A study funded by the CCC State Chancellors Office

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CTE Transfer Study
A study funded by the CCC State Chancellors
Office Office and by The James Irvine Foundation
Presenters Dr. Darla Cooper Eva Schiorring, MPP
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CTE Transfer Study

• Research Questions
• What is the status of CTE transfer?
• How is CTE transfer working?
• What can we do to increase and support CTE
  transfer?

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Presentation

• Why CTE Transfer Needs to Become a Statewide
  Priority
• The State of CTE Enrollment Transfer
• Factors Influencing CTE Transfer
• Preliminary findings on strategies supporting CTE
  transfer

Preliminary Findings Two-Four Year Transfer for
CTE Students 2009 www.rpgroup.org Dr.
Darla Cooper, Associate Director and Eva
Schiorring, Senior Researcher
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Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer
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• Projected shortages in supply of workers with
  baccalaureate preparation
• Demographic Trends
• Increased Need for/Value Placed on BA
• Fastest Growing Population Segment Lowest BA
  Attainment Rate

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Quiz
1. Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer

• Which jobs requiring BA are projected to generate
  the largest number of job openings between
  2006-2016?

Preliminary Findings Two-Four Year Transfer for
CTE Students 2009 www.rpgroup.org Dr.
Darla Cooper, Associate Director and Eva
Schiorring, Senior Researcher
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Occupations With Largest of Jobs Requiring BA
1. Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer
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Quiz
1. Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer

• Which jobs requiring BA are projected to grow the
  fastest between 2006-2016?

Preliminary Findings Two-Four Year Transfer for
CTE Students 2009 www.rpgroup.org Dr.
Darla Cooper, Associate Director and Eva
Schiorring, Senior Researcher
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Fastest Growing Occupations Requiring BA
1. Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer
Projected Growth 2006-2016
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Implication of Workforce Projections
1. Importance of CTE 2-4 Year Transfer

• Need to change the way we think about and act to
  support (or not support) CTE transfer
• CTE ? Certificate
• CTE ? Associate Degree
• CTE ? Lifelong Learning
• CTE ? Development of Targeted Job skills
• CTE also ? TRANSFER

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State of CTE Transfer
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• CTE Infrastructure
• Expansive
• 126 different CTE Programs
• 2,000 CTE Programs (across the 110 colleges)
• Expanding
• 220 CTE programs added between1997-98 and
  2007-08
• Deep in many high demand disciplines
• Foothill 63 transferable courses in Software
  Development (07/08)
• Antelope Valley 38 transferable courses in
  Digital Media (07/08)
• Yuba College 31 transferable courses in Child
  Care (07/08)

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More CTE Programs
2. State of CTE Transfer
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What is a CTE Student?
2. State of CTE Transfer

• Study definition of CTE Student
• Cluster of courses in CTE Program (12
  transferable units)
• AA/AS Degree or Certificate in CTE Program
• The Studys CTE Cohorts
• 6 CTE cohorts entering 1997-98 and 2002-03

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More Students, Fewer Concentrate
2. State of CTE Transfer
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More Students, Fewer Concentrate
2. State of CTE Transfer
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More Students, Fewer Concentrate
2. State of CTE Transfer
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Characteristics of CTE Cohort
2. State of CTE Transfer

• Largest Enrollment
• Child Development
• Administration of Justice
• Nursing

• Accounting
• Fire Technology

Highest Proportion of Enrollment by Ethnicity
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CTE Transfer Rate
2. State of CTE Transfer

• CTE Students (6 cohorts) 245,637
• CTE Transfer Students (6 cohorts) 50,390
• CTE Transfer Rate (6 cohorts) 20.5
• Students transferring within 6 years of
  enrollment
• All CTE students

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CTE Transfer by CTE Program
2. State of CTE Transfer

• Large Differences among Programs

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Characteristics of CTE Transfer Students
2. State of CTE Transfer

• Significant Differences by Ethnic Group

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CTE Transfer within CTE Program Across Colleges
2. State of CTE Transfer

• Large Differences among Colleges in High Demand
  Programs

ACCOUNTING (56)
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CTE Transfer within CTE Program Across Colleges
2. State of CTE Transfer
Large Differences among Colleges in High Demand
Programs
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (36)
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CTE Transfer within CTE Program Across Colleges
2. State of CTE Transfer
Large Differences among Colleges in High Demand
Programs
CHILD DEVELOPMENT (101)
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Transfer Destinations for CTE Students
2. State of CTE Transfer

• 66 to CSU system
• 13 to UC
• 13 to private in-state institutions
• 8 to out-of-state institutions
• Computer-related programs around 50 transfer
  rate to UC
• More transfers to Univ of Phoenix than to any one
  individual UC campus  

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Factors Influencing CTE Transfer
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• Surveys and Interviews with CTE Faculty,
  Counselors, and CTE Administrators
• Top Rated Factors Supporting CTE Transfer
• 2-year instructors help promote CTE transfer
• Regional transfer agreements
• Transfer culture at community college
• ASSIST
• Local outreach by 4-year colleges promoting CTE
  programs

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3. Factors Influencing CTE Transfer

• Factors Influencing
• CTE Transfer
• Surveys and Interviews with CTE Faculty,
  Counselors, CTE Administrators
• Top Rated Factors Compromising CTE Transfer
• Differences in transfer requirements at receiving
  colleges
• Differences btw Associate and transfer
  requirements
• Insufficient counseling
• Insufficient outreach by 4-year colleges

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Factors Influencing CTE Transfer
3. Factors Influencing CTE Transfer

• Surveys and Focus Groups with CTE Students
• Two Key Factors Supporting Transfer
• How do I do it?
• Accurate and timely technical information about
  transfer
• Yes you can!
• Support and encouragement from faculty,
  counselor, and/or peers

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Strategies Supporting CTE Transfer
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• Institutional Strategies
• Incorporation of transfer information into CTE
  courses
• Faculty, peer group, and counseling support
• Counselors assigned to CTE disciplines
• Transfer culture (transfer permeates all aspects
  of students college experience)

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4. Strategies Supporting CTE Transfer

• Inter-Segmental Strategies
• Bridge/connector courses
• Regional collaboration between 2 and 4 year
  institutions in targeted CTE disciplines
• University partnerships (Baccalaureate
  Partnership Program)
• Bachelors of Applied Studies
• Statewide transfer agreements

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4. Strategies Supporting CTE Transfer

• Strategies from Other States Studies
• Career Ladders (AS to BS in targeted CTE
  programs)
• Capstone Programs
• Community College Baccalaureate
• Transfer of a Block of Courses

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Next Steps for CTE Transfer Research
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• Programs with high transfer rates in high demand
  and emerging CTE disciplines
• Colleges with high CTE transfer rate across the
  board
• Two-four year institutions connected by high CTE
  transfer rates
• Four-year institutions awarding CTE BAs on CC
  campuses
• Effective strategies by receiving institutions
  (incl. privates)
• Applied Baccalaureate Degree (applicability in CA)

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Questions?
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CTE Web Page Contact Information

• CTE Transfer Study Web Page
• www.rpgroup.org/css/CTETransfer.html
• Darla Cooper
• dcooper_at_rpgroup.org
• Eva Schiorring
• eschiorring_at_rpgroup.org

Preliminary Findings Two-Four Year Transfer for
CTE Students 2009 www.rpgroup.org Dr.
Darla Cooper, Associate Director and Eva
Schiorring, Senior Researcher