2003 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) SVC Office of Institutional Research Dr. Maureen Pettitt, Director Ms. Leslie Croot, Analyst
Jan 06, 2016
2003 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
SVC Office of Institutional Research
Dr. Maureen Pettitt, Director
Ms. Leslie Croot, Analyst
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
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
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
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
A special A special THANKSTHANKSto the faculty who to the faculty who let us “borrow” their let us “borrow” their class time…class time…and the students!and the students!
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
Demographics
General Gender Ethnicity First Generation Primary Reason
for Attending Weekly
Activities
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
Gender
64.6%
52.6%
35.3%
47.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
SVC
CCSSE
Male
Female
Over-sampled male students by 8%
Ethnicity
Over-sampled Caucasian students by 4.5 %
83.3%
87.7%
16.7%
12.3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
SVC
CCSSEOf Color
White
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%
Reason for Attending (%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Primary Secondary
CertificateAssoc Degree4 Yr TransferObtain Job SkillsUpgrade Job SkillsSelf Improvement
Weekly Activities
Preparing for class
Working for pay off campus
Providing care for dependents
0 hrs 11-20 hrs 30 + hrs
SVC 1.63 NWC 1.48
SVC 2.44 NWC 2.28
SVC 2.17 NWC 2.60
Student Engagement/Effort
Most Frequent Activities
Least Frequent Activities
Student-Faculty Interaction
Academic Effort
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”
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”
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
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
Student-Faculty Interaction
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?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
never sometimes often very often
SVC NWC ALL
Student-Faculty Interaction 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?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
never sometimes often very often
SVC NWC ALL
Student-Faculty InteractionIn 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?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
never sometimes often very often
SVC NWC ALL
Student-Faculty InteractionIn 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?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
never sometimes often very often
SVC NWC ALL
Student-Faculty InteractionIn 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?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
never sometimes often very often
SVC NWC ALL
Academic Effort
In your experience at this college, about how often have you worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor’s standards or expectations?
7%
42%37%
14%
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Academic Effort
How much does this college encourage you to spend significant amounts of time studying?
2.4%18.3%
43.8%
35.5% Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
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)?
25.6%
29.0%
24.9%
11.9%7.7% 0.9%
None
1-5 hrs
6-10 hrs
11-20 hrs
21-30 hrs
30+ hrs
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
“How satisfied are you with the availability of classes you need to meet your educational goal?”
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Very Sat MostlySat
MostlyDissat
VeryDissat
SVC
NWC
“How satisfied are you with the quality of instruction at your college?”
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
Very Sat MostlySat
MostlyDissat
VeryDissat
SVC
NWC
“To what extent are you meeting your educational objectives?”
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Definitelymeeting
Partiallymeeting
Notmeeting
Too earlyto tell
SVC
NWC
“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)?”
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
Very
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fort
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Som
ew
hat
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able
Som
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hat
uncom
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Very
uncom
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able
SVC
NWC
“As a student at this college, how safe do you feel on campus?”
Percent responding “Very Safe”
0% 100%
199655%
1999 60%
2003 72%
Satisfaction with Student Services
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
AcAdvising
CareerCoun
Fin AidAdv
TransCred
Very Satisfied
SomewhatSatisfied
Satisfaction with Student Services
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Admissions Registration
Very Satisfed
Mostly Satisfied
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%
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?
Thanks for your attention …