1. The VFA Utilizing Your New AACC Membership Benefit  

2. Today’s Agenda Need Action Why and how the VFA was created
VFA Participation Model
Tier 1: AACC Member Benefit
Tier 2: Advanced Data Suite
Tour of the VFA
The Data Tool
Account Access
Data Collection
Exports

3. Why the VFA was developed
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability is the
first, national system of accountability specifically
for community colleges,
by community colleges

4. Objectives for the VFA:
Accountability and Institutional Assessment
Alignment
Burden
Reduction
Value-added metrics for accountability
National benchmarking for good practices
Opportunity to streamline reporting / relieve IR capacity
Ability to tell a better, more robust story
Better data to inform public policy and advocacy

5. New VFA Membership Model
accountability
New VFA Membership Model
Utility
Sign-ups are open. Visit the VFA website to join:

6. VFA Web Site: http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu

7. VFA Participant List

8. VFA Participant Profile [All Participants]

9. VFA Public PDF Reports [All Participants]

10. Reporting VFA Six Year Cohort Two Year Cohort CTE Cohort ABE Cohort
Cohorts
Reporting VFA
Measures
Six Year Cohort
Developmental Education Progress Measures
Two-Year Progress Measures
Six-Year Outcomes Measures
Two Year Cohort
Main
Credential Seeking
First Time
In College
VFA Metrics:
Student Progress & Outcomes:
Two Reporting Timeframes (Cohort Years):
Six Year Cohort: Developmental Education Progress & Six-Year Outcomes measures required; Two-Year Progress measures optional
Two Year Cohort: Two-Year Progress measures required; Developmental Education Progress measures optional [Six-Year Outcomes measures not applicable]
Three Cohort Types: Main Cohort, Credential Seeking Cohort, First Time in College Cohort
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
CTE Profile: required for all colleges with CTE
CTE Completer/Leaver Cohort: required to report all data college is able
Adult Basic Education (ABE): optionally reported
The measures gauge student progress and outcomes from pre-collegiate preparation (such as developmental education and Adult Basic Education), through progress to completion and transfer measures. They are also inclusive of workforce outcomes for career and technical education.
Career & Technical Education Measures
Adult Basic Education Measures
CTE Cohort
ABE Cohort

12. Data Landing page

14. VFA Exports: Excel & PDF [ALL PARTICIPANTS]

15. VFA Excel Export: Tabular Data on Your College
Export to Excel

16. Outcomes Dashboard: Developmental Education [TIER 2]

17. Outcomes Dashboard: Two-Year Progress [TIER 2]

18. Benchmarking Dashboard: Selectors [TIER 2]

19. Benchmarking Dashboard: Peer Colleges [TIER 2]

20. VFA Benchmarking Export [TIER 2]
Export to Excel

21. Additional Resources

22. Resources: VFA Data Help Center

23. Resources: VFA Webinars

24. Resources: VFA User Community

25. principle accountability system
year four
Reminders
Sign-ups are open
Data collection opens in March
Data due in August
Contact VFA at
principle accountability system