ERIC Number: ED596243
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar-29
Pages: 15
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Driving Success: VFA Summary Report: Leading Indicators of Success and Student Outcomes for Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) is the principal institutional accountability and improvement framework for community colleges with measures defined to encompass the full breadth of the community college mission and the diversity of students' goals and educational experiences. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) operates a web-based portal for community colleges to submit, analyze, and display their VFA data. In 2018, more than 200 colleges participated in the VFA. This document is intended to provide a sample of results from the 2018 collection cycle. The data provided in this report are intended to provide an overview of some of the data included in the VFA, and the opportunities it can provide community colleges in understanding student progress and outcomes. This report shows the importance of looking at a variety of measures to understand how well colleges are serving the educational goals of their students. In addition, it highlights the importance of disaggregating data to investigate and identify achievement gaps for different student populations. Finally, it provides additional support for the value of using the AACC Pathways Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as leading indicators for student outcomes.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Indicators, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, College Credits, College English, College Mathematics, School Holding Power, Achievement Gap, White Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Transfer Rates (College), Data Use, Success
American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20015. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Association of Community Colleges
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