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The Role of Noncredit in California Community Colleges
Educational Policies CommitteeASCCC Plenary Session
Fall 2006
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The Role of Noncredit in Calif. Community Colleges
Spring 2005 Resolution 13.03
. . . Resolved the Academic Senate produce a paper on the status of and current issues concerning noncredit courses and programs within the CCC system.
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Definitions
• What is Noncredit?• Alternative Instructional Delivery System• 9 instructional areas• Noncredit is NOT
-Non-degree applicable credit-Non-transferable credit-Not-for-credit
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History
• Public Education for Adults began 1856• CC System, Noncredit, and K-12 Adult Ed
evolved from this• 1960 Master Plan - CC’s and noncredit• Growing interest in Noncredit statewide
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Fast Facts
• 10% of CCC• 800,000+ students• Changing demographics• Students: HS drop outs, immigrants, parents,
older adults, persons with disabilities, underemployed, undereducated
• Gateway to higher education, employment, community, lifelong learning
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Law and Regulations
• Noncredit part of CCC Mission• 9 Areas of Instruction (incl. apprenticeship)• Noncredit Standards and Criteria• Minimum Quals• System Office providing clearer definitions
and guidelines (“Noncredit Alignment Project”)
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9 Noncredit Apportionment Areas
6 Subject Areas:
• ESL• Short term vocational (incl.
Apprenticeship)• Basic Skills• Parenting• Health and Safety• Home Economics
3 Target Population Areas:
• Older Adults• Persons with Disabilities• Immigrants (incl.
Citizenship)
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Similarities
• Overseen by System Office/BOG• Mission of the CCC• Educational Continuum• Overlap in Basic Skills, ESL, Short Term Voc• Diverse student population and needs• Course approval process• Shared Governance
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Differences• Funded lower than credit• Different student needs and intent• Minimum Quals• FT/PT Faculty 1:20• No FT Faculty in some programs• Instructional delivery system
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(Differences cont.)Courses:
-No fees, no grades-Open entry/open exit-Repeatable-”Certificates of Completion”-Positive attendance-Start at lowest level-Accessible: in your neighborhood, by your work, on college campus
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Some Research Findings
22 colleges serve 68% of noncredit students
Noncredit serves more students of color
90 - 95% of faculty are part-time
Top 4 areas: Older Adults, Short-Term Voc., ESL, and Basic Skills
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Why Consider Noncredit
• 29% high school dropout rate (urban as high as 60%)
• California’s demographics: diverse and aging• Fewer students “college ready”• Bridge to credit programs• Supports credit students• Increases access to education and jobs
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Credit Students use Noncredit
• More than 1 in 4 California college students who receives an AA degree needed one or more noncredit classes
• More than 1 in 3 Latinos did
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Source: California Community Colleges, MIS Data.
Noncredit Important to California Community College Degree Earners Fall 2004
25%
27%
28%
29%
29%
30%
31%
31%
35%
30%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
WHITE NON-HISP
PAC ISLDR
NAT AMER
FILIPINO
UNKNOWN
OTHER
AFR AMER
ASIAN
HISPANIC
TOTAL
Prior Noncredit
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Noncredit Increases Probability of Earning a Degree for California Community College Students
Source: California Community Colleges, MIS Data.
25%
28%
29%
31%
30%
31%
35%
30%
14%
17%
17%
15%
17%
19%
20%
16%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
White Non-Hisp.
Amer. Ind./ Alas. Nat.
Filipino
Asian PI
Other Nonwhite
African-American
Hisp./Latino
All Groups
All Credit
AA/AS Degree
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The Survey
• 26 colleges interviewed/surveyed
• Biggest needs identified:– Funding– More FT faculty– Facilities/resources/expanding programs
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Recommendations
State Academic Senate
• Noncredit inclusion• FT Faculty• Pathway to credit• Funding• Ad Hoc Committee
Local Senates
• Noncredit inclusion• FT Faculty• Coordinate linkages• Funding increase used
for noncredit• Noncredit data
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What we hope this paper will do:
• Tool to Educate • Understand noncredit role in CCC• Use for local senate discussions• Invite local senates and colleges to consider
starting or expanding noncredit to support their college mission
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Discussion
• Questions about the paper?
• Next Steps for noncredit
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Thank you!
(To Be Continued!)