1. Noncredit THE EDUCATIONAL GATEWAY Leslie Smith
Dean, Governmental Relations
City College of San Francisco
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2. Introduction Policy Issues
Education, Jobs, Income
Overview of Noncredit in the California community colleges
Who, What, Where, How
Research Findings
Importance of Noncredit as a feeder
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4. Education is the path out of poverty
58% of U.S. adults aged 25 to 64 don’t have a college degree
Only 18% of above have some college
70% of jobs all existing jobs require some form of post-secondary education
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Source: Low Income Adults in Profile. ACE: 2004.

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6. Undereducated and Underemployed
40% of low-income working families in California are headed by an adult lacking a HS diploma.
A two wage-earner family with some college can earn an additional $1.3 million over the course of their working life with some college.
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Source: Working Hard, Falling Short. California Budget Project: 2005.

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Source: Strategic Education Services

8. Barriers to becoming educated
Lack of preparation
29% have not finished high school
Only 24% fully college ready
Lack of financial resources
Fees increasing dramatically
Financial aid not structured for older/returning students
Lack of information
About programs and aid
Rationing of educational opportunities
Other
Personal – childcare, time, esteem, etc.
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9. OVERVIEW OF NONCREDIT
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10. What is Noncredit/Adult Education?
Noncredit/Adult Education provides educational opportunities that address the unique needs of over 2 million California adults each year.
42% or nearly 850,000 are served in the community colleges noncredit programs.
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11. INSTRUCTION What are they studying?
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12. English as a Second Language
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13. 23% of noncredit students are immigrants Over 300,000 students are served in ESL programs
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14. Citizenship
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15. Over 11,000 students take citizenship courses
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16. Training for a job
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17. Over 300,000 students enroll in vocational training programs
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18. Beginning a Career Ladder
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19. 17% of all community college students are enrolled in only in noncredit courses Another 12% are enrolled in both credit and noncredit
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20. Basic Skills
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21. 35% of all noncredit students are enrolled in basic skills courses This translates to over 625,000 Californians
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22. Parenting
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23. Slightly less than 25,000 adults are learning to become better parents.
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24. Giving seniors new skills
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25. Nearly 300,000 senior citizens are benefiting from our older adults programs
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26. How to deal with a disability
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27. Nearly 65,000 students are served in our disabled students programs.
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28. Local Requirements
All new courses must be approved by the local district governing board and curriculum committee.
Appropriate resource materials, teaching methods, standards of attendance, and achievement for the enrolled student must be used.
Courses must be conducted in accordance with a course outline and/or curriculum guide in official college files.
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29. State Chancellor’s Office
Noncredit courses must be approved by Chancellor’s Office prior to offering.
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30. Types of Courses Not Approvable for State Funding
Services/counseling
Games, sports, dancing
Foreign languages
Work experience, internships, etc. (courses must be under direct supervision of instructor)
Activities (courses must have instruction)
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31. INSTRUCTION Where is it offered?
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32. Downtown close to where people work
1. Location
2. Built for noncredit, credit, CSU
3. Programs - Interdisciplinary
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33. In the communities where people live
1. Serve all of San Francisco
2. Most disadvantaged
3. Needs of students
4. Unified building - lease is up
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34. On the college campus
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35. INSTRUCTION Who are the students?
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36. Men and Women 1. All students - Evans Campus -
2. CalWorks and Economic Development
2. Gender equity issues
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37. 61% of noncredit students are female 56% of credit are female
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38. All ages
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39. 30% of all noncredit students are between the ages of 18 to % of all noncredit students are 65 or older
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40. All Communities 1. Overcrowded and underfunded
2. Unified Building- Lease is up.
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41. 53% are students of color--31% are Latino 47% of credit students are of color
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42. What do colleges provide to make programs successful?
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43. Well qualified teachers
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44. Minimum Qualifications
Courses must be taught by qualified instructors meeting minimum qualifications as defined in law
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45. Admissions and Enrollment
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46. Orientation
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47. Counseling and Financial Aid
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48. Assessment
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49. Placement
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50. Student Records
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51. Up-to-date technology
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52. Learning Resources
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53. Language Labs
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54. Where is the Bookstore?
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55. In the closet
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56. FUNDING
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57. Base Apportionment
Currently, noncredit is offered on a positive attendance basis.
525 hours of attendance equals one Full-Time Equivalent Student
About $3 per hour for noncredit instructional activities, including student and instructional support
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58. Categorical funds Overcap basic skills funding
Extra money for student support—about $14 per full-time student
Capital Outlay process applies includes noncredit students
Other categoricals apply
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59. FINDINGS
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60. IMPACT OF NONCREDIT PROGRAMS ON CREDIT STUDENTS
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68. STUDENT SUCCESS AT SAN FRANCISCO
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69. Student Unit Load ABOUT THE SAME
Noncredit students enrolled in an average of 6.4 units (after drops) their first semester of credit
All first semester students units
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70. GPA ABOUT THE SAME The average GPA for all new students is 2.7
For noncredit students moving completely to credit
For students concurrently enrolling in both credit and noncredit
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71. Successful Course Completion
STUDENTS FROM NONCREDIT DO SLIGHTLY BETTER
The percent of successful course completion for all new students -- 62%
For noncredit student moving to credit -- 64%
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72. Retention
STUDENTS COMING FROM NONCREDIT ARE RETAINED AT A HIGHER PERCENT
59% of all new students re-enrolled the next semester-- 83% of those who took >8 units
60% of concurrently enrolled -- 78% of those with >8 units
68% of those who moved to credit % of those with >8 units
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73. Enrollment and Attendance
Students who had more hours of attendance in their prior noncredit semester did better in the percentage of units passed in their credit courses.
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74. More than just ESL and Basic Skills
Noncredit students enrolled in multiple noncredit programs had more attendance hours than those enrolled in a single program.
This is especially true for ESL students
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75. However
In their first semester in credit, it may be better for some students to limit their credit enrollment to disciplines they are most familiar with.
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76. ESL Placement
STUDENTS COMING FROM NONCREDIT PLACE AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL
Approximately 63% of noncredit ESL students placed in degree applicable ESL courses
Nearly three-quarters of all new to credit ESL students did the same
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77. English Level STUDENTS COMING FROM NONCREDIT PLACE AT A LOWER LEVEL
54% of the students concurrently enrolled in credit and noncredit courses placed at the CSU/UC level of English
41% of the students who completely moved from noncredit to credit did the same
58% of all new to credit placed at CSU/UC level of English
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78. Math Level STUDENTS COMING FROM NONCREDIT PLACED THE SAME
noncredit students who completely moved to credit performed the same as all new to credit students 51% placed in basic skills math
58% of concurrently enrolled students placed in basic skills mat
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79. CONCLUSIONS
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80. GATEWAY
Noncredit provides an important gateway to credit programs and degrees
Noncredit helps students succeed in postsecondary course work
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81. PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
Noncredit provides pathways for adults who have failed in high school, need a second chance, are new to this country, need retraining, are reentering the workforce, are older, disabled, or poor.
Is California going to do a better job at educating its workforce to both help the individual and their family and to create a more vibrant, competitive economy?
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82. PROBLEMS
Noncredit funding has created an barrier for many community colleges to offer these courses and serve this population.
How are these adults going to access a college education if the gateway courses are not available?
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83. FINAL THOUGHTS
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84. Students work hard
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85. To build their own life
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86. And a future with hope
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87. PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ADULTS
NONCREDIT
PROVIDING A GATEWAY TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ADULTS
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