ATE Evaluation Survey 2002 at a Glance

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ATE Evaluation Survey 2002 at a Glance

• ATE has over 200 active projects (i.e., projects
  and centers).
• 76 active ATE projects over one year old were
  surveyed100 responded.
• Survey was conducted by The Evaluation Center
  at Western Michigan University with funding from
  the National Science Foundation (Award No.
  9900698).

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Project-Based Programs Information

• 462 programs (76 at associate level)
• 489 participating institutions
• 32,775 students enrolled in at least one course
  in the last 12 months
• 48 projects conduct educational programs at the
  Associate Degree level
• 51 of 76 projects (67) reported conducting an
  educational program at one or more degree levels
  (secondary, associate, baccalaureate)

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Impact Data on Students in Associate Degree
Institutions 48 Projects
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Impact Data on Students in Secondary School
Programs 16 Projects
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Impact Data on Students in Four-Year
Institutions 6 Projects
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Project-Based Student Enrollments for Last 12
Months (n51 projects)

• 8,840 students enrolled (82 at associate level)
• Students Special Status Characteristics Across
  Three Degree Levels
• 24--Female
• 31--Minorities
• 1--Sought ADA Accommodations
• Based on each projects report of a single
  program at one location

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Enrolled Students Special Status Characteristics
at Associate Degree Institutions48 Projects

• Gender
• Females 26
• Males 74
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic or Latino 11
• American Indian or Alaska Native 1
• Asian 3
• Black or African American 11
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1
• Multiracial 2
• White Non Hispanic/Latino 42
• ADA Accommodations Sought 1
• Based on each projects report of a single
  program at one location and of total enrollment
  number.

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Overall Student Retention, Completion, and
Employment Rates

• Of 8,840 students enrolled, for the last 12
  months
• 79 were retained (remained enrolled).
• 16 completed their programs.
• Of those completing, 69 were employed as
  technicians.
• Based on each projects report of a single
  program at one location

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Enrollment, Retention, Completion in Associate
Degree Level Programs(n48)

• For the last 12 months
• Average enrollment was 173 students, total
  enrollment was 8,304 students.
• Average retention per program was 128 students
  (74), for a total of 6,144 students.
• Average program completion was 31 students (18),
  for total of 1,488 students.
• Based on each projects report of a single
  program at one location

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Materials Development

• 85 of projects (65 of 76) developed materials
  mainly to support their programs.
• 604 substantial materials were in draft stage.
• 1,037 were completed.
• Materials were used locally and/or elsewhere
  outside the projects, and some were commercially
  published.

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Professional Development

• 78 of projects (59 of 76) provided 931
  opportunities for 7,406 faculty and staff in the
  last 12 months.
• Most participants expressed satisfaction (e.g.,
  87 expressed this for workshops).
• Most participants indicated intent to use ideas
  learned (e.g., 72 indicated this for workshops).

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Collaboration

• 89 of projects (68 of 76) reported collaborative
  efforts with business/industry, public agencies,
  educational institutions, and other projects for
  multiple purposes and support (monetary
  in-kind).
• Business/Industryon average, projects
  collaborated with 16 separate organizations,
  involving 26 individuals from this sector.

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Collaboration-Leveraging Resources

• Received in the last 12 months from non-NSF
  sources
• 5.3 million in monetary support
• 5.4 million of in-kind support
• These 2 types of support contributed an
  additional 19 to the resources of the ATE program