Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...

Internal Scan: Profile of Students, Employees, and Service Area
Incoming Students: Placement Levels of Entering High School Graduates
Bakersfield College assesses incoming students in the areas of reading, English, and mathematics. In
fall 2010, the majority of entering high school graduates who took an assessment test placed into precollegiate
level English (69 percent) and mathematics (67 percent).
Placement Levels of Fall 2010 Entering High School Graduates
Reading Placement
Degree Applicable versus Pre-Collegiate
# Students % Placed
Degree Applicable Class (Levels 5-6) 1,516 58.9%
Pre-Collegiate Class (Levels 1-4) 1,060 41.1%
Total Tested
Class Level
2,576 100.0%
Level 6 - All Level 6 Courses 1108 40.4%
Level 5 - ACDV B50 Rec & Level 6 Courses 408 14.9%
Level 4 - ACDV B50 320 11.7%
Level 3 - ACDV B62 307 11.2%
Level 2 - ACDV B91 330 12.0%
Level 1 - Additional Testing Recommended 103 3.8%
Did not complete testing 168 6.1%
Total Entering High School School Graduates 2,744 100.0%
English Placement
Degree Applicable versus Pre-Collegiate
# Students % Placed
Degree Applicable Class (Level 6) 813 31.5%
Pre-Collegiate Class (Levels 2-5) 1,771 68.5%
Total Tested
Class Level
2,584 100.0%
Level 6 - English B1A 813 29.6%
Level 5 - English B50 or English B1 520 19.0%
Level 4 - English B60 185 6.7%
Level 3 - ACDV B68 921 33.6%
Level 2 - Additional Testing Recommended 145 5.3%
Did not complete testing 160 5.8%
Total Entering High School School Graduates 2,744 100.0%
Math Placement
# Students % Placed
Degree Applicable versus Pre-Collegiate
Degree Applicable Class (Levels 3-4; 6) 864 33.0%
Pre-Collegiate Class (Levels 0-2) 1,757 67.0%
Total Tested
Class Level
2,621 100.0%
Level 6 - Math B6A 121 4.4%
Level 4 - Math B1A 333 12.1%
Level 3 - Math BD 410 14.9%
Level 2 - Math BA 817 29.8%
Level 1 - Math B50 506 18.4%
Level 0 - ACDV B78 434 15.8%
Did not complete testing 123 4.5%
Total Entering High School School Graduates 2,744 100.0%
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