ALABAMA COLLEGE SYSTEM

1. ALABAMA COLLEGE SYSTEM Review of 2007 College Accountability Performance Profile (CAPP) JANUARY, 2008

2. Agenda • Performance Components in CAPP • Comparison of 2006 and 2007 CAPP Results for the Alabama College System (ACS) • Highlights from 2007 CAPP Results Among Colleges • Major Implications

3. Performance Component 1: Enrollment Management • Enrollment Trends • Trends in credit & noncredit enrollments • Educational Program Viability • Number and percent of programs that meet standards for average number of graduates/completers per year

4. PC 1: Enrollment Management

5. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 1 • Changes in Credit Enrollment • ACS enrollment decreased by 2.73% • Individual college credit enrollment changes ranged from -21.5% to +12.2% • Five colleges achieved increases greater than 5% with one achieving an increase of 12.2% • Fifteen colleges had decreases greater than 5% with twelve losing more than 10% and four losing more than 15% • Six colleges demonstrated stability in enrollment with changes of no more or less that 5%

6. PC 1: Enrollment Management

7. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 1 • Educational Program Viability • About 75% of educational programs in the ACS met the standards for viability • Colleges ranged from 50% to 100% in meeting this standard • 100% of programs at 2 colleges met viability standard • 80% or more of programs met viability criteria at 13 colleges • 9 colleges had 70% or less of their programs that met viability standards • Greater attention is needed on enrollment and completion rates in non-viable programs

8. Performance Component 2:Academic Transfer • Transfer student data derived from ACHE database • Two cohorts of students • 60+ sch earned at a specific cc • 24-59 sch earned at a specific cc • Minimum criterion of 10 students transferring to a state university for inclusion on CAPP

9. PC 2: Academic Transfer Programs

10. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 2 • Cohort Earning 60+ SCH’s at CC • 91.8% of cohort earned a GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer and 49.3% had 3.0+ • 13 of 22 colleges had over 90% of cohort earning GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer and 1 had 98.9% • 21 of 22 colleges had over 80% of cohort earning GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer • 9 of 22 colleges had over 50% of students earning GPA of 3.0 or better upon transfer

11. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 2 • Cohort Earning 24-59 SCH’s at CC • 88.4% of cohort earned a GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer and 42.1% had 3.0+ • 7 of 22 colleges had over 90% of cohort earning GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer • 20 of 22 colleges had over 80% of cohort earning GPA of 2.0 or better upon transfer • 5 of 22 colleges had over 50% of students earning GPA of 3.0 or better upon transfer

12. Performance Component 3:Career/Technical Programs • Indicators based on program graduates and completers from all of a college’s career/technical programs (excluding health professions) and focus on: • Pass rate on licensure exams • Placement rate of grads/completers • Satisfaction of employers

13. PC 3: Career and Technical Programs

14. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 3 • Licensure/Certification Exam Pass Rates • 92.8% of ACS students successfully completed examinations • Individual college pass rates ranged from 71.7% to 100% • 12 of 20 colleges achieved pass rates of 90% or higher with 6 colleges scoring 100% • 17 of 20 colleges achieved pass rates of 80% or higher

15. PC 3: Career and Technical Programs

16. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 3 • More than 6,100 completed Career or Technical Programs and over 73% are employed or continuing their education • Employment/Continuing Education rates ranged from 34% to 89% among colleges • 9 of 25 colleges had placement rates of 80% or higher • 15 of 25 colleges had placement rates of 70% or higher

17. Performance Component 4:Health Professions Programs • Pass rate of first-time examinees on licensure exams for each Health Profession program offered • Student graduation/retention by program • Percent of students admitted within past 4 years who have graduated or continue enrollment in the program

18. PC 4: Health Professions Programs

19. PC 4: Health Professions Programs

20. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 4 • Almost 3,500 students took first-time examinations and 2,984 passed for an overall pass rate of over 85% • Pass rates on professional exams for the ACS were • Associate degree in Nursing was 93.1% • LPN program was 87.8% • EMT/EMS was 77.8% • Other programs average was 80.6%

21. PC 4: Health Professions Programs

22. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 4 • Over 24,000 students admitted to Health Professions programs in past 4 years • Over 13,000 have graduated for a rate of 54.3% • Overall graduation/retention rate is 65.3% • Rates vary significantly among colleges and among different Health Professions Programs

23. Performance Component 5:Developmental Studies • Pass rate of course completers • Includes all developmental English, mathematics & reading courses • Pass rate in college credit courses • Includes only students who met necessary developmental prerequisite within previous three terms

24. PC 5: Developmental Studies

25. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 5 • Over 16,500 enrollments in Developmental Studies in Fall Semesters • Pass rates • Developmental English was 71.3% • Developmental Math was 60.3% • Developmental Reading was 64.2% • Wide variation in pass rates among colleges suggests inconsistent standards in courses

26. PC 5: Developmental Studies

27. Highlights for Performance Component 5 • Overall Pass Rate of Former Developmental Students in English 101 was 59.0% • Ranged from 36% to 94% • Only 4 of 22 colleges attained pass rates of 70% or higher • Overall Pass Rate of Former Developmental Students in Math 100/116 was 49.7% • For English, about 1 of 5 entering developmental students successfully completes college credit course: • For Math, the number is about 1 in 7.2

28. Performance Component 6: Learning Resources and Technology • Student and Faculty Satisfaction with Library Collections, Services, and Electronic Access (Satisfaction survey data available in each college CAPP) • Percent of SCH’s Produced through Electronic Delivery Modes

29. PC 6: LEARNING RESOURCES & TECHNOLOGY

30. Performance Component 7: Student Services • Student Satisfaction with the Quality of Programs, Services, and Activities (Survey data available in each college CAPP) • Trends in STARS Usage (Data available in each college CAPP)

31. Performance Component 8:Financial and Physical Resources • Percent of Operating Expenses Spent on Instruction and Student Services • Student Satisfaction with Classrooms, Laboratories, and Equipment • Student Satisfaction with Campus Safety, Appearance, and Maintenance (Satisfaction survey data available in each college CAPP)

32. PC 8: FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

33. 2007 CAPP Highlights for Performance Component 8 • Overall ACS Spent 70.0% Percent of Operating Expenses on Instruction and Student Services • Individual College Ratios Ranged from 60.7% to 76.8% • 13 of 25 colleges spent over 70% of their operating expenses on instruction and student services • 21 of 25 colleges spent over 2/3’s of their operating expenses on instruction and student services

34. Performance Component 9:Workforce Training and Adult Education • Trends in workforce development requests, clients, and participants • Data in on-line TBI/Business and Industry Services Activity Report • Workforce employer satisfaction • Data in on-line TBI/Business and Industry Services Activity Report

35. PC 9: WORKFORCE TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION

36. Performance Component 9:Workforce Training and Adult Education • Adult Education enrollment • Number obtaining GED • Number employed and/or entering postsecondary education • Overall grade in Adult Education

37. PC 9: WORKFORCE TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION

38. PC 9: WORKFORCE TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION

39. Performance Component 10:Significant Mission-Related Accomplishments • Each college reports its three most significant mission-related accomplishments in the 2006-07 academic year

40. Alabama College SystemSummary of CAPP Results • Strengths from 2007 CAPP Results • High success rate among academic transfer students with greater success among those earning 60+ SCH in community colleges • High pass rates on licensure exams in career/tech programs for most colleges • Good pass rates in health professions programs for most colleges • Priority of instruction and student services in budget expenditures across colleges

41. Alabama College SystemSummary of CAPP Results • Weaknesses from 2007 CAPP Results • Program viability remains low in some colleges • Low success rates for students in developmental studies • Low retention rates in some health professions programs in some colleges • Low graduation/completion and placement rates in some career/tech programs in some colleges

42. Priorities for CAPP in 2008 • Address Developmental Studies Across All Colleges • Increase Attention to Educational Program Viability Concerns • Consider Admissions Criteria and Retention in Some Health Professions Programs • Ensure Attention to CAPP Results in Each College’s Institutional Management Plan • Meet Projected Time Line for CAPP and Institutional Management Plan in 2008

43. 2007 CAPP Results QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION