Las Positas College Graduation Survey

1. Las Positas College Graduation Survey Survey of LPC students at Graduation Ceremonies 2006

2. Las Positas Graduation Survey • Describe demographic variables and educational outcomes of LPC students attending Grad 2006 • Compare graduation students to the general LPC population • State the limitations of this survey and interpret results within the confines of these limitations • Connect gains in student knowledge, abilities, attitudes with Core Competencies

3. Methodology • Pen and paper survey • Students attending graduation May 2006 • Given to students when registering • Voluntary • $50 raffle prize

4. Limitations • Not a random sample • Not generalizable to all graduates • Not generalizable to all LPC students • Self report • Snapshot of a very specific cohort of students

5. Results • 119 surveys returned • Gender • Male 33% (45% LPC S06) • Female 67% (55% LPC S06) • Age • 21 or younger 36% (44%) • 22-29 22% (21%) • 30-39 20% (13%) • 40+ 22% (22%)

6. Results • Race/Ethnicity • African American 3% ( 4%) • Asian/Pac Island 5% (10%) • Filipino 3% ( 3%) • Latino/Hispanic 17% (14%) • White 60% (59%) • Other 8% (10%)

7. Awards • Major • Liberal Arts/General Studies 73 • Undeclared 2 • Specific Major 26 • Awards • Certificate 14 • AS 10 • AA 94

8. Results • How long in years? • Under 2 11% • 2 years 19% • 2-3 years 21% • 3.5-4 years 21% • 4.5+ years 28%

9. Results • Did you attend every term? • Attended every term 72% • Skipped 1-3 terms 13% • Skipped more than a year 16% • Did you attend mostly FT or PT? • Full-time 50% • Part-time 27% • Mix of FT and PT 24%

10. Results • How much paid work did you usually do? • No paid work 16% • Mostly part-time 40% • Mostly full-time 35% • Did you attend other colleges during this program? • No 70% • Yes, Chabot 19% • Yes, other college 19%

11. Results • What is your overall GPA? • Below 2.0 0% (32%) • 2.0-2.49 10% (12%) • 2.5-2.9 5% (15%) • 3.0-3.49 40% (18%) • 3.5+ 45% (23%)

12. Results • Are you: • A parent 26% • A single parent 7% • Disabled 6% • First to attend college 11% • First to earn a college degree 28%

13. Results • Plans for Fall • Work: I already have a job 39% • Work: I’m looking for a job 12% • Work at home caring for family 4% • Transfer to a 4 yr college 50% • Continue at LPC or another clg 23% • Attend other training program 3% • No specific plans 3%

14. Results • If working, are you planning to: • Work in a new career 21% • Work in a new job or advance in same career 30% • Use knowledge in present career 49%

15. Self-Reported Skill Development • Compared to when you first entered LPC, how would you describe yourself now in the following knowledge, skills, abilities? • Asked to self-rate 34 academic and affective areas • 5 point scale • Much Weaker Much Stronger • Modeled on a Q from national survey

16. Self-Reported Skill Development • Refer to handout for detailed frequencies and averages • Q has been asked on many LPC Surveys • Student Satisfaction Surveys 2001, 2003, 2005 • Incoming Student Inventory 2005 • Graduation Survey 2006

17. Self-Reported Skill Development Areas of Greatest Gains (Scale 1-5, Range 3.94-4.30)

18. Self-Reported Skill Development • New to Graduation Survey: Attribution • How much of that change is due to your experiences at LPC such as courses, student services, extra-curricular activities? • 3 point scale • Not at all Somewhat Very much

19. Self Reported Skill Development Highest Attribution (Scale 1-3, range 2.03-2.52)

20. Self Reported Skill Development Lowest Attribution (Scale 1-3, Range 2.02-2.52)

21. Fun with Data • Look what we can do

22. Fun with Core Competencies • Each of the 34 skills connect to one of the College Core Competencies • Reading Skills Communication • Discovering my own potential Respect and Responsibility • Groupings can be reshuffled as needed • Part of the “evidence” of student learning • Does not replace class/program level assessment of learning