1. BASIC SKILLS STUDENTS & CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CTE/BSI Collaborative

2. Areas of Focus  Early Childhood Education  CSIS  Computer Information Systems  Computer Science  Computer Software Development  Communication  Film Studies  Journalism  Radio & TV  Design Technology  Digital Media  Graphic Arts & Design

3. Outline of Data Reviewed  Awards – Degrees & Certificates  Time to Completion of Awards  Basic Skills Status

4. Awards – Degrees DeptProgram05-0606-0707-0808-0909-10 CommFilm Studies813102012 Journalism13334 Radio & TV97748 CSISComp Info Sys510656 Comp Science-- 3 Comp Soft Dev1214 54 Design TechDigital Media-- 10 Graphic Art & Des 2130131513 ECE 231622 30

5. Awards – Certificates DeptProgram05-0606-0707-0808-0909-10 CSISComp Info Sys62322 Comp Soft Dev21511 Design TechDigital Media-- 34 Graphic Art & Des 7353453632 ECE 59 674554

6. Time to Completion Calculation Term earned award – First term at SMC = #Terms to award completion Summer/winter terms are not included in the count

7. Time to Completion by Department

8. Time to Completion Follow-Up  On average, students are taking approximately 4 years or 8 semesters to complete their degrees and certificates;  The data reveal that there is no significant difference in time between degree completion and certificate completion, even if degrees require more units;  … Therefore, what percentage of students are earning degrees and certificate at the same time (within the same department)?

9. Time to Completion Follow-Up

10. Basic Skills Status  Placement results  Number of basic skills courses attempted  % completed English/ESL, math

11. Placement Results  Best placement score  Cohort: received award in 2009-10  Unduplicated student count by award type and department

12. Percentage Taking Placement Test: English/ESL Percentage of Students Who Took English/ESL Placement AA CohortCert Cohort Communicatio n 2373.9%NA CSIS1384.6%3*100% Design Tech2281.8%6266.1% ECE3073.3%5076.0% All Programs8877.3%11571.3%

13. Percentage Taking Placement Test: Math Percentage of Students Who Took Math Placement AA CohortCert Cohort Communicatio n 2382.6%NA CSIS1384.6%3*66.7% Design Tech2277.3%6262.9% ECE3086.7%5070.0% All Programs8883.0%11566.1%

14. Placement Results  Among students who took the placement, what percentage of students placed into basic skills?

15. Placement Results Findings  There is no difference in % of students who took the English/ESL placement exams by award type (AA vs. Certs)  Disproportionately more students who earned an AA took the math placement (83%) when compared with certificate earners (66%)  A larger percentage of certificate earners placed into basic skills when compared with AA earners

16. Average Number of Basic Skills Courses Attempted  Basic skills course was defined as any English or math course below transfer level or any ESL course below English 1/ESL 25 (including support courses)

17. Average Number of Basic Skills Courses Attempted  Although the placement data revealed that a larger proportion of certificate earners were placed into basic skills, AA earners were enrolled in more basic skills courses at SMC, on average.

18. Completion of English/ESL & Math  Completion was defined as earning an C/CR or better in ENGL 1 or AA-level math or higher  Examined certificate earners only because ENGL 1 and AA math are requirements for the AA

19. Completion of English/ESL & Math  A little more than one third of certificate earners had completed ENGL 1  Fewer students (about one quarter) who had earned a certificate completed an AA level math course or higher  The findings should be interpreted with the knowledge that some students earn a certificate and AA at the same time