The Equity Advantage 2021-2022 | Page 24

The climate of a campus is experienced differently from person to person . Climate is about perception — how it feels to be in the community , not simply what happens . In Spring 2016 , NWTC created a cross-functional team to develop its own Campus Climate Survey to ask students about their perceptions of campus climate , academic and campus life as well as the extent to which they have experienced or witnessed discrimination , harassment and sexual assault .

NWTC sent the survey to 8,423 students ; 2,862 responses were eligible for analysis . NWTC will be administering the next Student Campus Climate Survey in Fall 2022 .

FIVE FACTORS OF STUDENT CLIMATE

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Factor Scale

3

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4.3 4.5 4.6

4.4 4.0

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The majority of my instructors create a learning environment that is inclusive and respectful . AVERAGE = 4.6

Staff members create an environment that is inclusive and respectful . AVERAGE = 4.6