Archive for May 2009
08-09 Student Survey
Student Survey 2008-2009
We have recently tabulated the results of the 08-09 student survey. Very special thanks go out to Marlene McGowan and Bessie Wells for their tremendous efforts on this task.
There were 463 respondents.
There were 52 items that covered (broadly speaking): demographic information, orientation, advising, SER services (including CAPS), technology resources (labs, website, etc.), Academic Support, the Library, TRiO, campus appearance, security, alumni programming, and CCC-student communications.
Methodology
The survey was administered in May, and delivered in two formats: electronic and paper/pencil. The electronic version was conducted through the college’s elisten survey software. A general statement was distributed, via Blackboard and through instructors, requesting that students taking online courses please take the survey. In the end, there were 126 online respondents. This was self-selected random sampling.
For the paper/pencil version, we randomly selected a group of daytime and evening courses (i.e. daytime – those that met on Tuesdays at 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.; evening – those that met on Tuesdays at 5:00 or 6:00 p.m.). Of the 28 daytimes courses in this time slot, 21 administered the survey. Of the 19 evening courses, 9 administered the survey. There were 337 respondents in this group.
Results
The goal was to survey a cross-section of curricular programs in order to receive broad input. The top five programs, in terms of numbers of respondents were: AA: 72 (16%); Culinary: 37 (8%); Early Childhood: 29 (6.6%); five programs had 17 respondents (ADN, Business, CIT, Interior Design, Practical Nursing).
All results can be viewed in the accompanying documents. We are reporting them in the aggregate (i.e. both online and paper responses collectively), as well as separately (online respondents and paper respondents). To view the comparison of online vs. paper respondents, CLICK HERE.
Perhaps some of the more notable findings were (item statements paraphrased here):
1) I attended orientation: 28% Yes, 72% No
2) If NO, would orientation have helped me be successful (online respondents): 71% No…(paper respondents): 60% Disagree/Strongly Disagree
4) I’m satisfied with time spent with advisor: 25% Disagree
5) I’m satisfied with advising: 20% Disagree/Strongly Disagree
11) Semester I took ACA: 1st: 43%; Have not taken: 37.5%
15 a) Utilized Academic Support within last year: 36.5% reported “never”
15 b) Utilized Computer Lab within last year: 28% reported “never”
15 d) Utilized Financial Aid within last year: < 1% reported “not aware” of FA; 45% reported utilizing FA
16) I would recommend ACA to others: 39% Yes (26% No, 35% not taken) [this will be a good baseline to watch next year]
17) Used online tutoring: 7.6% Yes
18) Used Academic Support for tutoring: 34% Yes
19) In which area did you receive tutoring: #1 Math: 58%; #2 English: 26%
25) Received services from CAPS: 31% No; 37% Don’t know about CAPS
27) Have used student email: 80%
29 a) Used website to search for classes: 87.5%
29 c) Use website to check semester start dates: 86%
30) Website is useful: 47.2% Strongly Agree; 47.2% Agree
31) Satisfied with overall quality of website: 43.4% Strongly Agree; 46.7% Agree
34) Do you qualify for support from TRiO: 59% Not Aware
37) Campus is attractive and neat: 42.4% Strongly Agree; 55.4% Agree
38) Buildings and classrooms are clean: 37% Strongly Agree; 57% Agree
40) Satisfied with security: 36% Strongly Agree; 59% Agree
42) I am aware of alumni program: 67.5% No
43) I would be interested in remaining connected after I leave: 67% Yes.
44) Top three ways to receive registration information (out of 9 choices): website, student email, advisor…(Beacon – #6 out of 9)
48) Home internet connection: 56% Cable; 33% DSL; 2.3% dial-up; 8.4% none
DL @ CCC
Click here to view powerpoint.
Today I was asked* to make a presentation to the Carteret Rotary (Lookout Chapter) on CCC’s DL efforts…particularly in light of the support gained through Title III. Here is my presentation on the the broad overview of DL, along with some interesting, relevant data on the topic.
*Patrick was originally asked to make the presentation, but seeing as how he is vacationing in Ireland, he asked me stand in for him.
Phase II Program Reviews 2008-2009
{Click on the photo to download the program review manual}
As the 2008-2009 academic year draws to a close, we are wrapping up our second phase and second year of the program review process. We have seen a significant improvement in the quality of report produced. This is mainly because of the attention to detail when it came to facilitating the process. It also helped that there were many more faculty and staff who were going through this for the second time, and they had a better handle on the process. Was the process flawless this year? Absolutely not. There were a number of warts that popped up this year, and I’ll be writing about these in a separate post (once we have our end-of-year debriefing at the end of May). The purpose of this post is to let our readers know which programs went through the process this year, and to give readers access to the executive summaries and full reports of each program review. Immediately below are the executive summaries of the 9 programs that completed the process this year. Scroll down further to access full program reviews for 2008-2009.
Executive Summaries
(click on the program name to download the Executive Summary)
Full Program Reviews
Click on the name of the program to download the review.
