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This study provides an overview of former Cabrillo Career Technical Education students, exploring their demographics, goals, post-college employment, wage gains, skills needed in the real world, benefits, and job and educational satisfaction.
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Pathways to Prosperity Former Cabrillo Career Technical Education Students in Real Life PRO (Craig Hayward, Natalia Córdoba-Velásquez)
Agenda I. Study Overview II. Demographics of Cabrillo’s CTE Students III. Top seven Findings • CTE Students’ Goals • Post College Employment • Wage gains • Completer/Leaver analysis • Skills needed in the real world • Benefits • Job and Educational satisfaction IV. Q&A Section V. Evaluation
Study Overview • Longitudinal Study (2000- 2008) 9 years of data • Independent Completer and Leaver surveys • Phone and Email data collection • Total 3128 cases 3091 (C or L). • 50% Overall effective response rate • Criteria to identify student as Completer or Leaver: Recreate CTE leaver pool each spring Survey these students Students earning credits over time. (No limit on time applied.) Assemble pool of students successfully having completed 10 (or more) units in a CTE Program Exclude students still attending last year. Exclude students still attending in spring. [uses Census data] Leavers Degree/Awards in CTE Programs Completers Exclude students who were surveyed previously. [svyed_2_date.xls]
Demographics Respondents
1. Goals of Students TOP FINDINGS • The majority of CTE students look for a vocational degree (53%) • Two out of ten are looking to renew job skills • Three out of ten are seeking to transfer
Main goal of studies by program TOP FINDINGS
Are former CTE students working in the area they trained for?
Average number of years working in the position at time of survey
3. Wage Gains TOP FINDINGS