Mission College and our Community

Community/College Strategic Planning WorkshopDecember 2, 2011

• Open Access—practicing the ideal of education for all• Offering flexibility in education

• Part-time students• Evening, weekend and short-term courses, distance

education

• Educating Community Leaders• 80% of firefighters, law enforcement officers and EMTs are

credentialed at community colleges• 70% of nurses in California received their education from

community colleges• Transfer students from community colleges account for

48% of University of California’s bachelors degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math

Today’s Community College

• Largest system of higher education in the world

• 112 community colleges across the state• Serve over two and a half million students each

year (2,758,081 individual students in 2009-10)

• The most affordable option for higher education

Cost to Students: Undergraduate Fees, 2011-12

Today’s California community Colleges

Resident Fees

Nonresident Fees

CCC System $1,080 $6,409CSU System $6,422 $17,582UC System $13,218 $34,164

Today’s California community Colleges

• Important Entry Point for Higher Education• 54% of CSU Graduates and 28% of UC Graduates

in 2009-10 began their college years at a California Community College

• Transfers in 2009-10 from CA Community Colleges• To University of California 14,690• To California State University 37,651• To In-State Private Colleges/Universities 23,584• To Out of State Colleges/Universities 17,025

Per-Student Funding by Education System, 2009-10

(amounts include state Gender Fund, local property tax, student fee revenue, and federal stimulus funding, but not STRS or lottery funds.)

CCC system in Context

$ Per Student

K-12 System $7,957CCC System $5,376CSU System $11,614UC System $20,641

• Founded in 1977• Service area includes portions of Santa Clara

and Santa Cruz Counties, with students from throughout Silicon Valley

• Offers more than 70 academic, vocational and fundamental skills programs

• Serves approximately 12,000 students each term• The Full Time Equivalent of 3,600 Students

Today’s Mission College

Enrollment trends• Close to 65% of students come from outside the official

college service area• Shift following the tech bubble swing in the early 2000s

• Reduction in number of employed workers coming for specific tech-related skills

• Increasing number of traditional students coming direct from High School

• Traditionally known as an “evening school,” students now attend daytime classes in greater numbers than evening • Students in daytime classes made up 46% of students in Fall

2000, 63% in Fall 2010

• Distance Learning has increased by 20% in two years

Enrollment Trends• Student Headcount peaked in Spring of 2009• Strong demand in last three years has been

tempered by state mandated workload reductions

Student Focus• Of all Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES)

in Spring 2011:• 13.6% came from Basic Skills (non-

transferable)• 80.7% came from areas Transferable to

4-year colleges and universities

• In addition, 29.5% of FTES generated would apply towards Vocational Education goals

Student demand• Top 5 Subjects by Enrollment

1. Mathematics 2. English as a Second Language 3. English 4. Wellness & Human Performance / Physical Education 5. Fire Protection Technology

About Our Students• Nearly 10% of students are new, first-time

students while over 60% are returning from the prior term

ENROLLMENT STATUS FALL 2010

Student Count Student Percentage

First-Time Student 1,094 9.52%

Continuing Student (from last term)

7,077 61.61%

Returning Student (from prior terms)

1,429 12.44%

Transfer (from other colleges)

839 7.30%

Other / Uncollected 1,048 9.12%

About Our Students• Nearly 37% of students are enrolled at less

than half-time status with only 25% enrolled as full-time students

ENROLLED UNITS FALL 2010

Student Count

Student Percentage

Statewide Percentage

Enrolled in Fewer than 3 Units

1,052 9.16% 8.47%

Enrolled in 3 – 5.9 Units

3,160 27.51% 22.78%

Enrolled in 6 – 11.9 Units (Half Time)

3,565 31.04% 28.95%

Enrolled in 12 or More Units (Full Time)

2,869 24.97% 28.36%

Non-Credit 841 7.32% 11.42%

Student success

Mission College Same Term Retention and Success Rates

 Total

Enrollments RetainedRetention

Rate

Statewide Retention

Rate

Spring 2011 Retention Rate 29,461 25,171 85.4% 84.2%

Spring 2011 Success Rate 29,461 20,042 68.0% 67.9%Source: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office: Data Mart    

Retention:  Students complete a course

Success:  Students complete a course with a passing grade (A, B, C, or Credit)

Student completion

Mission College Transfers to UC and CSU2009-2010

  TransfersUC System 36CSU System 188Combined Total 224

Largest Transfer Schools:San Jose State 106

Cal State East Bay 52

Mission College Student Awards2010-2011

  AwardsAssociate Degrees 574Certificates 18+ Units 85Certificates 6-18 Units 12Combined Total 671

Student characteristics• 57% Female, 42% Male (Spring 2011)• Diverse spread across age categories

• 15% age 19 or younger, 14% age 50 or higher• 44% between the ages of 20 and 29 Student Age

Spring 2010

Race & Ethnicity• Richly diverse student body

• 77% of students with reported race/ethnicity are non-white Student Ethnicity

Spring 2010

Students & Our community

The City of Santa Clara

English(49%) 19%

Speak English less than “very well”

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2009

• 39% foreign born• Nearly half speak

English as a 2nd Language Language Spoken at Home

English as a 2nd Language(51%)

81% Speak English “very well”

Shifting demographics

2011-12 2012-13 2018-19County of Santa Clara 264,168      265,443      267,151     State of California 6,240,880  6,260,026  6,460,396 

2011-12 2012-13 2018-19County of Santa Clara 16,169        16,281        17,447       State of California 375,731      375,788      365,767     

Projected California Graded Public K-12 School Enrollment by Year

Projected California Public High School Graduates by School Year

Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit, October 2010

Shifting demographics

# % # % # %American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,681             0.7% 1,060             0.4% -621 -36.9%Asian 55,267           21.8% 71,170           26.7% 15,903 28.8%Pacific Islander 2,007             0.8% 1,759             0.7% -248 -12.4%Filipino 13,361           5.3% 12,330           4.6% -1,031 -7.7%Hispanic or Latino 84,959           33.4% 101,631        38.2% 16,672 19.6%African American 9,199             3.6% 7,191             2.7% -2,008 -21.8%White 86,165           33.9% 61,607           23.1% -24,558 -28.5%Unknown 1,365             0.5% 4,188             1.6% 2,823 206.8%Two or More Races - - 5,331             2.0% - -Total 254,004        100.0% 266,267        100.0% 12,263 4.8%

Demographic Shift - Santa Clara County Public Schools '00-'10Change

'00-'10Change

2000-01 2010-11

High School Success Rates

High School Success Rates, Santa Clara County 2009-10

  GraduatesGraduates with UC/CSU

Required Courses

4-Year Dropout

Rate

High School Graduates 16,833 8,229 48.9% 11.9%Source:  California Department of Education DataQuest

• Only half of high school graduates are ready for a four-year college

• The 4-Year Dropout Rate has improved to 11.9% from 16.1% in 2008-2009

High School Success Rates

• Graduation and dropout rates vary significantly across groups

4-year Dropout

RateHispanic or Latino 5,099          30.3% 1,256          24.6% 21.0%American Indian or Alaska Native 86                0.5% 22                25.6% 21.9%Asian 4,712          28.0% 3,338          70.8% 4.3%Pacific Islander 127             0.8% 38                29.9% 10.4%Filipino 941             5.6% 375             39.9% 6.7%African American 522             3.1% 166             31.8% 15.8%White 4,984          29.6% 2,844          57.1% 6.1%Two or More Races 279             1.7% 159             57.0% 9.4%Not Reported 83                0.5% 31                37.3% 21.4%Total 16,833 100.0% 8,229 48.9% 11.9%Source: Ca l i fornia  Department of Education: DataQuest

High School Success Rates, Santa Clara County 2009-2010

Graduates

Graduates with UC/CSU Required

Courses

The 4-year derived dropout rate i s  an estimate of the percent of s tudents  who would drop out in a  four year period based on data  col lected for a  s ingle year.

• Tough!• But, getting better

• Anticipated growth over the next twenty years• In population• In jobs • In median household

income

Today’s Environment

Labor Market Information

Looking Forward

Santa Clara County: Projections

  2000 2010 2020 2030

 Change    2010 to 2030

Population 1,682,585       

1,867,500        

2,085,300        

2,279,100  22%

Households 565,863          

628,870           

701,470           

769,750  22%Median Household Income $118,400

          $102,800 

          $114,400 

          $127,300  24%

Jobs 1,044,130          

938,330        

1,098,290        

1,272,950  36%Source: Silicon Valley Leadership Group: Projections 2011

Labor Market Information

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

Top 10 Industries with Greatest Em-ployment

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA2008 Q4 - 2009 Q3

Professional

Scientific &

Technical Services

Computer &

Electronic Product

Mfg.

Food Service

s & Drinkin

g Places

Admin. &

Support

Services

Ambulatory Health

Care Services

Educati-onal

Services

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable

Goods

Specialty

Trade Contrac-tors

Hospitals

Food & Beverage Stores

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics

1. Professional Scientific & Technical Services

2. Computer

& Electronic Product

Mfg.

3. Food Services & Drinking Places4.

Administrative & Support

Services5. Ambulatory Health Care

Services

Industry growthSanta Clara County Industries with the Fastest Anticipated Growth, 2010 to 2019:

• Information, 19%• Other services, 17%• Education and health services, 16%• Financial activities, 16%• Agriculture, natural resources, and mining, 16%

• Overall growth, 10%

Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 2011

Occupation growthSanta Clara County Occupations with the Fastest Anticipated Growth, 2010 to 2019:

• Professional and related occupations, 15%• Management, business, and financial occupations, 13%• Service occupations, 13%• Sales and related occupations, 9%

Occupations with Anticipated Declines• Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, -17%• Military occupations, -3%• Production occupations, -1%

Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 2011

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