1. Presented to the College Council February 14, 2008
De Anza College 2007 Community College Survey of Student Engagement Highlights
Presented to the College Council February 14, 2008
Prepared by Elena Litvinova
Institutional Research and Planning, De Anza College

2. Survey Sample
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) was administered in class during the Spring 2007 quarter.
Random sample of 57 class sections (sample selection was done by CCSSE staff).
Resulted in 1,172 of 2,057 valid survey responses from 48 sections, yielding a response rate of 57%.
CCSSE is the Community College Survey of Student Engagement
Administered at De Anza for the 1st time in Spring '07
As part of the SSPIRE Grant
Committed to doing it again in '09
1172 of 2057 (57%) students responded.
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

3. Class Sections Responding
The survey was administered to 57 class sections.
48 sections responded.
GE Courses: 669, 57%
Non-GE Courses: 503, 43%
ANTH001 36 3%
ANTH002 71 6%
ACCT001B 46 4%
ADMJ001 32
ESCI019 40
ECON001 45
REST051 33
PHTG020 15 1%
BIOL006B 23 2%
EWRT001A 43
ARTS012 14
CIS 014A 27
ICS 007 31
EWRT002 91 8%
READ201 22
HTEC064B 24
PHYS004A
HUMA010 87 7%
BIOL026 26
CD 064 37
FREN003
SPAN04 12
CD 010H
CD 053 20
MATH001A
MATH010 13
ELIT003 16
MATH114 17
POLI001 55 5%
POLI005
MUSI004C
MUSI10A
SPCH001 9
<1%
SPCH010
MUSI13A
NUTR062
NURS050 48
NURS082 30
NURS083
Out of 57 sections that the survey was issued to, 48 responded.
This is a breakdown of the class sections that took the survey.
Student headcount of GE compared to non-GE courses is considerably close at 57% for student in GE Courses.
Some of the larger sections include: Anthropology, Humanities, and English Writing 2.
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

4. ~ This table breaks down the survey student sample by:
-Gender
-Race/Ethnicity
-Age Group
-Enrollment status
~ International Students:
there's a difference of definition between the IPEDS and students identifying themselves as foreign national.
CCSSE staff said that this usually happens on larger campuses such as ours.
~ 59% age which is more than IPEDS's 43%
Consistent with 71% full time students.
So as you interpret the following results be aware that the majority of are likely to be transfer-oriented.
~~ 40% IPEDS part time. Closer to 33%
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

5. Selected Questions n= 905 Q11. I do not use... 37% Part-Time
22% Full-Time
SSPIRE Question
n= 905
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

6. Selected Questions
n= 898
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

7. Selected Questions
n= 885
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

8. Selected Questions
n= 865
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

9. Selected Questions
n= 866
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

10. Benchmark Report
This report highlights sections for which the De Anza College results score at least 0.2 below or above the mean of the 2007 CCSSE Cohort (525 colleges participating in 2005, 2006, or 2007).
“Benchmarks” are determined by clusters of questions pertaining to a survey emphasis.
Clusters of questions which we will look at specifically a bit later.

11. .2 -- statistical difference
We are below the mean for most
let's look at specific questions that drive these results
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

12. Active and Collaborative Learning
In your experiences at this college during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following?
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

13. Student Effort
In your experiences at this college during the current school year, about how often/much have you done/used each of the following?
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

14. Academic Challenge
In your experiences at this college during the current school year, about how often/much have you done/used each of the following?
How much does De Anza College emphasize the following?
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

15. Student-Faculty Interaction
In your experiences at De Anza during the current school year, about how often have you done each of the following?
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

16. Support for Learners
How much does De Anza College emphasize the following?
How often do you use each of the following services?
2007 CCSSE Highlights,

17. Questions? A detailed analysis is available upon request.
The CCSSE will be administered again in Spring 2009.
2007 CCSSE Highlights,