Current and Future Needs for California s Community Colleges

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1 Current and Future Needs for California s Community Colleges Presented by: Jim Fillpot Director, Institutional Research Chaffey College

2 Assessing Challenges That Face Community Colleges in the 21 st Century Study commissioned in Fall 2000 by Dr. Jerry Young, Chaffey College President/Superintendent Goals: Identify issues affecting CCC Systemic Issues Local College/District Issues ness in Key Institutional Areas Confidence in Institutional Data Success in Developing Resources Overall Institutional ness

3 Survey Dissemination Survey Disseminated in Winter 2001 All 107 Community Colleges Surveyed Mailed Scannable Survey ed Downloadable PDF File 479 Surveys Administered to: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Chief Instructional Officers (CIOs) Chief Business Officers (CBOs) Chief Student Services Officers (CSSOs) Chief Information Systems Officers (CISOs) Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) Other Senior Admin. Identified by College/District

4 Survey Respondents 139 Valid Survey Responses (29.0% Response Rate) 54 of the 72 CCC districts (75.0%) 67 of the 107 community colleges (62.6%) 18 of the 20 multi-campus district offices (90.0%) By Region: 40 of 57 in Southern Region (70.2%) 9 of 13 in Central Region (69.2%) 9 of 22 in Bay Area Region (40.9%) 9 of 15 in Northern Region (60.0%)

5 Valid Responses by Respondent s Title Title of Survey Respondent Chief Executive Officer Number of Valid Responses 49 Percent of Valid Responses 35.3 Chief Instructional Officer Chief Business Officer Chief Student Services Officer Chief Information System Officer Chief Human Resources Officer Other Administrator

6 Most Issues Facing CCC by Size of Responding Institution Importance of Issue Large Institutions Medium Institutions Small Institutions ALL INSTITUTIONS Most 2 nd Most Governance Issues (Local vs. State) Technology 3 rd Most Technology Technology Technology 4 th Most Student Preparation/ Basic Skills Accountability/ Student Outcomes Governance Issues (Local Vs. State) Governance Issues (Local Vs. State) 5 th Most Recruit & Retain Faculty and Staff/ Shared Govern. Recruit & Retain Faculty and Staff Staffing/ Student Preparation

7 Most Issues Facing CCC by Respondent s Title Importance of Issue Chief Executive Officer Chief Instructional Officer Chief Student Services Officer Chief Business Officer Other Admin. ALL RESPOND. Most 2 nd Most Governance Issues (Local vs. State) Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff Cumbersome/ Antiquated Educ. Code Governance Issues (Local vs. State) 3 rd Most Technology - Technology - Institutional Barriers to Student Success Technology - 4 th Most Accountability Student Preparation/ Basic Skills Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff Student Preparation/ Basic Skills Governance Issues (Local vs. State) 5 th Most Accountability/ Staffing/ Student Prep Technology - & Training Technology - Ed. Code/ Stud. Diversity/ Technology Staffing/ Student Preparation

8 Most Issues Facing CCC 80% of respondents identified funding as the most important issue facing CCC Facilities (25.9%): More important at small/medium institutions More important among CBOs Technology (23.7%): More important among CEOs and CIOs Governance Issues (23.0%): More important among CEOs at small and large institutions Local governance issues important at small institutions Systemic issues more important at large institutions Recruiting/Retaining Qualified Staff (15.8%): More important among CIOs at smaller institutions

9 Most College/District Needs by Size of Responding Institution Importance of Issue Large Institutions Medium Institutions Small Institutions ALL INSTITUTIONS Most 2 nd Most 3 rd Most Recruit & Retain Qualified Faculty and Staff Technology Recruit & Retain Qualified Faculty and Staff Recruit & Retain Qualified Faculty and Staff 4 th Most Technology Recruit & Retain Qualified Faculty and Staff Technology Technology 5 th Most Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making Compensation/ Growth/ Staff Development Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making

10 Most College/District Needs by Respondent s Title Importance of Issue Chief Executive Officer Chief Instructional Officer Chief Student Services Officer Chief Business Officer Other Admin. ALL RESPOND. Most 2 nd Most Technology - & Training Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff 3 rd Most Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff Achieve Growth Goals Recruit/Retain Qualified Faculty/Staff 4 th Most Technology - & Training Technology - & Training Student Preparation/ Basic Skills Technology - Technology - Technology - & Training 5 th Most Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making Institutional Barriers to Student Success Staff Diversity/ Staff Develop./ Dist. Educ. Staff Diversity/ Growth/ Planning Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making

11 Most College/District Needs (38.8%): Rated most important by all groups except CSSOs Facilities (36.7%): Ranked most important by CSSOs, especially at small and medium institutions Recruiting/Retaining Qualified Staff (26.6%): More important among CEOs and CIOs More important among small and large institutions Technology (17.3%): More important among CSSOs from medium institutions Planning/Better Information for Decision-Making (10.8%): More important among CEOs and CIOs from small and large institutions

12 Most Institutional Areas Institutional Areas Mean Response Development of a sexual harassment policy Including managers in the development of the institution s strategic/master plan Integrating computer assisted delivery systems in computer labs Vocational/occupational education 2.75 Assessing technology-related needs of faculty and staff = Very ; 1 =

13 Least Institutional Areas Institutional Areas Using a differentiated staffing model to meet student needs Producing performance outcome data to measure student learning Mean Response Developing and promoting Service Learning Providing a management personnel plan that explains management development Developing institutional outcome measures = Very ; 1 =

14 Confidence in Institutional Data Very Confident Confident Moderately Confident 16.7 Not Confident Confidence in Institutional Data Very Confident Confident Moderately Confident Not Confident Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

15 Success in Developing Resources Resource Development Areas Mean Response Grants 3.19 Partnerships 3.13 Contracts 3.02 Land Asset Management 2.88 Auxiliary Enterprises 2.85 Foundation 2.82 International Education Program = Very Successful; 1 = Very Unsuccessful

16 OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS Very 18.3 Somewhat Very Overall ness of College/District Very Somewhat effective Very Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

17 Other Findings of Interest Developing institutional outcome measures Producing performance outcome data to measure student learning Meeting learning outcome performance requirements of the accrediting commission Developing a college/district strategic plan Linking strategic planning to budgeting

18 Developing Institutional Outcome Measures Very Moderately 0.8 No Opinion Develop Institutional Outcome Measures Very Moderately effective No Opinion Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

19 Outcome Data to Measure Student Learning Very Moderately 3 No Opinion Student Learning Outcome Data Very Somewhat effective No Opinion Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

20 Learning Outcome Require. for Accreditation Very Somewhat No Opinion Learning Outcomes for Accreditation Very Somewhat effective No Opinion Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

21 Developing a College/District Strategic Plan Very Moderately 0 No Opinion Developing a Strategic Plan Very Somewhat effective No Opinion Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

22 Linking Strategic Planning to Budgeting Very Moderately No Opinion Linking Planning to Budgeting Very Somewhat effective No Opinion Number of Valid Responses Percent of Valid Responses

23 SO What are the implications for California Community Colleges?

24 Discussion and Reflection on Institutional Assessment Survey