2012-13 cycle program learning outcomes

2012-13 Cycle Program Learning Outcomes

Faculty Team: CounselorsTargeted Student Activity:

“Students need to engage in early decision making in respect to their academic major.”

Counselor Response: Survey students considering when and how they are making decisions about their majors

Who Took the Survey?Degree Type

Degree & Credit Hour Groups Count of Type

AS_46 Greater 582AS_3145 193AS_1630 195

AS_015 372

AA_46 Greater 135

AA_3145 341

AA1630 375AA_015 513

Grand Total 2706

AA_015

AA_1630

AA_3145

AA_46 Greater

AS_015

AS_1630

AS_3145

AS_46 Greater

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

19.0%

13.9%

12.6%

5.0%

13.7%

7.2%

7.1%

21.5%

Degree Type

Count of Type

How the survey matched up with Valencia College Demographics

Valencia College 2011-12

Male: 42.8% Female: 55.8% Not Indicated: 1.4%

Male Female Other (blank)0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

27.6%

63.7%

0.7%

7.9%

Gender

Percentages

Valencia College 2011-12 Other: 11.2% Hispanic: 30.5% Caucasian: 36.1% African-American: 17.2%Native Hawaiian: n/aAsian/Pacific Islander: 4.7% Native American: 0.3%

Did not respond

American Indian or other Native American

Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander

Native Hawaiian

Black or African American, Non-Hispanic

White, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic, Latino, Spanish

Other

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0%

2.3%

1.6%

5.9%

0.1%

18.0%

36.5%

30.5%

5.1%

Race/Ethnicity

Percentage

How the survey matched up with Valencia College demographics

Question 1 (Q1)• What is your chosen major? – Your major is either the field of

study for your bachelor degree or (if not going for a bachelor degree) the field of study for your associate degree (e.g., Psychology, Dental Hygiene, Marketing, etc.)For Q 1, students either entered their major or selected ‘I am still undecided’

AA 46+

AA 31_45

AA 16_30

AA 0_15

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

91%

88%

77%

74%

9%

12%

23%

26%

UndecidedDecided

Q1 What is your

chosen major?

Comparing Degree Type &

Decided/Undecided

n= 2706

AS 46+

AS 31_45

AS 16_30

AS 0_15

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

96%

94%

96%

90%

4%

6%

4%

10%

UndecidedDecided

• When did you choose your major?For Q 2, students were able to select from:

• Before starting my associate degree• In the first or second term of my associate

degree• Sometime mid-way through my associate

degree• In the final term of my associate degree• I am still undecided

Question 2 (Q2)

Q2 When did you choose your major?

Degree Type

AA_015

AA_1630

AA_3145

AA_46 Grea

ter

AS_015

AS_1630

AS_3145

AS_45Grea

ter0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

54%

46% 48%

37%

80%

66%70%

63%

19%23%

17% 15% 9%18%

13%11%

2%

9%

20%24%

1%

10% 10%

17%

0% 1%4%

13%

0% 1% 1%4%

24%20%

12% 11%10%

5% 4% 4%

Before starting my associatesFirst or second TermMid-wayFinal termUndecided

• How many times did you change your mind before deciding on your chosen major?For Q 3, students were able to select from:

• This was my only choice of major• Only once or twice• Three or more times• I am still deciding

Question 3 (Q3)

Q3 How many times did you change your

mind? Degree Type

AA 015 AA 1630 AA 3145 AA 46 Greater

AS 015 AS 1630 AS 3145 AS 46 Greater

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

29%27%

34%

30%

54%

47%49%

45%

35%37%

39%36%

26%

35%

30%

34%

6% 11%

10%

15%

7%9% 9%

13%

21%17%

11%

11%

6%5% 4% 3%

Only Choice1-2 times3 or morestill deciding

• What level of confidence do you have that your chosen major will lead you to your intended career path?For Q 4, students were able to select from:

• Very Confident• Somewhat confident• Somewhat uncertain• Very uncertain

Question 4 (Q4)

Q4 Level of Confidence

Degree Type

AA_015 AA_1630 AA_3145 AA_46 Greater AS_015 AS_1630 AS_3145 AS_46Greater0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

52% 53%56%

59%62%

66%68% 69%

24% 23% 25%

21%23% 25%

17% 18%

8% 9% 8% 9%

5% 4% 4% 4%7% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2%

Very ConfidentSomewhat confidentSomewhat uncertainVery uncertain

• In selecting your chosen major, how helpful were the following resources?

• For Q 5, students were able to select from:

• Career Center advisor(s) / counselor(s)• Academic advisor(s) / counselor(s)• Other Valencia faculty / staff• LifeMap tools in Atlas (My Career Planner, My

Job Prospects, My Education Plan, etc.)

Question 5 (Q5)

• Student Life Skills course (SLS 1122; SLS 1301; SLS 1201, etc.)• Internship• Job/volunteer experience• Research on my own• Family or a mentor outside of Valencia• Other (e.g., other courses, social media)

Question 5 (Q5) cont.


10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

45%

39%

49%

39%41%

37%

34%

38%

5% 5%

9%

13%

6% 6%9%

11%

20%

23%

16%

21%23%

26% 26%

21%

Career Advising & Counseling

Very helpfulNot helpfulDid not use

AA_015 AA_1630 AA_3145 AA_46 Greater

AS_015 AS_1630 AS_3145 AS_46Greater0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

21%

26%23%

30%

25%

31% 31%

26%

5% 6%

12%

16%

9% 9% 8%10%

Academic Advising/Counseling



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

17% 17% 17%

23%21%

18% 19%21%

5% 5%

10%

14%

8%6%

11%

8%

41%

37%40%

27%

37% 36%34% 34%

Other Valencia Faculty & Staff


AA_015 AA_1630 AA_3145 AA_46 Greater

AS_015 AS_1630 AS_3145 AS_46Greater0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

17%19%

16%14%

21%

18% 17%15%

7%

11%

14%12%

7%

12%15% 14%

41%

33%

39% 39% 39%

35%33%

41%

LifeMap Tools



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

17%15% 15%

13%

20% 19%16%

10%7%

9%7%

10%

6%9%

10%8%

54%

46%

57%

52% 51%48%

46%

58%

Student Life Skills Courses



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

6% 7% 7%9%

11%10%

7% 8%

3% 3% 4%6%

2%5%

2%4%

72% 71%

75%

68%70% 71% 70% 71%

Internship



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

23%20%

24%21%

24% 23%20%

27%

3%5% 5% 4%

2%5%

1%

4%

48%

43%

47% 47%

53%51% 50%

46%

Job/Volunteer



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

47%

52%

56%53% 52%

47%

51%54%

3% 3% 3% 4%1% 1%

3%2%

9%7% 7% 7% 6%

10% 9%6%

Own Research



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

35% 35%38%

36%

40%38%

34%35%

4%6%

8% 7%

2%4%

3%4%

22% 21% 22% 21%23% 23%

26% 27%

Family or a Mentor outside of Valenica



10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

13% 14%11%

16%15% 13%

11%13%

3% 4% 4% 4%1%

4%1%

3%

51%

46%

55%

50%

56%54% 53%

49%

Other


internet/social media

books

courses

life experiences

Influenced by others

media

self reflection/spritual guidence

other or left question blank

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

21.2%

3.9%

17.3%

22.9%

14.5%

8.4%

2.8%

8.9%

Fill in the Blank "Other" sources

Fill in the Blank "Other" sources

Comparing Confidence and ServicesCareer Center Advising / Counseling (Correlation of .99)

Academic Advising / Counseling(Correlation of .73)

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.50

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Career AdvisingConfidenceAxis Title

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.50

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

1633

596

171108

696 693

238

831 AdvisingConfidence

Comparing Confidence and Services

LifeMap Tools (Correlation .25) Own Research (Correlation .96)

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.50

200

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LifeMap ToolsConfidence

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.50

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Own ResearchConfidence

I am currently employed as a class eight diesel technical and have a keen understanding for automotive electrical and electrical systems in general. I decided to pursue electrical engineering to further better myself. All of my older siblings went through Valencias direct connect program and graduating from UCF. I spoke to an advisor at Valencia and was pleased to be imformed that they did offer my desired degree as part of their direct connect program. I am currently completing my freshman year at Valencia.

I just picked it because I have family members that are engineers, and I wanted to become one. The positive comments I received from asking engineers

I researched about the different careers I was interested in and all of them required a degree of biology or something similar. I found that the personality test on the my education plan helped me decide on the different careers that would interest and suit me.

I wish to be come an English high school teacher when I have finished college. This is the major that the counselors told me would be the best to reach my goal.

I am a mother of three and I want to be able to care for them adequately / I am a people person and don't mind doing things that others might find appauling / I attended school for x ray and once I found out they were not accredited I no longer went. Although, I enjoyed all the knowledge gained, it made me decide to go to a school that I knew was worth my time

at first I wanted to do nursing but I decided to get a job as a phlebotomist to see if I would like it first. I love my job but when I asked a lot of working nurses how do they like their jobs very few told me positive things. It made me reevaluate my decision. Also seeing how a lot of patients that need care are very unpleasant. I still want to be in healthcare, I just want to study something different

In my case, choosing my major was a long process. I started with Graphic Design, but then I stop going to school. Later I started Massage Therapy, but I never finished. I did not like it. Finally, I decided to go for Business Administration. The fact that Business is a major that has variety,made me go for it.

Honestly....I prayed A LOT for guidence. I knew that I wanted to help people who are not always able to help themselves. One night I realized marriage and family are really important to me. I decided I want to be a marriage counselor, which UCF offers a Masters on. And to get there, one of the majors I can do is Sociology.

Student Success was a big help in not only my decision of my major but in preparing me for it!

I went to the career adviser. Some factors that played a major role in my decision was job outlook, the length of the program, and the median income that this career receives.

After 10 plus years being out of school and being a business owner, I realized that I really did needed my degree. After 10 years I closed my business and could not get a job at the pay scale that I thought I deserved. Almost two years later I raised my GPA from 1.7 to 3.0. I am planning in attending Embry Riddle or UCF. I was lucky that I understood how the AA and AS degree worked. I am getting both degrees and will complete both in Fall 2013. It should be more aware to AS students that an AS will NOT get them into a 4 year program and if they do they will have to take all General Education requirements. yes I know is on the fine print but a lot of students that I know think they will go into engineering school with a AS degree.

Just felt a calling to this field.

I filled out "My Education Plan" on Lifemap and had someone look at it because there were some parts of it I was unsure of.

She met with me this week and gave me some resources to look at on a few different pre-majors and how they fit with UCF

Bachelor degree programs, and also suggested I take the career planner assessment on Atlas, which I plan to do in the next couple days. I may take a class in each of the two areas I am

most interested in during the summer to see which one seems to be the better fit. This will help me to decide what to focus on

without taking too many extra classes.

Unclear (0) Clarifying (1) Clear (2) Crystallizing (3)

Who Am I Does not mention any self-exploration/awareness or knowledge of Valencia services available. No indication of awareness of skills, values, strengths and/or wants and how that connects to selecting a major.

Student in process of self-exploration and minimum awareness of services available. Has indicated a major choice but not connected to personal attributes or goals

Student has tentatively selected a major based on self-exploration ; has used some Valencia services such as the Career Center; has had conversations with others regarding major/career choice; has explored interests through curriculars and co-curriculars; plans to gain life experience in area of career interest

Student has clear choice of major and shows clear connection and critical evaluation of personality, interests, values & skills as they relate to major, life & career goals. Evidence would include: visit to Career Center, mentioning specific assessments; conversations with faculty, friends, family, professionals; exploration of interests through curriculars or co-curriculars, life experience (internship, job, volunteering)

Where am I going No major indicated; student does not mention any research or use of Valencia services, course selection is random

Student indicates tentative major but is still exploring options. Has vague knowledge of the educational path to achieving needed education. Has vague or basic connections of job and degree requirements for career path. Has plans to use Valencia services such as MEP, Career Center and taking exploratory courses such as SLS 1122.

Student has chosen major based on research of intended career field and has a tentative educational plan for achieving goal. Some evidence of research is mentioned such as visit to Career Center, lifemap tab, reading, web searches, or talking to professionals

Student has clear choice of major and developed a path of achieving education goal based specific research toward major (reading, websites, Career Center visit); Appropriate educational path and informational interview or job shadow; learning job trends and degree requirements for their field of interest

How will I get there Student has no major and unclear on what degree they want to pursue

Student knows the degree they wish to pursue but unclear of major/concentration. No written educational plan

Student knows degree and major and has a tentative educational plan for achieving said goal including all degree requirements

Student has confirmed degree and major/specialization, developed a workable educational plan based on degree requirements, pre-reqs and course load balance

For this surveyScore card

0- No steps1- “Major just seems to fit me, so taking classes”2- “I did research to find my major” (or plans to)3- “I did research and developed a plan” (or plans to)

AA 0-15 ScoresMean 1.255813953Median 1Mode 1Sum 54

AA 16-30 ScoresMean 1.285714

Median 1Mode 1Sum 54

AA 31-45 ScoresMean 1.47619Median 1Mode 1Sum 62

AA 46+Mean 1.073171Median 1Mode 1

Sum 44

AS 0-15Mean 1Median 1Mode 0Sum 42

AS 16-30Mean 1.317073Median 1Mode 1Sum 54

AS 31-45Mean 1.35Median 1

Mode 2Sum 54

AS 46+Mean 1.125Median 1Mode 0Sum 45

2012-13 cycle program learning outcomes

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chosen major

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