campuses meet this threshold.

Reporting Two different public views: – 5 years of graduates, by program (TOP/CIP), degree type (AA/S, Cert.) statewide aggregation (maximizes # of programs reported) Aka “Salary Surfer”; for students/counselors, paired with program inventory – 8 years of graduates, by college, deg type, by program aggregation (campus view) Aka “Wage Tracker Data Mart Module”; for research, local program review, policy audiences

Salary Surfer Measures latest 5 year running window of graduates median wages at: – 2 years before award date (previous employment) – 2 years after award date (roughly, starting salary) – 5 years after award date (roughly, journey salary)

Salary Surfer: Data Mart CCCCO “Data Mart” is public application designed for research audiences to build their own queries Results downloadable, expanded datasets

Wages by College by Program omes/College_Wage_Tracker.aspx omes/College_Wage_Tracker.aspx Measures median wages for 8 years of graduates at: – 3 years after award date

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Data Caveats EDDUI Data contains wages of occupations covered by CA Unemployment Insurance Excludes military, federal government, self- employed, out of state and unemployed No way of determining part time or full time wages. Hours worked not in the EDDUI data. Only students with SSNs counted.

Analysis Caveats Data reflects only the wage outcomes of award earners who remained in CA. Region/locale within CA significantly impacts wages. Wages are not necessarily from employment associated with a particular award discipline; no information on job or whether degree/job match.

Overall Wages Statewide median for wages 5 year after award: – $52,700 for Associate Degrees – $49,700 for Certificates. Of those that earned associate degrees: – ~50% had wages >$54,000 (equal to median income for CA residents with BA/BS as highest degree (2011 Census ACS). – ~25% had wages >$81,000 (higher than the median income for CA residents with MA/MS as highest degree ($72,000)). Median wages 5 years after award for students with: – Vocational associate degrees: $66,600 – Non-vocational associate degrees: $38,500

Rollout All modules in beta; will go live mid-June

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