1. Prepared for Instructional Services Updated 7/22/08
MSJC Success & Retention BSI Baseline Measures using FA’06 as Baseline and includes SP’07/FA’07/SP’08
Prepared for
Instructional Services
Updated 7/22/08
Compiled by MSJC R&D Dept.- C. Hawkins / IT MIS WO# XBRO.BSI

2. CCC Operational Definitions
Success rate = # of “A, B, C and CR” grades divided by (the # of all grades) “A, B, C, CR, D, F, NC, I and W” grades multiplied by 100
Retention rate = # of “A, B, C, CR, D, F, NC and I ” grades divided by (the # of all grades) “A, B, C, CR, D, F, NC, I and W” grades multiplied by 100
Persistence rate = # of students in a particular fall semester who were counted as a student the following fall semester, divided by the total # of students in the initial fall semester, multiplied by 100
Repetition rate = # of students who earned (a non-successful grade) “D, F, NC, I or W” who subsequently re-enrolled in the same course multiplied by 100
Development Educational = DEV = course section # < 100*
aka ‘below college level’ courses
1 FTES = 15 contact hr/wk x 17.5 wk/semester x 2 semesters = 525 contact hr
Source: Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student in California Community Colleges (CCC) - Assessment Tool for Best Practices in Basic Skills – p103
*MSJC definition of DEV MSJCD R&P Dept. XCJH

3. MSJC - DEV Courses Student Success & Retention
Retention Rate
Success Rate
Baseline
Baseline
Q5 & Q6
The DEV course success rate and retention rate are up slightly from the baseline of 58% and 80%, respectfully.
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report

4. MSJC - DEV Math Courses Retention Rate Success Rate
Baseline
Baseline
Q5a & Q6a
The DEV math course success rate is unchanged from the baseline of 52%.
Math DEV retention baseline is 77%.
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report

5. MSJC - DEV English Courses
Retention Rate
Success Rate
Baseline
Baseline
Q5a & Q6a
The DEV English course success rate is unchanged from the baseline of 60%.
Retention is down from the baseline of 80%.
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report

6. MSJC – Persistence Rate % of DEV students in Fall’06 semester who were counted as a student the following Fall’07 semester
Only ½ (52%) of students that enrolled in a DEV course in Fall ’06
enrolled the following Fall semester. Q8
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report

7. MSJC – DEV Course Sections % Taught by Full-Time FacultyQ9
Slightly less than ½ (48%) of DEV course sections are taught by full-time faculty.
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report

8. MSJC DEV English / Math / Reading Sections % Taught by Full-Time Faculty
Q9a 35 38 46 43 58 63 58 54 12 13 13 12
The % of English & reading sections taught by Full-Time-Faculty (F-T-F) have increased from the FA’06 baseline semester, while the % of F-T-F teaching math sections has declined.
Source: MSJC- IT MIS DataTel WO# XBRO.BSI.Report