Fred, How do We Compare With Other Community Colleges?
Fred, How do We Compare With Other Community Colleges?
Fred, How do We Compare With Other Community Colleges?
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<strong>Fred</strong>, <strong>How</strong> <strong>do</strong> <strong>We</strong> <strong>Compare</strong><strong>With</strong> <strong>Other</strong> <strong>Community</strong><strong>Colleges</strong>?Trying to Use Benchmarks inSane Ways<strong>Fred</strong> Lillibridge, PhDCampus Institutional Effectiveness andPlanning OfficerDoña Ana <strong>Community</strong> College
My goals for this session►Show examples for benchmarking►Show ways to use comparative data►Show how a smaller IR office uses baselinedata and trend data►Discuss tools for getting benchmark data
Cautionary Note►There are no recorded instances of anyoneactually dying as a result of viewing toomany PowerPoint slides!►I’ll go fast►CD will be available for your use.
Benchmark Data andTools
IPEDS Peer Analysis Tool
IPEDS Peer AnalysisConcerns►Data Quality can be a problem►Seems to be a lag in data correctionsBut … it’s pretty cool!
Retention Rate►Our Fall 03 to Fall 04 Retention Rate forFull-Time Students was 63%►The Highest in New Mexico►4 th Highest among our HED PeersSource: IPEDS Peer Analysis Tool
Retention Rate - Updated►Our Fall 04 to Fall 05 Retention Rate forFull-Time Students was 63% 59%►The Third Highest in New Mexico►4 th 5 th Highest among our HED PeersSource: IPEDS Peer Analysis Tool
Retention Rate - Updated►Our Fall 07 to Fall 08 Retention Rate forFull-Time Students was 63% 59% 65%►The Highest in New Mexico►4 th 5 th 1 st Highest among our HED PeersSource: IPEDS Peer Analysis Tool
IPEDS Peer Analysis►Select certain data points and present on anExcel Worksheet►Peer Ranking Report June 2006.xls►DACC 2006 Common ExternalBenchmark.<strong>do</strong>c►IPEDS Graduate Rate 2008.xls►Graduation Rate Survey 2007.xls
National SurveysUsed at DACC
Faces of the Future►Joint effort of AACC and ACT►Excellent Value►Done in the fall►<strong>Colleges</strong> determine the sample►In classroom administration
Student SatisfactionFaces of the Future Survey –Fall 2008 UPDATE4.17 on a 5.0 scale.03 points higher than National Mean
<strong>Community</strong> CollegeSurvey of StudentEngagementCCSSE
CCSSE►NSSE for <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Colleges</strong>►UT – Austin►Growing list of participants►Administered in the Spring►In classroom administration►Sample drawn by CCSSE
CCSSE►CCSSE Benchmark Reports 2007.xls
Student Satisfaction<strong>Community</strong> College Survey of StudentEngagement Spring 2007Would you recommend DACC to friend or familymember?DACC = 97% 95% YesNational [All Students] = 94% 95% Yes
CCSSE► Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice in<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Colleges</strong>► “…measures allow member institutions, withmissions focused on teaching, learning, andstudent success, to gauge and monitor theirperformance ….”► “… participating colleges have the opportunity tomake appropriate and useful comparisonsbetween their performance and that of othergroups of similar colleges.”Source: CCSSE Institutional Report [2005]
Noel Levitz StudentSatisfaction Inventory<strong>We</strong>’ve used it a few timeCan be very useful
National Tools►National <strong>Community</strong> College BenchmarkProject• DACC has participated for only two years• Will be a great resource for obtaining better“national” benchmarks• Good value that will improve with time• Has stuff you can’t get anywhere else
National Tools►The Kansas Study• National Study of <strong>Community</strong> CollegeInstructional Costs and Productivity byAcademic Discipline• DACC has participated every year but one.• Good for seeing how the cost and FT v PT ratioscompare
State DataUsed at DACC
State Benchmarks►NM Performance Indicator Dona Ana2008.xls
Carl Perkins►2005 Carl Perkins Core Indicator SummaryTable.<strong>do</strong>c
Baseline Data and Tools
Simple Dashboards►Dashboard FA09.xls►AtD Dashboard SP09.xls►Fall 2008 Final GRS Dashboard.xls
Unknown RatesDA New Students (not AVS)Cohort Fall to Spring Fall to Fall to FA04n n % n % n %FA96 681 145 21% 235 35% 409 60%FA97 816 195 24% 311 38% 527 65%FA98 731 166 23% 274 37% 484 66%FA99 712 161 23% 273 38% 470 66%FA00 679 169 25% 269 40% 441 65%FA01 828 200 24% 325 39% 494 60%FA02 844 195 23% 326 39% 457 54%FA03 944 251 27% 424 45% 424 45%6,235 1,482 24% 2,437 39% 3,706 59%
Indexing►Comparing performance of two groups thatare not similar in size►Putting them on similar scales based on acommon point in the past
Annual Career-Technical Degree CompletionsIndexed to 1996-97170%150%Career Technical DegreesFTE130%110%90%70%Certificates50%30%96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
Resident Tuition$200$180Dollars Per Credit Hour for NM Resident Students$160$140$120$100$80$60$40$20$095-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07DACC 31.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 34.00 35.00 37.00 38.00 40.00 42.00 45.00 47.00NMSU 87.00 91.50 91.50 97.75 104.25 116.25 125.25 134.00 140.50 152.75 163.25 189.30Academic Year
Resident Tuition - Indexed2.502.00Index of Dollars Per Credit Hour1.501.000.500.0095-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07DACC 1.00 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.10 1.13 1.19 1.23 1.29 1.35 1.45 1.52NMSU 1.00 1.05 1.05 1.12 1.20 1.34 1.44 1.54 1.61 1.76 1.88 2.18Academ ic Year
Contact Information<strong>Fred</strong> LillibridgeAssociate VP for Institutional Effectiveness &PlanningDona Ana <strong>Community</strong> CollegeMSC 3DANew Mexico State UniversityP.O. Box 30001Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001flillibr@nmsu.edu(575) 527-7728
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