Career and Transfer Board Indicator Report

DCCCD BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ INDICATOR REPORT
1999-2000 Career and Transfer Preparation

Goal 1/A, 1/B - Career and Transfer Preparation

DCCCD students will obtain the knowledge, skills, and services needed to succeed in jobs and careers that meet the area workforce needs.
DCCCD students will obtain the freshman and sophomore level knowledge, skills, and services needed to succeed in earning a baccalaureate degree.

District-wide Indicators:

Employer and student satisfaction with student preparation for the workplace
Degrees/certificates awarded and student performance on licensure exams
Student transfer and persistence at Texas public 4-year institutions

Employer and graduate/completer surveys are administered in even numbered years. As previously reported:

Employers (90%) indicated the "DCCCD is successfully preparing students for the workplace." Student survey respondents were satisfied with their technical training and overall education (72% and 87%, respectively).
Degrees and certificates awarded

The number of degrees awarded has been relatively flat while the number of certificates awarded increased.

Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing and Business programs award the largest number of degrees. Top certificate areas include Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Accounting and Business Information & Data Processing Services.

Several programs have licensure or certification exams. Based on available data, 91% of the students tested in 1998-99 received a passing score.

Area of Related Study	# Tested	% Passed
Nursing Related	237	94%
*Other Health/Medical	38	95%
Veterinary Technology	62	95%
Law Enforcement	45	69%
Total	382	91%

*Other Health/Medical includes Radiology, Respiratory Care, Invasive Cardiovascular Tech, and Sonography

Source: THECB 1999 Performance Measures, El Centro and Cedar Valley Colleges

DCCCD transfers to universities declined from 9,668 (fall 1994) to 7,582 (fall 1998). A comparison of credit students to credit students who transfer, indicates Hispanic or African-American students are less likely to transfer than Anglo or Asian students.

For example, 16% of fall 1998 credit students were Hispanic, yet 9% of transfer students were Hispanic. A like difference was found among African-American students (credit body = 19%, transfer = 14%).

In contrast, 8% of credit students and 13% of transfers were Asian. Anglo students also transferred at a higher rate (credit body = 55%, transfer = 61%).

Top Transfer Universities- Fall 1998
University # Students % Total
University of North Texas	1,517	20%
University of Texas - Dallas	1,266	17%
University of Texas - Arlington	1,130	15%
Texas A & M (College Station)	712	9%
University of Texas	638	8%
Other Texas Public Universities	2,319	31%
Total	7,582	100%

Source: THECB Automated Student and Adult Learner Follow-Up System. Transfer numbers reflect students who were at a DCCCD college during the 1997-98 academic year and enrolled in a 4-year public institution fall 1998.

As previously reported, students are academically successful at transfer institutions. Each year, the University of North Texas reports DCCCD transfer student performance relative to students who began their college career at UNT. District students continue to have grade point averages competitive with native students.

DCCCD Student Performance (G.P.A) at the University of North Texas

UNT Semesters	DCCCD Transfer Students by College (Range)	UNT Native Students
Sum ’93 – Spr ‘94	2.61 – 2.78	2.73
Sum ’94 – Spr ‘95	2.56 – 2.79	2.73
Sum ’96 – Spr ‘97	2.64 – 2.78	2.74
Sum ’97 – Spr ‘98	2.63 – 2.79	2.76
Sum ’98 – Spr ‘99	2.58 – 2.82	2.76

Sum ’95 – Spr ’96 data unavailable at time of report
Source: University of North Texas, report R-683-10

A study is underway with the University of Texas at Arlington in which course level data are being examined. While DCCCD transfers tend to have slightly lower grade point averages than UTA students, it is not due to failing grades. Rather, 27.5% of DCCCD transfer grades are "A" grades versus 31% for UTA students. When student performance is summarized as percent of passing grades received, DCCCD student success resembles UTA native students.

Prepared by District Office of Research, April 2000

1998-1999 Career and Transfer Preparation Report
1999-2000 Board Indicator Reports