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Funding for Community Colleges
Noncredit Programs –
a local program perspective
School of
Continuing Education
North Orange County
Community College District
Cypress College
Fullerton College
4/15/2009 1
Authorized Noncredit Instructional Categories
California Education Code
NOCCCD SCE total 2002-03 enrollment = 72,000
Category 02-03 enrollment
Adults with Disabilities 1,153
Elementary & Secondary Basic Skills 10,757
English As A Second Language (ESL) 16,399
Immigrants (Citizenship) 375
Parenting 1,630
Short-term Vocational not reported
Older Adults 11,332
Home Economics not reported
Health & Safety not reported
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NOCCCD SCE total 2002-03 enrollment = 72,000
Additional benefit, serving the community:
fee-based (self-supporting):
“Kid’s College” 5,003
On-line 634
Other grant & tuition offerings not reported
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English As A Second Language
Levels taught:
Beginning Literacy
to
Intermediate High & Advanced
also:
Special needs classes –
Conversation, Pronunciation,
Reading/Grammar, Writing, VESL
Workskills, ESL & Computers
Curriculum & assessment
integrated with Cypress &
Fullerton Colleges
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English As A Second Language
Ability to meet local needs
Enrollment strong at 3 SCE campuses but availability
of classrooms limited
partner with Elementary Schools & community
centers by placing ESL classes in community
the community classroom is multi-level to maintain
fundable class size – not ideal learning environment
No ESL Learning Labs at off-site class locations and
no student support services
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English As A Second Language
Ability to meet local needs
Assessment of language proficiency
“New Interchange”, a language based assessment built
for current curriculum
CASAS, Life Skills assessment only
Problems with CASAS oral and written assessments
- lengthy test for the student
- scoring is labor intensive, takes away time from student
- testing large #’s of new students at peak
registration periods
(few agencies use CASAS ESL oral & written samples)
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English As A Second Language
quality of services
Reporting Student Outcomes-
02-03 CASAS Benchmarks
of 2130 ESL enrolled, assessed, &
completing:
* 69% made significant gains
per Life Skills assessment
* 28% completed 2 levels of ESL
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English As A Second Language
Ability to meet local needs
Recommendations:
1. Fund services provided directly to the student –
instruction, instructional support, and student
support services
2. Fund accountability efforts & institutional research
– Valid & reliable assessment means we must ask the right
questions – to measure ESL gains, we need to measure language
acquisition in line with curriculum being taught
– Need for greater ability to track and report student learning
outcomes – noncredit/adult education programs rarely have
resources for institutional researchers
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Elementary & Secondary Basic Skills
4/15/2009 9
Short-term Vocational
NOCCCD School of Continuing Education
some offerings: types of certificates awarded:
Auto Technology Completion
Business Education Skills
Computer Training Program
Hospitality Careers Career
Retail Meat Cutting
Bartending
Construction Inspection
Cosmetology
Early Childhood Education
Electronics
Medical
Pharmacy Technician
4/15/2009 10
Short-term Vocational
Ability to meet local needs – an example
In Winter 2004 term, matriculation components (Orientation,
Assessment, Counseling) were applied to new Pharmacy
Technician Career Certificate program.
38 new students for Pharmacy Technician
were assessed on math ability
47% (18) scored below 8th grade level math
53% (20) scored above 8th grade level math
4/15/2009 11
Pharmacy Tech Orientation & Assessment
GRADE LEVEL RESULTS
Post high school 3
High school 17
8th grade 3
7th grade 4
6th grade 7
5th grade 1
3rd grade 1
2nd grade 2
PT faculty & a curriculum review indicated that new students
needed to be at High School level math to successfully complete
the Pharmacy Math course – 47% scored below 8th grade level
As of 2/04, students scoring below 7th grade level, have NOT enrolled in
Pharmacy Tech program. Greater follow-up and support services needed
4/15/2009 12
Short-term Vocational
Ability to meet local needs
Other basic skills needs for vocational students include
ESL and ABE
Noncredit matriculation funding enables assessment of
student preparedness for vocational courses & programs
Noncredit matriculation funding provides advisement &
on-going counselor support
Limited staffing & funding impedes delivery of this model
to all SCE vocational programs
4/15/2009 13
Older Adults
ability to meet local needs
Major issues for California –
Eroding tax base & rising medical costs
An aging population
Importance of Older Adults adult education –
Classes promote health & well-being
Serve low income seniors, some who cannot afford to retire and
must re-train & re-career – thus learn new skills
Classes necessary for self-maintenance & economic self-
sufficiency
Re-direct seniors to positive involvement in communities – a
source of community & social services volunteers
Without these opportunities, working families may be diverted to
care of aging parents, health & social services systems would
be impacted even more
4/15/2009 14
Providing student support services
Comparing Noncredit & Credit Matriculation
or,
Why treat Noncredit students so differently than Credit students?
Noncredit Credit
Orientation Admissions
Assessment Orientation
Counseling Assessment
Counseling/Advisement
Follow-up
Coordination & Training
Research/Evaluation
Pre- and co-requisites
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Types of counseling / student services
Services Provided
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Growth in demand for counseling appointments
improved delivery of services = increasing demand
Student Growth
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Number of Students
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Highlighted Student Outcomes
Orientation, assessment, and
counseling components help
significantly increase # of SCE high
school subjects enrollments &
completers (14% increase, 2001-02)
High school outreach efforts increase
diploma awardees – 44% of those
returning to studies in 2001-02 were
awarded high school diploma
4/15/2009 18
Impact & benefit of additional funding streams
(e.g. Noncredit Matriculation)
Noncredit student support & counseling services
Implementation of career centers & career services
Student Records –strengthening a department
Graduation events & Student Success recognition
Shared governance – building partnerships
Student centers
Matriculation of noncredit students to credit students
4/15/2009 19
Who are the adult education students?
Flor de Maria Obregon
2003 High School Diploma recipient,
2003 Associate of Arts, Fullerton College
&
Awarded Ella Mae Burke Scholarship
4/15/2009 20
Funding for Community Colleges Noncredit Programs –
“such a deal”
Adult education funding is cost-effective &
efficient – infrastructure is in place
Local partnerships between K-12 &
Community Colleges adult education meet
needs of local communities
Community College based adult education
connects Californian’s to post-secondary
education
4/15/2009 21
Funding for Community Colleges
Noncredit Programs – how are we limited:
Minimal tutoring and academic support for all noncredit students
(more learning labs are needed with more staffing & longer hours of
operation)
Few full-time faculty to respond to community needs and develop
needed curriculum & programs
Expansion of counseling and student services needed
Student outreach efforts needed
Adult education is not properly evaluated; state MIS is not set up to
collect data to evaluate programs. Funding for accountability &
institutional research efforts are very limited
4/15/2009 22
Funding Community Colleges
Noncredit Programs –
to meet needs & demands of our communities we need:
Continued growth in funding and
the ability to meet needs of a
growing and diverse population
The ability to establish local
priorities to serve the unique
needs of each local community
State MIS & data collection that
enables program evaluation &
documents student outcomes
4/15/2009 23
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