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Friday, October 16, 2015
Dawn Cullity, VFA User Support Specialist and Project Coordinator Bernadette Holloway, VFA Project Manager
Demo the VFA: A tour of the data tools and resources
Need
Today’s Agenda
Action
Why and how the VFA was created
Tour of the VFA
The Data Tool
Account Access
Data Collection
Exports
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability is the
first, national system of accountability specifically
for community colleges,
by community colleges
Why the VFA was developed
Need
Our Colleges• 12.4 million credit and non-credit students enroll in our
open-access institutions
• 59% of students who enroll in community colleges earn a credential, transfer, complete, or are still enrolled in higher education in six years
• 61% of our students are enrolled part-time
• 40% of our students are enrolled in non-credit
• More than 60% of our students require developmental education
• 459,073 certificates are awarded by community colleges each year
59% 61%
part-time6-year outcome
60%
Developmental need
40%
non-credit
The Next Big Things
GoalStrengthen our accountability
Alignment
BurdenReduction
Objectives for the VFA:Accountability and Institutional Assessment
• Value-added metrics for accountability
• National benchmarking for good practices
• Opportunity to streamline reporting / relieve IR capacity
• Ability to tell a better, more robust story
• Better data to inform public policy and advocacy
Our WorkLaunched in November 2013, AACC’s VFA Program and Data Tool:• Provides the first national,
comprehensive, and consistent way to measure community colleges’ missions and students
• Gives useful data – in dashboards and reports – to do assessment, benchmarking, and accountability and inform decision-making
• Tracks completions, progress, transfer, workforce, and ABE
• Tells the community college story
Cohorts
Reporting VFA
Measures
Six Year Two Year
Timeframes
Cohort Types• Main Cohort• Credential Seeking Cohort• First Time In College Cohort
Measures: SPO• Six Year Outcomes• Two Year Progress• Developmental Education Progress Measures
Cohorts
Reporting VFA, cont.
Measures
Career & Technical Education Measures
Adult Basic Education Measures
CTE Cohort
ABE Cohort
VFA Web Site: http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu
Data Landing page
Raw Data Files Upload
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICSSTUDENT COURSES
STUDENT COMPLETIONSDEVELOPMENTAL NEED
STUDENT TRANSFERS
VFA Measures
Outcomes Dashboard: Developmental Education
Outcomes Dashboard: Two-Year Progress
Benchmarking Dashboard: Selectors
Benchmarking Dashboard: Peer Colleges
Benchmarking Dashboard: Six-Year Outcomes
VFA Exports: Excel & PDF
Resources: VFA Data Help Center
http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu/helpcenter/Pages/Help-Center.aspx
Resources: VFA Webinars
http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu/webinars/Pages/default.aspx
Resources: VFA User Community
Y2 , Y3, Y4…
Voluntary Framework of Accountability
We welcome Questions & Feedback
Contact VFA at [email protected]
Web site: http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu
principle accountability
system