Mission College and our Community

Community/College Strategic Planning Workshop

December 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 $6,409

CSU System $6,422 $17,582

UC 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 $7,957

CCC System $5,376

CSU System $11,614

UC 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 AgeSpring 2010

Race & Ethnicity

• Richly diverse student body • 77% of students with reported race/ethnicity are

non-white Student EthnicitySpring 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 Places

4. Administrative & Support

Services

5. Ambulatory Health Care

Services

Industry growth

Santa 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 growth

Santa 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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