1. 1 A ccountability R eporting for the C ommunity C olleges (ARCC) 2008 Presentation to Peralta Community College Board of Trustees Merritt College Office of Research and Planning Anika Toussant-Jackson Research and Planning Officer February 24, 2009

2. 2 ARCC INDICATORS Success Persistence Rate Challenge Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Vocational Courses Mixed Results Student Progress and Achievement Rate

3. 3 ARCC INDICATORS Other Indicators Not Described in Presentation Percent of Students Who Earned at Least 30 Units Improvement Rates for ESL & Credit Basic Skills Courses Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Basic Skills Courses

4. 4 PERSISTENCE RATE Percentage of first-time students with a minimum of six units earned in a Fall term and who returned and enrolled in the subsequent Fall term anywhere in the system

5. 5 PERSISTENCE RATE Persistence Rate Fall 03/ Fall 04 Fall 04/ Fall 05 Fall 05/ Fall 06 Merritt College62.7%62.5%64.3% College Peer Average- *Allan Hancock, Barstow, and West Los Angeles N/A 56.8%

6. 6 Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Vocational Courses CHALLENGE

7. 7 ANNUAL SUCCESSFUL COURSE COMPLETION RATE FOR CREDIT VOCATIONAL COURSES Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Vocational Courses 2004-052005-062006-07 Merritt College75.1%74.2%72.6% College Peer Average *Allan Hancock, Barstow, and West Los Angeles N/A 75.4%

8. 8 Student Achievement & Progress Rate MIXED RESULT

9. 9 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & PROGRESS RATE  A percentage of a cohort of first-time students with minimum of 12 units earned who attempted a degree/certificate/transfer threshold course within six years and who are shown to have achieved ANY of the following outcomes within six years of entry: Actual transfer to four-year institution Achieved “Transfer Directed” (student successfully completed both transfer-level Math AND English courses) Achieved “Transfer Prepared” (student successfully completed 60 UC/CSU transferable units w/ a GPA of 2.0 or higher Earned any AA/AS or Certificate (18 or more units)

10. 10 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & PROGRESS RATE Student Achievement & Progress Rate 1999-00 2004-05 2000-01 2005-06 2001-02 2006-07 Merritt College50%47.6%48.4% College Peer Average *Allan Hancock, Barstow, and West Los Angeles N/A 48.9%

11. 11 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & PROGRESS RATE Actual Transfer to University Transfer Directed (Successfully completed both transfer-level Math & English) Transfer Prepared (Successfully completed 60 UC/CSU transfer units GPA >= 2.0) AA/AS Certificate 2001-02 2006-07 31%22%16%13% ED Goal18%15%

12. 12 QUESTIONS