tech prep annual report 2008/09 – 2010/11

Tech Prep Annual Report

2008/09 – 2010/11

Prepared by: Office of Institutional Research and Planning

December 2011

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHT OF THE FINDINGS ................................................................................................... 2

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5

Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 6

Operational Definitions ............................................................................................................... 7

FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Headcount and Student Characteristics ....................................................................................... 9

2007/08 High School Tech Prep Cohort ............................................................................... 9

Tech Prep Cohort Headcount and Enrollment Rates at SDCCD .......................................... 9

Tech Prep Cohort Characteristics ......................................................................................... 10

Course-Taking Behaviors ............................................................................................................ 12

Mathematics .......................................................................................................................... 12

English .................................................................................................................................. 15

CTE Studies in High School and College ............................................................................. 18

Student Outcomes ....................................................................................................................... 21

Units Attempted and Completed .......................................................................................... 21

Course Retention, Course Success, and Average GPA ........................................................ 22

Persistence ............................................................................................................................ 23

Awards Conferred ....................................................................................................................... 24

Transfer to a 4-Year University .................................................................................................. 25

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______________________________________________________________________Tech Prep Annual Report 2010/11

Highlight of the Findings



Headcount

Of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort (N=1,705), 27% (n=457) enrolled at one of the SDCCD Colleges (All Colleges) in 2008/09, 24% (n=412) enrolled in 2009/10, and 21% (n=350) enrolled in 2010/11. Over three years, 35% (n=604) of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort enrolled at the SDCCD colleges.

A greater percentage of the female Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges were enrolled between 2008/09 and 2010/11 (55%-57%) than male Tech Prep students (43%-45%). The proportion of each gender varied by college.

Course-Taking Behaviors

Nearly three-fourths (74%) of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges took a math course in 2008/09, over half (59%) took a math course in 2009/10, and nearly half (47%) took a math course in 2010/11.

Seventy-two percent of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges took an ESOL/English course in 2008/09, approximately four in ten students (43%) took an ESOL/English course in 2009/10, and approximately one-third (35%) took an ESOL/English course in 2010/11.

Seventeen percent of the 2008/09 Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges took a college course in the same industry sector as in high school. This proportion increased among Tech Prep students enrolled in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (22% and 23%, respectively).

The sector with the greatest rate of alignment between high school and college was health and human services (32% in 2008/09, 42% in 2009/10, and 32% in 2010/11).

Student Outcomes

The Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges completed more than two-thirds of the units they attempted in each of the terms studied.

The annual retention rate among the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges was 88% in 2008/09, 87% in 2009/10, and 86% in 2010/11. The annual retention rate of the general population of students at all colleges was 83% in 2008/09, 85% in 2009/10, and 85% in 2010/11.

The annual success rate of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges was 63% in 2008/09, 65% in 2009/10, and 66% in 2010/11. The annual success rate of the general population of students at all colleges was 67% in 2008/09, 68% in 2009/10, and 67% in 2010/11

Eighty-three percent of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges persisted from Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, 83% persisted from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010, and 76% persisted from Fall 2010 to Spring 2011.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the Fall 2008 Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges continuously persisted to Fall 2009. Fifty-nine percent of the Fall 2009 Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges continuously persisted to Fall 2010.



Awards and Transfer

Overall, 4% of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep students who enrolled at the colleges over the three years received a degree or certificate. The overall award rate in each year was 0% in 2008/09, 2% in 2009/10, and 4% in 2010/11.

Overall, 12% of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep students who enrolled at the colleges over the three years transferred to a university. The overall transfer rate in each year was comparable (7%, 5%, and 6%, respectively).



Introduction



Overview

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) operates the Tech Prep program with its high school feeders to prepare students for college. The program awards college credit to students taking pre-approved career technical education (CTE) courses at their high school. This study was designed to measure a cohort of 2007/08 high school seniors who participated in the Tech Prep program as secondary students and continued their postsecondary education at SDCCD. Enrollment, course-taking behaviors, and student outcomes at SDCCD are the focus of the analysis and are measured over three years.

Methodology

The Tech Prep participant cohort included the 2007/08 seniors in the SDCCD feeder high schools who participated in the Tech Prep program and subsequently enrolled at SDCCD. High school Tech Prep participants were identified by the Tech Prep coordinator via the Tech Prep CATEMA database and subsequently matched to student records at SDCCD. High school performance was entered into the SDCCD Information System by Tech Prep staff. In a few cases prior to Spring 2009, reporting to staff on the qualifying Tech Prep classes was delayed. Therefore, a few classes did not appear in the student’s record until the following term. Also note that identified high school Tech Prep participants included all students who earned credit (including students who did not have credit posted on their transcripts due to application problems). SDCCD enrollment and outcomes data for Tech Prep students were generated by the SDCCD Information System. National Student Clearinghouse provided university transfer data. Students who delayed entry to SDCCD after their high school senior year and students who stopped out between terms at SDCCD were included in the analysis. Only students enrolled past census day at City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, or ECC were included. Unless otherwise noted, college affiliation was determined by the students' college of coursework. Results are presented by college and/or as a single unit, referred to as the students from all SDCCD colleges (All Colleges). When disaggregated by college, ECC students were combined with the City College data. When results are displayed annually, students were unduplicated within the year being reported. When segmented by term, data were unduplicated within terms and duplicated across terms. Note that some students took classes at multiple colleges; therefore, summed college totals do not match the student population for all SDCCD colleges (All Colleges) total because the All Colleges totals were unduplicated across the colleges.



Operational Definitions

Annual Persistence Rate - Continuous fall-spring-fall enrollment: The percentage of official census enrolled students in a fall term who received a grade notation of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or RD and who enrolled in at least one course in the subsequent spring and fall terms and received a grade notation of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or RD in each term. (SDSU and UCSD-only students and sections are excluded. In-service and cancelled classes are excluded.) Official Census Enrollment - The number of seats, or duplicated headcount, as of official census day. (Tutoring classes, cancelled classes, and those students who dropped or never attended prior to census day are excluded.) Official Census Headcount - The number of students, or unduplicated headcount, as of official census day. (Cancelled classes and students who dropped or never attended prior to census day are excluded.) Retention Rate - The percentage of students who completed a course with a grade of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or RD out of total census enrollments. (Tutoring and cancelled classes are excluded.) Success Rate - The percentage of students who completed a course with a grade of A, B, C, or P out of total census enrollments. (Tutoring, non-credit, and cancelled classes are excluded.) Term Persistence Rate - The percentage of official census enrolled students in a fall term who received a grade notation of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or RD and who enrolled in at least one course in the subsequent spring term and received a grade notation of A, B, C, D, F, P, NP, I or RD. (SDSU and UCSD-only students and sections are excluded. In-service and cancelled classes are excluded.)



Findings



3-Year Total

325 19%359 21%176 10%604 35%

The 2007/08 high school Tech Prep students who enrolled at SDCCD in 2008/09, 2009/10, and/or 2010/11 academic years are the focus of the report hereafter.

Of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort (N=1,705), 27% (n=457) enrolled at one of the SDCCD Colleges (All Colleges) in 2008/09, 24% (n=412) enrolled in 2009/10, and 21% (n=350) enrolled in 2010/11 (see Table 1.1.1). Over three years, 35% (n=604) of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort enrolled at the SDCCD colleges.

City College enrolled the greatest percentage of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort in 2008/09 (14%), while Mesa College enrolled the greatest percentage of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (14% and 13%, respectively; see Table 1.1.1). Miramar College enrolled between 5% and 7% of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep cohort in each of the three years studied.

The Tech Prep student headcount for all colleges declined by 37% in the primary terms from Fall 2008 to Spring 2011 (389 to 247, respectively; see Table 1.1.2).

The number of high school Tech Prep participants in 2007/08 was 3,521. During the same time period, 2,988 students successfully completed at least one course with an A or B letter grade, which yielded an 85% high school Tech Prep success rate. Please note that the 2007/08 Tech Prep secondary education success rate was unduplicated, meaning if a student completed at least one course with a grade of A or B, they were regarded as successful. All data pertaining to the 2007/08 success rates were obtained from the Tech Prep CATEMA database.

There were a total of 1,705 Tech Prep students who successfully completed a high school CTE course by the completion of their 2007/08 senior year. These students comprise the base high school Tech Prep cohort for this study.

Headcount and Student Characteristics

Table 1.1.1. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - Annual Headcount and Enrollment Rates

Tech Prep Cohort Headcount and Enrollment Rates at SDCCD

Source: SDCCD Information System and Tech Prep CATEMA DB

2007/08 High School Tech Prep Cohort

Note: Headcounts were unduplicated by year and measured as of the first year following the student's Tech Prep-identified 2007/08 senior year.

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

City College/ECCMesa CollegeMiramar CollegeAll Colleges

234 14% 162 10% 134 8%190 11% 242 14% 224 13%93 5% 107 6% 121 7%457 27% 412 24% 350 21%



Enroll Rate

Sum 2008

Fall 2008

Spring 2009

Sum 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Sum 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011


1% 11% 10% 4% 6% 6% 2% 6% 5%2% 9% 9% 6% 9% 9% 5% 9% 9%1% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4%4% 23% 21% 12% 17% 16% 9% 16% 14%

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

City College/ECC 2008/092009/102010/11Total

Mesa College 2008/092009/102010/11Total

Miramar College 2008/092009/102010/11Total

All Colleges 2008/092009/102010/11Total

234 100% 127 78% 98 73%0 0% 35 22% 18 13%0 0% 0 0% 18 13%234 100% 162 100% 134 100%

190 100% 186 77% 167 75%0 0% 56 23% 29 13%0 0% 0 0% 28 13%190 100% 242 100% 224 100%

93 100% 88 82% 85 70%0 0% 19 18% 17 14%0 0% 0 0% 19 16%93 100% 107 100% 121 100%

457 100% 315 76% 246 70%0 0% 97 24% 54 15%0 0% 0 0% 50 14%457 100% 412 100% 350 100%

Table 1.1.2. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - Term Headcount and Enrollment Rates

Table 1.2.1. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - First Year by Annual Headcount



Count

Sum 2008

Fall 2008

Spring 2009

Sum 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Sum 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011


21 186 178 71 103 106 40 101 9028 156 152 105 156 156 79 159 14522 74 66 48 72 70 53 72 7369 389 364 203 295 280 155 268 247

The 2008/09 Tech Prep cohort included students who directly enrolled at SDCCD in the year following their 2007/08 senior year (100%; see Table 1.2.1). The 2009/10 cohort included students who began SDCCD enrollment in 2008/09 (76%) and students who delayed enrollment at SDCCD after their high school senior year until 2009/10 (24%). The 2010/11 cohort included students who began SDCCD enrollment in 2008/09 (70%), students who delayed enrollment at SDCCD after their high school senior year until 2009/10 (15%), and students who delayed enrollment until 2010/11 (14%).

Note: Headcounts were unduplicated by term and measured as of the first term following the student's Tech Prep-identified 2007/08 senior year.

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Note that the Tech Prep student population varied in the number of students who enrolled only in SDSU/UCSD courses offered through SDCCD in each year (All Colleges: 109 in 2008/09, 12 in 2009/10, and 0 in 2010/11). The majority of the SDSU/UCSD courses were offered through City College. SDSU and UCSD-only students and sections were excluded from some of the analyses (e.g., math and English enrollments, persistence, awards, and transfer). For these sections, all SDCCD college headcounts were 348 in 2008/09, 400 in 2009/10, 350 in 2010/11, and 545 over the three years (unduplicated three-year total).

Tables 1.2.2 to 1.2.4 show the counts and percentage distributions of the Tech Prep students that were enrolled at SDCCD by gender, DSPS status, and EOPS status. A greater percentage of the female Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges were enrolled between 2008/09 and 2010/11 (55%-57%) than male Tech Prep students (43%-45%). The proportion of each gender varied by college (see Table 1.2.2). Two to three percent of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges received DSPS services (see Table 1.2.3) and five to seven percent received EOPS services (see Table 1.2.4) in each of the three years studied.

Table 1.2.2. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - Annual Headcount by Gender


2010/11

Female Male

84 63% 50 37%126 56% 98 44%75 62% 46 38%200 57% 150 43%

2009/10

Female Male

100 62% 62 38%127 52% 115 48%57 53% 50 47%230 56% 182 44%

2008/09

Female Male


143 61% 91 39%96 51% 94 49%47 51% 46 49%252 55% 205 45%

Table 1.2.3. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - DSPS Services Received

Table 1.2.4. SDCCD Enrolled Tech Prep Cohort - EOPS Services Received



2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


4 2% 2 1% 4 3%7 4% 6 2% 6 3%1 1% 0 0% 1 1%11 2% 8 2% 9 3%

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


18 8% 14 9% 9 7%15 8% 13 5% 8 4%1 1% 3 3% 2 2%33 7% 28 7% 16 5%



Table 2.1.0. Math Course Levels

Course-taking behaviors of foremost interest include enrollment in math courses, enrollment in ESOL and English courses, and enrollment in college CTE courses that parallel those taken in high school. Data are presented for the 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11 academic years.

Course-Taking Behaviors

Note: Tutoring courses, courses offered at SDSU or UCSD, cancelled classes, and labs were excluded. Course levels were based upon current course sequencing and placement levels as of Fall 2011.

For the purposes of this report, math course levels include basic skills (two to four levels below transfer), Associate level (one level below transfer), transfer level, and transfer level general education electives. See Table 2.1.0 for course numbers that comprise the math course levels and the rationale for level assignment.

Mathematics

* Course levels that fit into course sequencing to matriculate from basic skills to transfer eligible.

Course Number Course Level Assignment

Transfer: General Ed Electives

Transfer*

Associate: 1 Lvl Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 2 Lvls Below Transfer*

Basic Skills: 3 Lvls Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 4 Lvls Below Transfer*

121, 122, 141, 150, 151, 210B, 212, 245, 252, 254

Elective courses that provide Associate Degree credit and transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. May be on the UC Transfer Course List.

104, 107, 116, 118, 119, 210A

Courses that provide Associate Degree credit and transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. May be on the UC Transfer Course List.

096 Intended to fulfill Associate Degree competency, but are not transferable.

046 Prerequisite of Assessment Skill Level M30. Advisory recommends Assessment Skill Levels W4 and R5.

038 Advisory recommends Assessment Skill Levels R4 or L40 and M20.

034A Advisory recommends Assessment Skill Levels R4 or L40.

Tables 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 show the number and percentage of the Tech Prep students who chose to take a math course in each of the three years observed. Furthermore, the volume of math course enrollments is displayed by course level.

Nearly three-fourths (74%) of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges took a math course in 2008/09, over half (59%) took a math course in 2009/10, and nearly half (47%) took a math course in 2010/11 (see Table 2.1.1 for cohort parameters).

Over half (55%) of the 2008/09 math enrollments by Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges were in basic skills courses (see Table 2.1.1). The percentage of basic skills enrollments declined in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (33% and 25%, respectively). Associate level math course enrollments peaked in 2009/10 (18% in 2008/09, 28% in 2009/10, and 21% in 2010/11). The percentage of transfer level enrollments increased from approximately one-quarter (26%) of the enrollments in 2008/09, to 38% of the enrollments in 2009/10, to over half (55%) of the enrollments in 2010/11.



Enrollments by Course Level

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Transfer: General Ed ElectivesTransfer*Associate: 1 Lvl Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 2 Lvls Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 3 Lvls Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 4 Lvls Below Transfer*

Total

1 1% 8 7% 11 13%

13 10% 19 17% 26 31%

18 14% 36 31% 20 24%

31 24% 24 21% 15 18%

53 41% 23 20% 11 13%

14 11% 5 4% 2 2%

130 100% 115 100% 85 100%


2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

21 5% 58 17% 50 21%

82 21% 71 21% 80 34%

71 18% 95 28% 49 21%

87 22% 58 17% 34 14%

106 27% 46 14% 21 9%

24 6% 7 2% 4 2%

391 100% 335 100% 238 100%


Table 2.1.1. All Colleges - Students Who Took a Math Course


Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Took At Least One CourseNo Math Courses

Total

259 74% 234 59% 166 47%

89 26% 166 42% 184 53%

348 100% 400 100% 350 100%

Table 2.1.2. City College - Students Who Took a Math CourseCohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

87 67% 80 54% 62 46%

43 33% 67 46% 72 54%

130 100% 147 100% 134 100%

Note: Cancelled classes, tutoring courses, and labs were excluded. SDSU and UCSD-only students and sections were excluded.* Course levels that fit into course sequencing to matriculate from basic skills to transfer eligible.





2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

10 11% 19 33% 13 30%

31 33% 16 28% 21 48%

16 17% 16 28% 7 16%

18 19% 3 5% 2 5%

16 17% 3 5% 1 2%

2 2% 0 0% 0 0%

93 100% 57 100% 44 100%


2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

10 6% 31 19% 26 24%

38 23% 36 22% 33 30%

37 22% 43 26% 22 20%

38 23% 31 19% 17 16%

37 22% 20 12% 9 8%

8 5% 2 1% 2 2%

168 100% 163 100% 109 100%


Table 2.1.3. Mesa College - Students Who Took a Math Course

Table 2.1.4. Miramar College - Students Who Took a Math Course


Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

117 65% 124 51% 84 38%

63 35% 118 49% 140 63%

180 100% 242 100% 224 100%

Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

65 70% 41 38% 37 31%

28 30% 66 62% 84 69%

93 100% 107 100% 121 100%





Table 2.2.0. ESOL/English Course Levels

Note: Tutoring courses, courses offered at SDSU or UCSD, cancelled classes, and labs were excluded. Course levels were based upon current course sequencing and placement levels as of Fall 2011.

For the purposes of this report, English course levels include English as a Second Language (ESOL; two to five levels below transfer), basic skills (one to two levels below transfer), transfer level, and transfer level general education electives. See Table 2.2.0 for course numbers that comprise the ESOL/English course levels and the rationale for level assignment.

English

* Course levels that fit into course sequencing to matriculate from basic skills to transfer eligible.

Tables 2.2.1 to 2.2.4 show the number and percentage of the Tech Prep students who chose to take an ESOL/English course in each of the three years observed. Furthermore, the volume of ESOL/English course enrollments is displayed by course level.

A majority (72%) of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges took an ESOL/English course in 2008/09, approximately four in ten students (43%) took an ESOL/English course in 2009/10, and approximately one-third (35%) took an ESOL/English course in 2010/11 (see Table 2.2.1 for cohort parameters).

ESOL courses comprised between 4% and 6% of the ESOL/English enrollments by Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges over the three years reported (see Table 2.2.1). Seventy percent of the 2008/09 ESOL/English enrollments were in basic skills courses. The proportion of basic skills enrollments declined in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (46% and 38%, respectively). The percentage of enrollments in transfer level courses increased from approximately one-quarter (26%) of the enrollments in 2008/09, to half (50%) of the enrollments in 2009/10, to over half (56%) of the enrollments in 2010/11.

Course Number Course Level Assignment

Transfer: General Ed Electives

Transfer*

Basic Skills: 1 Lvl Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 2 Lvls Below Transfer*

ESOL: 2-5 Lvls Below Transfer*

208, 209, 210, 211, 220, 221, 240, 249

Elective courses that provide Associate Degree credit and transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. May be on the UC Transfer Course List.

101, 105, 205 Courses that provide Associate Degree credit and transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. May be on the UC Transfer Course List.

048, 049 Advisory recommends Assessment Skill Level R4/W4.

042, 043 Advisory recommends Assessment Skill Levels R3/W3.

019, 020, 021, 022, 030, 031, 032, 040

Prerequisites of Assessment Skill Levels at or below L40, except for L19, which is advisory recommended. ESOL L40 matriculates to Skill Levels R4/W4.




2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Transfer: General Ed ElectivesTransfer*Basic Skills: 1 Lvl Below Transfer*Basic Skills: 2 Lvls Below Transfer*ESOL: 2-5 Lvls Below Transfer*

Total

0 0% 1 1% 2 3%

27 15% 39 38% 34 53%

80 44% 39 38% 20 31%

65 36% 19 18% 7 11%

8 4% 5 5% 1 2%

180 100% 103 100% 64 100%


2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

0 0% 9 3% 7 4%

131 26% 128 47% 85 52%

207 42% 90 33% 41 25%

137 28% 37 13% 21 13%

21 4% 11 4% 9 6%

496 100% 275 100% 163 100%

Table 2.2.1. All Colleges - Students Who Took an ESOL/English Course

Table 2.2.2. City College - Students Who Took an ESOL/English Course



Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Took At Least One CourseNo ESOL/English Courses

Total

250 72% 173 43% 123 35%

98 28% 227 57% 227 65%

348 100% 400 100% 350 100%

Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

85 65% 63 43% 50 37%

45 35% 84 57% 84 63%

130 100% 147 100% 134 100%






2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

0 0% 4 10% 0 0%

46 39% 26 62% 11 65%

45 38% 9 21% 2 12%

27 23% 3 7% 4 24%

1 1% 0 0% 0 0%

119 100% 42 100% 17 100%


2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

0 0% 4 3% 5 6%

58 29% 63 48% 40 49%

82 42% 42 32% 19 23%

45 23% 15 12% 10 12%

12 6% 6 5% 8 10%

197 100% 130 100% 82 100%

Table 2.2.3. Mesa College - Students Who Took an ESOL/English Course

Table 2.2.4. Miramar College - Students Who Took an ESOL/English Course



Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

106 59% 85 35% 57 25%

74 41% 157 65% 167 75%

180 100% 242 100% 224 100%

Cohort

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


Total

68 73% 35 33% 16 13%

25 27% 72 67% 105 87%

93 100% 107 100% 121 100%





This section provides insight into the high school and college CTE course-taking behaviors of the Tech Prep students. High school Tech Prep students were provided the opportunity to take college credit courses that fit into nine CTE industry sectors:• Arts, Media, and Entertainment • Engineering and Design • Finance and Business • Health and Human Services • Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation

Table 2.3.1 provides an unduplicated count of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges by CTE sector alignment. Sector alignment refers to students who took at least one course in the same high school and college CTE sector. Seventeen percent of the 2008/09 Tech Prep students took a college course in the same industry sector as in high school. This proportion increased among Tech Prep students enrolled in 2009/10 and 2010/11 (22% and 23%, respectively).

Table 2.3.1. All Colleges - Students in the High School to College CTE Pathway

Table 2.3.2. All Colleges - Other College CTE Courses



CTE Studies in High School and College

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Aligned in at Least One SectorNo Sector Alignment

77 17% 90 22% 80 23%

380 83% 322 78% 267 77%

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

At Least One College-Only CTE Course TakenNo College-Only CTE Courses Taken

11 2% 10 2% 10 3%

446 98% 402 98% 337 97%

SDCCD also provided college CTE courses that were not aligned with high school courses. Between 2008/09 and 2010/11, the majority of Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges chose not to take a college-only CTE course (97%-98%; see Table 2.3.2).

Total 457 100% 412 100% 347 100%

Total 457 100% 412 100% 347 100%

• Information Technology• Manufacturing and Product Development• Public and Private Education Services• Transportation



Tables 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 provide baseline headcounts of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges by high school and college CTE sector, as well as the count and percentage of students that aligned by CTE sector. Overall, the sector with the greatest rate of alignment between high school and college was health and human services (32% in 2008/09, 42% in 2009/10, and 32% in 2010/11). Note that while students were encouraged to focus on one CTE sector, they were permitted to take courses in multiple sectors. Thus, a count of students who aligned in Table 2.3.1 may not necessarily match the count of students who aligned in Tables 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.

Table 2.3.3. All Colleges - Students by CTE Sector - 2008/09




Health and Human Services 22 119 7 32%Finance and Business 191 67 38 20%

Hospitality, Tourism, and Rec 50 2 1 2%

Information Technology 28 11 1 4%Manufacturing and Products 15 0 0 0%Public and Private Education 80 28 13 16%

Transportation 25 10 1 4%

High School

Students

All Colleges Students

Number of

Students Aligned

% of HS Students Aligned

Arts, Media, and Entertainment 124 52 19 15%Engineering and Design 7 7 1 14%

Finance and Business 179 89 42 23%

Health and Human Services 19 153 8 42%


Information Technology 20 14 1 5%Manufacturing and Products 15 0 0 0%

Public and Private Education 71 58 19 27%

Transportation 20 1 1 5%

High School

Students


Number of

Students Aligned


Arts, Media, and Entertainment 150 47 17 11%Engineering and Design 13 6 0 0%





High School

Students


Number of

Students Aligned


Arts, Media, and Entertainment 110 52 22 20%

Engineering and Design 8 4 0 0%

Finance and Business 155 71 34 22%Health and Human Services 19 121 6 32%


Information Technology 18 24 0 0%Manufacturing and Products 15 0 0 0%Public and Private Education 52 49 18 35%Transportation 14 1 1 7%



Table 3.1.1. Average Units Attempted

The student outcomes of the Tech Prep students include units attempted and completed, retention rates, success rates, GPA, and persistence.

Student Outcomes

Table 3.1.2. Average Units Completed



Tables 3.1.1 to 3.1.3 display the average units attempted, the average units completed, and the percentage of attempted units that were completed by Tech Prep students in the primary fall and spring terms of 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11. The Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges completed between 69% and 74% of the units they attempted between Fall 2008 and Spring 2011.

Units Attempted and Completed


Table 3.1.3. Average Percentage of Attempted Units that were Completed

Fall 2008

Spring 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011


7.45 7.59 10.82 10.29 9.31 8.79

9.71 9.90 10.23 9.38 8.68 8.67

10.76 11.49 9.24 8.16 7.15 6.73

9.48 9.93 11.44 11.16 10.58 10.28

Fall 2008

Spring 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011


4.79 4.59 7.77 6.95 6.48 6.18

7.16 6.99 7.55 6.22 6.13 6.09

8.77 9.19 7.33 6.56 5.09 5.29

6.81 6.83 8.49 7.74 7.45 7.39

Fall 2008

Spring 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011


64% 60% 72% 68% 70% 70%

74% 71% 74% 66% 71% 70%

82% 80% 79% 80% 71% 79%

72% 69% 74% 69% 70% 72%



2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


2.19 2.28 2.33

2.26 2.22 2.43

2.52 2.53 2.55

2.30 2.30 2.42

Tables 3.2.1 to 3.2.3 show course retention rates, course success rates, and the average GPAs of Tech Prep students in 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11. Data include the primary fall and spring terms in each academic year. Note that the 2011 City, Mesa, Miramar, and SDCCD Fact Books provide annual retention, success, and GPA information for the general population of students which may be used as a point of reference.

The annual retention rate among the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges was 88% in 2008/09, 87% in 2009/10, and 86% in 2010/11 (see Table 3.2.1). The annual retention rate of the general population of students at all colleges was 83% in 2008/09, 85% in 2009/10, and 85% in 2010/11 (see 2011 SDCCD Fact Book).

The annual success rate of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges was 63% in 2008/09, 65% in 2009/10, and 66% in 2010/11 (see Table 3.2.2). The annual success rate of the general population of students at all colleges was 67% in 2008/09, 68% in 2009/10, and 67% in 2010/11 (see 2011 SDCCD Fact Book).

The annual GPA of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges was 2.30 in 2008/09, 2.30 in 2009/10, and 2.42 in 2010/11 (see Table 3.2.3). The annual GPA of the general population of students at all colleges was 2.67 in 2008/09, 2.65 in 2009/10, and 2.60 in 2010/11 (see 2011 SDCCD Fact Book).

Course Retention, Course Success, and Average GPA

Table 3.2.1. Retention Rates

Table 3.2.2. Success Rates


Table 3.2.3. Average Student GPA



2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


56% 63% 64%

64% 63% 66%

74% 75% 68%

63% 65% 66%

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11


87% 86% 87%

88% 86% 84%

91% 91% 87%

88% 87% 86%

Note: Some students attended multiple colleges. City, Mesa, and Miramar GPAs included graded courses only at the college of course offering.



Persistence

Table 3.3.1 displays term persistence (fall to spring) for the Tech Prep students. Eighty-three percent of the Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges persisted from Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, 83% persisted from Fall 2009 to Spring 2010, and 76% persisted from Fall 2010 to Spring 2011. As a point of reference for the term persistence rates of the Fall 2008 Tech Prep students who were enrolled in their first fall term post high school senior year, the term persistence rates of the general population of first-time students in Fall 2008 were the following: City College/ECC, 59%; Mesa College, 68%; Miramar College, 62%; and All Colleges, 69%.

Table 3.3.2 displays annual persistence (fall to spring to fall) for the Tech Prep students. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the Fall 2008 Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges continuously persisted to Fall 2009. Fifty-nine percent of the Fall 2009 Tech Prep students from all SDCCD colleges continuously persisted to Fall 2010. As a point of reference for the annual persistence rates of the Fall 2008 Tech Prep students who were enrolled in their first fall term post high school senior year, the annual persistence rates of the general population of first-time students in Fall 2008 were the following: City College/ECC, 38%; Mesa College, 46%; Miramar College, 43%; and All Colleges, 48%.

Table 3.3.1. Term Persistence of Tech Prep Students


Table 3.3.2. Annual Persistence of Tech Prep Students


Fall 2008 to Fall 2009

Fall 2009 to Fall 2010


55% 49%

58% 54%

54% 51%

65% 59%

Fall 2008 to Spring 2009




76% 78% 68%

79% 76% 65%

75% 76% 65%

83% 83% 76%



Table 4.1 shows the volume of awards conferred to Tech Prep students and the unduplicated cohort award rate in 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11. The overall 3-year award volume and the overall unduplicated 3-year award rate are also provided. Results are displayed for students from all SDCCD colleges. Note that students who enrolled in only SDSU/UCSD courses offered through SDCCD were excluded.

Overall, 4% of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep students who enrolled at the colleges over the three years received a degree or certificate. The overall award rate in each year was 0% in 2008/09, 2% in 2009/10, and 4% in 2010/11.

Table 4.1. Volume of Awards and Award Rate


Awards Conferred

2008/09 2009/10 2010/113-Year Total

AA/AS DegreeCertificate 30 to 59 UnitsCertificate 29 or Fewer Units

Total Award Volume

0 6 14 200 2 1 30 0 1 10 8 16 24

Award Rate 0% 2% 4% 4%



Transfer Rate 7% 5% 6% 12%

Table 5.1 shows the number of Tech Prep students who transferred to a 4-year university by college and the transfer rate for students from all SDCCD colleges in 2008/09, 2009/10, and 2010/11. The overall 3-year transfer counts by college and the overall 3-year transfer rate for students from all SDCCD colleges are also provided. Note that students who enrolled in only SDSU/UCSD courses offered through SDCCD were excluded.

Overall, 12% of the 2007/08 high school Tech Prep students who enrolled at the colleges over the three years transferred to a university. The overall transfer rate in each year was comparable (7%, 5%, and 6%, respectively).

Table 5.1. Transfer to a 4-Year University

Source: SDCCD Information System, Tech Prep CATEMA DB, and National Student Clearinghouse

Transfer to a 4-Year University

Note 1: Credit for transfer was determined by the first college of enrollment within the district.Note 2: Students who transferred to a 4-year university may also continue to enroll at SDCCD. These students were counted only in the year they transferred.

2008/09 2009/10 2010/113-Year Total

City CollegeMesa CollegeMiramar CollegeTotal Transfers

5 4 6 1510 11 8 299 4 6 1924 19 20 63



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