The Voluntary Framework of Accountability

for community colleges, by community colleges

VFA Cohorts & Measures• Vaughn Alexander Hendriex, Project Coordinator, VFA

• Kent Phillippe, Associate Vice President of Research and Student Success

We will cover:

VFA Timeframes, Cohorts, and Measures

Student Progress & Outcomes

Career & Technical Education

Adult Basic Education

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VFA Reporting Timeframes and Cohorts Overview

Six Year Cohort(Fall Students 2012)

Two Year Cohort(Fall Students 2016)

Student Progress & Outcomes

Career & Technical Education

Adult Basic Education

CTE ProfileCTE

Completer/Leaver Cohort

ABE Cohort

* Reported separately for credit & non-credit

One Year Cohort(Fall Students 2017)

VFA will report outcomes for three Reporting Timeframes:

• Six Year Cohort: students who entered the college six years ago (2012)

• Two Year Cohort: students who entered the college two years ago (2016)

• One Year Cohort: students who entered the college one year ago (2017)

Each of these cohort years are broken into three Cohort Types:

• Main Cohort: fall entering, first time at the reporting institution; all students

• Credential Seeking: of the main cohort, students that completed 12 credits by the end of year two

• First Time in College: of the main cohort, degree seeking & first-time at any post-secondary institution

All three cohort types are disaggregated by:

• Race/Ethnicity; Gender; Age; College Ready/Not College Ready; Full-time/Part-time;

Awarded/Not Awarded Pell Grant

Student Progress & Outcomes: Cohorts

[CTE and ABE are separate cohorts]

Credit momentum KPIs:

Earned 6+ college credits in 1st term

Earned 12+ college credits in 1st term

Earned 15+ college credits in year 1

Earned 24+ college credits in year 1

Earned 30+ college credits in year 1

Gateway math and English completion KPIs:

Completed college math in year 1

Completed college English in year 1

Completed both college math and English in year 1

Persistence KPIs:

Persisted from term 1 to term 2

College course completion KPI:

College-level course completion rate in students’ first academic year

Early Indicators / KPIs

Developmental Education Progress Measures

Determining Developmental Need

By referral

Based on testing or institutional practice, students are referred to

developmental education or remedial education course.

By course-taking behavior

Based on student behavior, students enroll in at least one developmental

education or remedial education course within the reporting timeframe.

By a combination of placement/referral and course-taking

behavior

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

Developmental Education Progress Measures

Developmental Subjects: Math, English, Reading

Distribution of Need (Development Need by Subject)

Students referred to 1, 2, or 3 levels below college-level in subject

Of the students with a developmental need, those that:

Attempted Any Developmental Education*

Students who attempted a developmental education course in subject referred

Became College Ready in Dev Subject

Students who successfully completed highest level developmental education

course in subject

Completed College-Level Course

Students who successfully completed any college-level course in math or

English

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

* updated

Student Progress & Outcomes: Referred to Dev Ed

Referred Count is reported based on selected Referral Method

ReferralReferred = Dev Need

Course-taking behaviorReferred = Null

CombinationReferred ≤ Dev Need

Developmental Education Progress Measures

Any Developmental: math, English, reading or any

combination of these subjects

Enrolled in Any Developmental Course*

Students who enrolled in at least one developmental education course to

which they were referred

Became College Ready in All Developmental Subjects

Students who successfully completed all developmental education and are

college ready in all subjects in which they had a need

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

Progress & Attainment at the end of Two Years

No Success in First Term

Students who failed to successfully complete at least one credit in first term

Retention: Fall to Next Term

Students who were retained from fall to their next full academic term or completed a formal award

Successful Completion of Credits

Successful completion rate of all credits attempted by cohort after first term & after two years

Reach Credit Threshold

Students who reached credit thresholds (24=part-time; 42=full-time) by end of two years

Two-Year Persistence/Attainment Outcomes

Snapshot of student outcomes after two years:

Completed certificate or degree

Transferred to a 2-year or 4-year institution

Still enrolled at initial institution

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

Successful Completion

For credits to count as “successfully” completed, a student

must earn at least a “C-”(or a “passing” grade for courses

without letter grades) and, according to institutional practices,

be considered to have passed the course.

• If, based on institutional practice, a grade of “C-” cannot be applied

toward earning a credential, the course should not be counted as

successfully completed.

• All credits included in the metrics that use “successfully completed”

must be taken at your institution.

• During Set-up Data Input college will indicate what letter grade their

college considers “successful completion”.

Student Outcomes at the end of Six Years

Bachelor’s Degree: reporting college awarded bachelor’s degree

Associate Degree: reporting college awarded associate degree

Transfer after receipt of degree

No Transfer after receipt of degree

Certificate: reporting college awarded a formal award (certificate)

Transfer after receipt of award

No Transfer after receipt of award

Transfer: transferred to another post-secondary institution

Still Enrolled: still enrolled during the sixth academic year

Left, No Award: not enrolled during the sixth academic year

earned ≥ 30 college-level credits at reporting institution

earned < 30 college-level credits at reporting institution

Student Progress & Outcomes: Measures

Student Progress & Outcomes: Six-Year Outcomes

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Six Year Cohort(Fall Students 2010)

Two Year Cohort(Fall Students 2014)

Student Progress & Outcomes

Career & Technical Education

Adult Basic Education

CTE ProfileCTE

Completer/Leaver Cohort

ABE Cohort

* Reported separately for credit & non-credit

CTE Profile: contextual information on CTE activities at your college

Credit CTE

Change in Credit Enrollment (unduplicated headcount)

Change in Credit Completions

Bachelor’s Degree

Associates Degree

Certificate (1 year or more)

Certificate (less than 1 year)

Non-Credit CTE

Change in Non-Credit Enrollment (duplicated seat count)

Change in Non-Credit Completions

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Profile

CTE Completer/Leaver Cohort

Credit Cohort

Students who achieved a credit CTE award or left the institution

with 7 credit hours or more in CTE

The credit cohort is disaggregated by type of award:

Awarded Associate Degree in CTE

Completed Certificate in CTE

Left with No Award

Non-Credit Cohort

Students who completed a non-credit CTE program or left the

institution with 180 contact hours or more in CTE

Career & Technical Education (CTE): Cohort

CTE MeasuresOutcomes that examine what happens upon leaving the institution

Students with Prior Awards

Earned bachelor’s degree prior to entering into CTE program

Earned associate degree prior to entering into CTE program

Licensure Exam Passing Rate

Industry-Recognized Credentials

Median Wage Growth of CTE students

Median wages of students prior and post CTE experience

Education & Earnings Outcomes

Students enrolled in education or employed with a wage

Non-Credit Students Transitioning to Credit

Career & Technical Education (CTE): Measures

Career & Technical Education (CTE): Education & Earnings

Adult Basic Education (ABE)

Six Year Cohort(Fall Students 2010)

Two Year Cohort(Fall Students 2014)

Student Progress & Outcomes

Career & Technical Education

Adult Basic Education

CTE ProfileCTE

Completer/Leaver Cohort

ABE Cohort

* Reported separately for credit & non-credit

Adult Basic Education Cohort

Students enrolled in Adult Basic Education (ABE) or high school equivalency

courses offered by your institution during the cohort year

Cohort is disaggregated:

Race / Ethnicity; Age; Gender

Adult Basic Education Measures

Outcomes that examine what happens upon leaving the institution

Students who Completed ABE

Of the students that completed ABE

Students who Enrolled in More Education post ABE

Students who Gained Employment post ABE

Adult Basic Education (ABE): Cohort & Measures

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