Data Collection Process: USDOL Data Requirements Colleges must be able to identify grant participants by program (credit & non-credit)

I. Initial Point of Contact• Social Security Number• Name and Contact Information• U.S. Citizenship• Employment Status At Initial Enrollment• Wages At Initial Enrollment• Gender• Ethnicity/Race• Age• Disability Status• Veteran Status• TAA Eligible

II. College Student System (Credit and Non-Credit)• Social Security Number• TAA Eligible and Grant Participant• Name and Contact Information• U.S. Citizenship• Employment Status At Initial Enrollment (Source:DWD)• Wages At Initial Enrollment (Source:DWD)• Gender• Ethnicity/Race• Age• Disability Status• Veteran Status• Pell Eligibility• Student Status (full or part-time)

• Highest Education Level Completed Upon Entry• Educational Goal (degree or certificate)• Basic Skill Deficiency Reading-Assessment Score• Developmental Reading Level---One Level Below College Level,

Two Levels Below College Level, or Three or More Levels Below College Level.

• Basic Skill Deficiency English-Assessment Score• Developmental English Level---One Level Below College Level,

Two Levels Below College Level, or Three or More Levels Below College Level.

• Basic Skill Deficiency Mathematics-Assessment Score• Developmental Mathematics Level---One Level Below College

Level, Two Levels Below College Level, or Three or More Levels Below College Level.

• Campus Code• Program Code• Term Code and Start Date• Credit or Non-Credit Code• Entering Student Status • Term Credit Hours Attempted• Term GPA• Term Credit Hours Completed

Data Collection Process: USDOL Data Requirements Continued

III. Tracking and Performance Outcome Data

• Each college will track implementation of programs and related strategies

• Developmental Skill Improvement (course grades, re-test on assessment instrument, etc.)

• Term to term retention• Program (degree or certificate

completion)• Non-Credit to Credit program

movement• Transfer or Continuing Education

upon program completion• Employment Status upon program

completion (1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters, Source: DWD/DED)

• Wage data upon program completion (1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters, Source: DWD/DED)

IV. Action

Implementation progress and performance measures will be shared with the Consortium and colleges on a quarterly and annual basis.

Based on thoughtful interpretation of data, colleges will undertake steps to ensure continuous program improvement?

Use Data & Thoughtful

Interpretation For Continuous

Improvement

USDOL Evaluation Framework: Participant & Comparison Cohorts

GRANT PARTICIPANT UNIVERSE:

Participant Cohort---Subset

of Total Grant Participant Universe :

Matched

NON-TAACCCT-FUNDED UNIVERSE

Comparison Cohort---Subset of

Non-Grant Participant Universe :

Participant Cohort and Comparison Cohorts Are Matched On Key Demographic Variables---Age and Gender At A Minimum

Why is DOL Requiring Participant and Comparison Cohorts?

• Meets the goal of “Continuous Improvement”

• DOL hopes to learn from the cohort information:– Did the TAACCCT program design/ updates/changes

that were proposed and implemented have a positive effect on students who went through the new/updated/revised program, as compared with students who did not?• Education retention and completion• Job placement, retention and earnings

Participant Cohort To Comparison Cohort Analysis Will Focus On Key Tracking and Outcome Variables

• Program Completion

• Retained in Program

• Retained in Other Program

• Credit Hours Completed

• Developmental Skill Improvement

• Earned Credentials

• Further Education After Graduation

• Employment After Graduation

• Employment Retention

• Earnings

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