WHAT OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ARE TELLING US
Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE )
Student engagement is a broadly defined term used to refer to the extent to which students are actively involved in meaningful educational experiences and activities . The CCSSE measures five main factors related to student engagement :
• Active and Collaborative Learning .
• Student Effort .
• Academic Challenge .
• Student-Faculty Interaction .
• Support for Learners .
Let ’ s take a look at a CCSSE question / result * based upon racial identification ( data is from the 2018 survey ):
How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this college ?
• Excellent ( 4 )
• Good ( 3 )
• Fair ( 2 )
• Poor ( 1 )
Average Rating of Experience at NWTC Overall percent of students in parentheses .
Racial Identification Number Average Rating
American Indian ( 2.2 %) |
26 |
3.6 |
Asian ( 3.6 %) |
42 |
3.5 |
Black / African American ( 2.0 %) |
23 |
3.6 |
Hispanic / Latino ( 4.3 %) |
50 |
3.5 |
Pacific Islander (< 1 %) |
1 |
4.0 |
White ( 79.4 %) |
933 |
3.5 |
Other (< 1 %) |
11 |
3.7 |
2 or more ( 5.4 %) |
64 |
3.4 |
Missing ( 2.1 %) |
25 |
3.4 |
TOTAL |
1,175 |
3.5 |
* This information is only available to NWTC staff through the Data Mine .
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