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Las Positas College Graduation Survey

Las Positas College Graduation Survey. Survey of LPC students at Graduation Ceremonies 2008. Las Positas Graduation Survey. Describe demographic variables and educational outcomes of LPC students attending Grad 2008 Compare graduation students to the general LPC population

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Las Positas College Graduation Survey

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  1. Las Positas College Graduation Survey Survey of LPC students at Graduation Ceremonies 2008

  2. Las Positas Graduation Survey • Describe demographic variables and educational outcomes of LPC students attending Grad 2008 • 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 2008 • 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 • 142 surveys returned • Gender • Male 32% (45% LPC S08) • Female 68% (55% LPC S08) • Age • 21 or younger 43% (45%) • 22-29 35% (23%) • 30-39 11% (12%) • 40+ 11% (19%)

  6. Results • Race/Ethnicity 2008 LPC 2008 • African American 5% (5%) • Asian/Pac Island 12% (12%) • Filipino 3% (4%) • Latino/Hispanic 15% (15%) • White 60% (53%) • Other 5% (12%)

  7. Awards • Major • Liberal Arts/ Gen’l Studies 90 73 • Undeclared 4 2 • Specific Major 26 26 • Awards 2008 2006 • Certificate 21 14 • AS 10 10 • AA 108 94

  8. Results • How long in years 2008 • Under 2 2% • 2-3 years 47% • 3-4 years 27% • 4+ years 23%

  9. Results • Did you attend every term? 2008 2006 • Attended every term 79% 72% • Skipped 1-3 terms 14% 13% • Skipped more than a year 7% 16% • Did you attend mostly FT or PT? 2008 2006 • Full-time 54% 50% • Part-time 26% 27% • Mix of FT and PT 20% 24%

  10. Results • How much paid work did you usually do? 2008 2006 • No paid work 11% 16% • Mostly part-time 60% 40% • Mostly full-time 30% 35% • Did you attend other colleges during this program? 2008 2006 • No 77% 70% • Yes, Chabot 11% 19% • Yes, other college 12% 19%

  11. Results • What is your overall GPA? 2008 All LPC • Below 2.0 0% (32%) • 2.0-2.49 9% (12%) • 2.5-2.9 18% (15%) • 3.0-3.49 64% (17%) • 3.5+ 10% (21%)

  12. Results • Are you: 20082006 • A parent 18% 26% • A single parent 9% 7% • Disabled 4% 6% • First to attend college 12% 11% • First to earn a college degree 26% 28%

  13. Results • Plans for Fall 2008 2006 • Work: I already have a job 37% 39% • Work: I’m looking for a job 11% 12% • Work at home caring for family 2% 4% • Transfer to a 4 yr college 45% 50% • Continue at LPC or another clg 32% 23% • Attend other training program 5% 3% • No specific plans 1% 3%

  14. Results • If working, are you planning to: 2008 2006 • Work in a new career 29% 21% • Work in a new job or advance in same career 41% 30% • Use knowledge in present career 31% 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, 2007 • Incoming Student Inventory 2005, 2007, 2008 • Graduation Survey 2006, 2008

  17. Self-Reported Skill Development Areas of Greatest Gains (Scale 1-5, Range 4.25-4.38) * Also highest in 2006

  18. Self-Reported Skill Development • 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 2.27-2.44) * Also highest in 2006

  20. Self Reported Skill Development Lowest Attribution (Scale 1-3, Range 2.00-2.09) * Also lowest in 2006

  21. Self-Reported Skill Development Areas of Lowest Gains (Scale 1-5, Range 4.25-4.38) * Also lowest in 2006

  22. Fun with Data • Look what we can do

  23. 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

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