MONITORING REPORT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Community College District Twelve
Centralia College
Title: Applied Baccalaureate Programs Type: END Policy Number: END-2.8
Date of Report: April 2015
I submit that the findings and data as reported constitute a reasonable interpretation of this policy requirement:
President
The Board of Trustees accept the findings and data as reported:
Chair, Board of Trustees
END 2
Centralia College shall provide to our greater community an ever-increasing number of educated people having the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviors to become lifelong learners and productive and responsible citizens more capable of realizing their highest human potential.
END-2.8
Centralia College shall increase access to the benefits of higher education by offering applied baccalaureate degrees that are responsive to need and accessible to students completing technical associate degrees. Program success will be based on post-graduation student employment, salary and advancement.
Findings
Centralia College is in compliance with END 2.8. Abstract
The data available provides evidence that Centralia College baccalaureate programs provide access to a broad-base of students with technical and academic associate degrees. Students accepted into the program are demonstrating the attainment of program outcomes, are being retained from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year demonstrating continual progression towards degree achievement. Retention rates and graduation rates exceed standards. The programs are demonstrating success through student progression to new employment, advancement, and/or acceptance into graduate programs.
Update on Action Item from 2013-2014:
There are no previous action items.
Data Sources:
Information in this report is based on data collected from the following sources: • State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
• Centralia College Office of Admissions and Records.
Definitions:
BAS-AM
Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management degree. Students can select a 2-year or a 3-year completion track. Students can enter the program with any associate’s degree.
BAS-DT
Bachelor of Applied Science in Diesel Technology degree. Students complete the program in 2-years. Students can enter the program with an associate degree in diesel technology or related field.
Program Outcomes
Measurable statements of skills and abilities that support employee success in related industries.
Underserved students
Students, typically low-income, in rural areas with limited availability to pursue bachelor’s degrees.
Access: Legislature’s Substitute House Bill 2655 approved community colleges to offer applied baccalaureate degree programs. The programs shall increase enrollments for underserved students in the CTC system, increase wages for graduates, and provide a higher education pathway for terminal technical degrees.
Indicator 1: Increased enrollments for underserved students.
Benchmark: Graduates from Centralia College’s associate degree programs qualify for, are competitive in, and gain entry to Centralia College’s BAS programs.
Table 1: Associate degree attainment of students entering BAS-AM.
The Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management program is providing a pathway for students with both technical degrees as well as broader AA degrees. Ninety percent of students entering the program obtained their two-year degree from Centralia College, with the largest percentage, 76%, of students holding AA degrees. Table 2: Associate degree attainment of students entering BAS-DT.
The Bachelor of Applied Science in Diesel Technology program is providing a pathway for students who have earned a two-year technical degree in diesel technology or a closely related field. One student completed an AA degree and later returned to a technical college and completed diesel technology courses although he did not complete his diesel degree he had enough understanding of and skills to enter and be competitive in the BAS-DT program. Eighty percent of students entering the program obtained their two-year degree from Centralia College. Based upon the data, Centralia College students with a two-year degree are gaining entry into BAS programs.
Indicator 2: Increased access to baccalaureate degrees for students with technical associate degrees.
Benchmark: Students from a broad cross-section of workforce and academic transfer are enrolled in BAS programs.
Table 3: Types of academic and technical degrees (BAS-AM)
Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Cohort 3
AA 20 13 14
Business DTA 3 1 1
Associate General
Studies 2 9 1
ATA Computer Science 1
AAS Business
Management 4 2
ATA Secretary Science 1
AA Degree Technical Degree Centralia College Graduate “Other” College Graduate Cohort 1 (2012) 25 1 22 4 Cohort 2 (2013) 23 8 29 2 Cohort 3 (2014) 16 12 24 4 AA Degree Technical Degree Centralia College Graduate “Other” College Graduate Cohort 1 (2014) 1 9 8 2
ATA Law Enforcement 1
ATA Electronics 1
AAS Energy Technology 1 2
AAS-T Accounting 1
ATA Accounting 5
AAS Paralegal 1
ATA Medical Office 1
Based upon the data, the number of students accepted into BAS programs from academic programs exceeds those from technical programs. However the data for the 2014 cohort demonstrates more balance in academic and technical degrees. BAS programs are providing a pathway for a broad cross-section of academic and workforce degrees.
Indicator 3: Graduates are obtaining new employment, advancement within current organization, increase in wages, and/or acceptance into graduate programs.
Benchmark: Eighteen months after graduation, 75% of Applied Baccalaureate Program graduates surveyed confirm that the program has made them a more valuable employee, led to promotional opportunities and/or supported job changes or were accepted into a graduate program.
Preliminary data: Eight months after graduation, nine graduates report advancement since graduation, eight graduates report no change to employment, five graduates did not respond. The table below indicates the responses received.
Table 4: Employment changes and acceptance to graduate programs Graduation year # of graduates # of responses No Change New employment Advancement at existing employer Acceptance into a graduate program 2014 22 17 8 3 3 3
Based upon the data, the preliminary findings are demonstrating graduates are obtaining new employment, advancements, and/or acceptance into graduate programs. However, a complete analysis of the benchmark will not be available until end of year 2015.
does not meet substantially meets meets exceeds
Program Outcome Attainment: Applied Baccalaureate Programs utilize community advisory boards to confirm, on an annual basis, that program outcomes accurately reflect current and anticipated needs of the industry positions the graduates are expected to fill. Individual course objectives are linked to program outcomes for assessment purposes. Table 5 provides an analysis of program outcome attainment for the BAS-AM program. The program has nine primary categories (listed below) with multiple measurable outcomes for each category. It is too early in the BAS-DT program to provide outcome attainment data.
Indicator: Attainment of program outcomes indicated by GPA.
Benchmark: Students will achieve 90% of program outcomes with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Table 5: Outcomes Achievement
Outcome Category Cohort 1 (at year one completion)
Cohort 1 (at year 2 completion)
Cohort 2 (at year 1 completion) Communications (5 outcomes) 3.7 3.7 3.9 Decision-Making (3 outcomes) 3.8 3.7 3.9
Diversity (6 outcomes)
3.8 3.7 4.0
Finance & Analysis (6 outcomes) 3.7 3.7 4.0 Global Perspectives (2 outcomes) 3.8 3.7 3.7 Leadership & Management (3 outcomes) 3.7 3.7 4.0
Legal Issues & Ethics (6 outcomes) 3.8 3.7 3.9 Operations Management (3 outcomes) 3.4 3.7 3.7 Strategic Management (6 outcomes) 3.8 3.8 3.9
Based upon the data, the GPA achievement of program outcomes exceeds the benchmark.
does not meet substantially meets meets exceeds
Retention: Table 6 provides an analysis of student retention quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year for two-year and three-year tracks for the BAS-AM program. Table 7 provides an analysis of student retention quarter-to-quarter and year-to year for the two-year BAS-DT program. Table 8 provides the on-time graduation rate for BAS-AM.
Indicator 1: The number/percentage of students progressing quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year toward earning a degree.
Benchmark: 80% of all students who enter Applied Baccalaureate programs will successfully progress from quarter-to-quarter.
Table 6: BAS-AM Retention Rates Cohort 1 (2-yr track) 23 enrolled Cohort 1 (3-yr track) 3 enrolled Cohort 2 (2-yr track) 27 enrolled Cohort 2 (3-yr track) 4 enrolled Cohort 3 (2-yr track) Cohort 3 (3-yr track) Fall 12 – Winter 13 100% 100% 96% 75% 100% 100% Winter 13 – Spring 13 100% 100% 96% 75% Spring 13 – Fall 13 100% 100% 92.5% 75% Fall 13 – Winter 14 100% 100% 92.5% 75% Winter 14 – Spring 14 100% 75%* Spring 14 – Fall 14 75%
Fall 14 – Winter 15
75%
Winter 15 – Spring 15
* One student switched from the 2-year track to the 3-year track winter quarter 2014 bringing total enrolled to 22 two-year students and four three-year students.
Table 7: BAS-DT Retention Rates
Cohort 1 (10 enrolled) Fall 14 – Winter 15 80%
Based upon the data, the retention of BAS-AM students exceeds the benchmark and the retention of BAS-DT students meets the benchmark.
Indicator 2: The number/percentage of students earning a degree.
Benchmark: Centralia College students will exceed the system average by three percent.
Table 8: BAS-AM Graduation Rates
On-time Graduation Date On-time Graduation Rate
Overall Graduation Rate
Cohort 1, two-year track June 2014 90.9% 95.4%
Cohort 1, three-year track
June 2015 Cohort 2, two-year track June 2015 Cohort 2, three-year
track
June 2016 Cohort 3, two-year track June 2016 Cohort 3, three-year
track
June 2017
Based upon the data, the graduation rate of BAS students exceeds the benchmark. .
does not meet substantially meets meets exceeds
Number Who Earned a Degree 2014 Cohort 2015 Cohort 2016 Cohort 2017 Cohort Centralia 21
Percentage Who Earned a Degree 2014 Cohort 2015 Cohort 2016 Cohort 2017 Cohort Centralia 95.4% State Average 90.83%
Action Item for 2014-2015:
Increase access to students through the creation of additional baccalaureate programs. Two new programs, for a total of four, will be approved by the close of 2015.
Change the benchmark for access to incorporate a numeric goal of technical degree participants.
Conclusion:
Centralia College baccalaureate programs provide access to students with two-year technical and academic degrees. Students are achieving program outcomes, which demonstrate necessary workplace skills, at a rate higher than the benchmark. Retention rates demonstrate advancement of students toward earning their degree and graduation rates that exceed the benchmark. Early student progression has been demonstrated by new job attainment, career advancement and acceptance into graduate programs within eight months of graduation.
Access
Centralia College students with a two-year degree are gaining entry into BAS programs
BAS programs are providing a pathway for a broad cross-section of academic and workforce degrees. Preliminary findings are demonstrating graduates are obtaining new employment, advancements, and/or acceptance into graduate programs. However, a complete analysis of the benchmark will not be available until end of year 2015.
does not meet substantially meets meets exceeds
Program Outcome Attainment
The GPA achievement of program outcomes exceeds the benchmark.
does not meet substantially meets meets exceeds
Retention
The retention of BAS-AM students exceeds the benchmark and the retention of BAS-DT students meets the benchmark.
The graduation rate of BAS students exceeds the benchmark.
