Institutional Effectiveness and the National Community College Benchmark Project

Dr. Glynis Daniels Dr. Ceil Connelly-Weida Lehigh Carbon Community College

Middle States Commission on Higher Education Annual Conference

December 2011, Washington DC

11,700 students AY 2010-2011:- 58% part-time - 62% female - 28% Non-white - Median Age: 23

About LCCC

NCCBP: National Community College Benchmark Project

Johnson County Community College, Kansas 2011 – 280 community colleges participated

34 Benchmarks Regional Demographics College Structure and Staffing Student Demographics Student Success Non-Credit and Workforce Training Finance http://www.nccbp.org

NCCBP: Standard Feedback Reports

National Percentiles State Percentiles Best Practices – lists colleges above 85th

percentile for each benchmark (by permission) Strengths Report – list of benchmarks for

which your college reaches 85th percentile or above

NEW – Online tool for creating peer comparisons using at least 5 institutions you name

NEW - Online tool for creating peer comparisons by specifying demographic criteria

PACCC:Pennsylvania Commission for Community

Colleges

Institutional Effectiveness: Finance

2006 (FY 2004-2005)

2007 (FY 2005-2006)

2008 (FY 2006-2007)

2009 (FY 2007-2008)

2010 (FY 2008-2009)

2011 (FY 2009-2010)

$-

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

$160

LCCCNCCBP 50th

Annual Assessment: Expenditures Per Credit HourGoal: To approach median

Institutional Effectiveness: Non Credit Instruction and Workforce

Development Non Credit Instruction:

• Headcount & Seatcount

• Market Penetration

Workforce

Development• Duplicated

Headcount• Companies Served• Total Costs• Total Revenues• Net Revenue• Net Revenue as %

of Total

Institutional Effectiveness: Workforce Development

2005 (FY 2004)

2006 (FY 2005)

2007 (FY 2006)

2008 (FY 2007

2009 (FY 2008)

2010 (FY 2009)

2011 (FY 2010)

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

LCCCNational 50th

Duplicated Headcount Goal : Approach 68th Percentile (77th FY2010)

Institutional Effectiveness: Workforce DevelopmentTotal Revenue

Goal: Approach 68th Percentile (81st in FY 2010)

2005 (FY

2004)

2006 (FY

2005)

2007 (FY

2006)

2008 (FY

2007

2009 (FY

2008)

2010 (FY

2009)

2011 (FY

2010)

$-

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

LCCCNational 50th

Institutional Effectiveness: Workforce DevelopmentTotal Costs

Goal: Approach 68th Percentile (72nd in FY 2010)

2005 (FY 2004)

2006 (FY 2005)

2007 (FY 2006)

2008 (FY 2007

2009 (FY 2008)

2010 (FY 2009)

2011 (FY 2010)

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

LCCCNational 50th

Institutional Effectiveness: Workforce DevelopmentNet Revenue

Goal: Approach 95th Percentile ( 91st in FY 2010)

2005 (FY 2004)

2006 (FY 2005)

2007 (FY 2006)

2008 (FY 2007

2009 (FY 2008)

2010 (FY 2009)

2011 (FY 2010)

$-

$100,000.0

$200,000.0

$300,000.0

$400,000.0

$500,000.0

$600,000.0

$700,000.0

LCCCNational 50th

Institutional Effectiveness: Credit Student Success

Cohort Retention Term Retention Course Retention Developmental Indicators College-Level Indicators

Best Practice: Make Definitions Prominent

Institutional Effectiveness: Cohort Retention & Success

Full- and Part-Time Entering Cohorts• 3-Year Graduation• 3-Year Transfer• 3-Year Graduation or Transfer

Cohort Success

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 0905

101520253035404550

Students Graduating or Transferring Within Three Years

First Time, Full-time Entering CohortsFall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Perc

ent

Gra

duat

ing

or T

rans

ferr

ing

Cohort Success

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Students Graduating or Transferring Within Three Years

First Time, Part-time Entering CohortsFall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Perc

ent

Gra

duat

ing

or T

rans

ferr

ing

Institutional Effectiveness: Term Retention

Fall Credit Students Who Enrolled Next Spring

Fall Credit Students Who Enrolled Next Fall

Term Retention

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

LCCC Credit Students Who Enrolled Next TermFall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Pers

iste

nce

Rat

e (P

erce

nt)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

10

20

30

40

50

60

LCCC Credit Students Who Enrolled Next FallFall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)Pe

rsis

tenc

e R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness: Course Retention

College-Level Course Retention Distance Course Retention Developmental Course Retention - Math Developmental Course Retention -

English Developmental Course Retention -

Reading

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 0950

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

LCCC College-Level Course Retention Rates Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 0950

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

LCCC Distance Education Course Retention Rates Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Intro to Psych Course Retention

Number Enrolled Completion Rate

Distance Schnecksville Distance Schnecksville

Spring 2008 92 412 75% 82%

Fall 2008 112 520 72% 82%

Spring 2009 88 408 68% 82%

Fall 2009 106 705 74% 89%

Spring 2010 100 488 89% 84%

Fall 2010 101 638 94% 88%

Number Enrolled Retention RateDistance Main Distance Main

Spring 2008 92 412 75% 82%Fall 2008 112 520 72% 82%Spring 2009 88 408 68% 82%Fall 2009 106 705 74% 89%Spring 2010 100 488 89% 84%Fall 2010 101 638 94% 88%

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 0950

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

LCCC Developmental Course Retention Rates - Math Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness: College Level Indicators

College-Level Course Retention (repeated)

College-Level Course Completer Success

Student Retention in Core Academic Skill Areas -English Composition I, English Composition II, Algebra, and Speech

Student Completer Success Rates in Core Academic Skill Areas -English Composition I, English Composition II, Algebra, and Speech

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

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100

LCCC College-Level Course Completer Success RatesFall 2003 through Fall 2009 (NCCBP Data)

Succ

ess

Rat

e (P

erce

nt)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

10

20

30

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80

90

100

LCCC Student Retention in Core Academic Skill Areas -English Composition I

Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 Cohorts (NCCBP Data)

Stud

ent

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

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20

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80

90

100

LCCC Student Retention in Core Academic Skill Areas -English Composition II

Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 Cohorts (NCCBP Data)

Stud

ent

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 08 Fall 090

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

LCCC Student Retention in Core Academic Skill Areas -Algebra

Fall 2003 through Fall 2009 Cohorts (NCCBP Data)

Stud

ent

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness: Developmental Indicators Developmental Course Retention –

Math, English, and Reading (repeated)

Developmental Student Retention in First College-Level Course –Math and Writing

Developmental Completer Success Rate in First College-Level Course –Math, and Writing

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 02 Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 080

20

40

60

80

100

120

LCCC Developmental Student Retention in First Col-lege-Level Course - Writing

Fall 2002 through Fall 2008 Cohorts (NCCBP Data)

Stud

ent

Ret

enti

on R

ate

(Per

cent

)

Institutional Effectiveness

Fall 02 Fall 03 Fall 04 Fall 05 Fall 06 Fall 07 Fall 080

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90

LCCC Developmental Completer Success Rates in First College-Level Course - Writing

Fall 2002 through Fall 2008 (NCCBP Data)

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Future Directions

QUESTIONS

Glynis Daniels, Ph. D., Associate Dean of Institutional Research gdaniels@lccc.edu 610.799.1936

Ceil Connelly-Weida, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Planning and Assessment cconnellyweida@lccc.edu 610.799.1630

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