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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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