2003 Community College Survey of Student Engagement CCSSE

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2003 Community College Survey of Student
Engagement (CCSSE)

• SVC Office of Institutional Research
• Dr. Maureen Pettitt, Director
• Ms. Leslie Croot, Analyst

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Presentation Topics

• CCSSE
• Overview of Survey
• 2003 Administration
• Findings
• Demographics
• Student Engagement/Effort
• Student Satisfaction
• Findings Related to General Education
• from 2 3 p.m. today in this room

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CCSSE Overview

• Emphasis on student engagement and student
  learning (e.g., Astin, Tinto, Pace)
• Adapted from the National Survey of Student
  Engagement (NSSE)
• Funding from Lumina Foundation for Education and
  Pew Charitable Trusts
• Administered by Community College Leadership
  Program at UTA
• Pilot test in 2001 field test in 2002

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2003 CCSSE National Regional Surveys

• National
• 93 community colleges
• 65,300 usable surveys
• Northwest Consortium
• Six WA community colleges one in BC
• 3,480 usable surveys
• SBCTC paid UTA for the inclusion/analysis of 19
  additional questions, items agreed to by all six
  consortium colleges and SBCTC

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2003 CCSSE SVC Surveys

• Sample selected from spring class info sent to
  UTA (dept, enrolled, campus, days/time)
• ABE and ESL courses not included
• Survey administration arranged with faculty
  during May 2003
• Script read to students approximately 50 minutes
  allowed for survey completion
• Comparability between CCSSE and CCSEQ on many
  items

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A special THANKSto the faculty who let us
borrow their class timeand the students!
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2003 CCSSE SVC Surveys

• Surveyed 850 students in 60 classes at MV and WI
  campuses, plus small sample from So Whidbey Ctr
  San Juan Ctr
• Piloted a distance education version, but poor
  response rate not included in analysis
• 765 useable surveys included in the analysis,
  from students in on-ground courses

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Demographics

• General
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• First Generation
• Primary Reason for Attending
• Weekly Activities

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General Characteristics

• Most of the students surveyed were
• Attending full-time (81)
• Taking on-ground courses primarily (96)
• Taking courses during the day (87)
• Slightly over half were 22 years of age or
  younger
• Three-quarters started their college career at
  SVC
• Most (72) intended to re-enroll at the college
  in Summer or Fall 2003

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Gender
Over-sampled male students by 8
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Ethnicity
Over-sampled Caucasian students by 4.5
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First Generation

• Definition student has no college experience,
  and neither parent has earned a degree beyond a
  high school diploma
• National 32
• Northwest Consortium 25
• SVC 27

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Reason for Attending ()
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Weekly Activities
Working for pay off campus
Providing care for dependents
SVC 2.17 NWC 2.60
SVC 1.63 NWC 1.48
0 hrs
11-20 hrs
30 hrs
SVC 2.44 NWC 2.28
Preparing for class
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Student Engagement/Effort

• Most Frequent Activities
• Least Frequent Activities
• Student-Faculty Interaction
• Academic Effort

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Activities Most Frequent

• Worked on a paper or project that required
  integrating ideas or information from various
  sources 31.1
• Prepared two or more drafts of a paper before
  turning it in 29.5
• Asked questions in class or contributed to class
  discussions 27.1
• Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group,
  Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an
  assignment 24.0

20 or more reported doing this Very Often
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Activities Most Frequent

• Discussed ideas from your readings or classes
  with others outside of class (students, family
  members, co-workers, etc.) 23.5
• Worked with other students on projects during
  class 22.7
• Had serious conversations with students who
  differ from you in terms of their religious
  beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
  20.5

20 or more reported doing this Very Often
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Activities Least Frequent

• Participated in a community-based project as part
  of a regular course 67.5
• Worked with instructors on activities other than
  coursework 62.0
• Tutored or taught other students (paid or
  voluntary) 59.4
• Discussed ideas from your readings or classes
  with instructors outside of class 35.5

20 or more reported they had Never done this
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Activities Least Frequent

• Used an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group,
  Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete an
  assignment 23.3
• Come to class without completing readings or
  assignments 22.3
• Talked about career plans with an instructor or
  advisor 20.9
• Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor
  20.4

20 or more reported they had Never done this
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In your experience at this college during the
current school year, about how often have you
done each of the following Used email to
communicate with an instructor?
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In your experience at this college during the
current school year, about how often have you
done each of the following Discussed grades or
assignments with an instructor?
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In your experience at this college during the
current school year, about how often have you
done each of the following Talked about career
plans with a faculty member or advisor?

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In your experience at this college during the
current school year, about how often have you
done each of the following Discussed ideas from
your readings or classes withfaculty members
outside of class?
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In your experience at this college during the
current school year, about how often have you
done each of the following Worked with
instructors on activities other than coursework?
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Academic Effort
In your experience at this college, about how
often have you worked harder than you thought you
could to meet an instructors standards or
expectations?
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Academic Effort
How much does this college encourage you to spend
significant amounts of time studying?
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Academic Effort
About how many hours do you spend each week
preparing for class (studying, reading, writing,
rehearsing, doing homework, or other activities
related to your program)?
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Student Satisfaction

• Availability of Classes
• Quality of Instruction
• Meeting Educational Objectives
• Campus Climate
• Campus Safety
• Student Services
• Recommend to Friend or Family Member
• Rate Entire Educational Experience

Northwest Consortium Additional Questions
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How satisfied are you with the availability of
classes you need to meet your educational goal?
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How satisfied are you with the quality of
instruction at your college?
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To what extent are you meeting your educational
objectives?
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To what extent is your college a comfortable
environment for all students that is, an
environment free of harassment of any kind
(racial, sexual, or other harassment)?
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As a student at this college, how safe do you
feel on campus?
Percent responding Very Safe
1996 55
2003 72
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100
1999 60
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Satisfaction with Student Services
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Satisfaction with Student Services
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Overall Satisfaction Items

• Would you recommend this college to a friend or
  family member?
• National ? 95 said Yes they would
• NW Consortium ? 92
• SVC ? 94
• How would you evaluate your entire educational
  experience at this college?
• National ? 86 rated their experience Excellent
  or Good
• NW? 83
• SVC ? 84

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This is just the tip of the iceberg!

• This data gives us some insight into student
  perceptions and behaviors
• How can we use this to improve programs and/or
  services?
• What other data would help you with that effort?

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Thanks for your attention