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Diablo Valley College Self-Evaluation Report of Educational Quality and Institutional Effectiveness In Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation Submitted by: Diablo Valley College 321 Golf Club Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Submitted to: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges DRAFT Date May 4, 2020 Evidence collection and formatting still in process Draft May 4, 2020 page 1 Insert Signature Page Draft May 4, 2020 page 2 Insert Table of Contents Draft May 4, 2020 page 3 A. Introduction College History Diablo Valley College (DVC) is located on land originally home to the Costanoan Indians that was incorporated into the expanding Spanish frontier in the late eighteenth century. In 1844, the Mexican government granted the land to William Welch and it became part of his huge Rancho Las Juntas, which included northwestern Walnut Creek, all of Pleasant Hill, and the northeastern half of Martinez. After World War II, the land was subdivided into housing tracts; and on November 2, 1950, the College Governing Board purchased the DVC Pleasant Hill site for $172,500. Construction of the College buildings began in September 1951. DVC’s first classes were held in an elementary school in Martinez in the fall of 1950 (A-1). DVC now has two campuses, one located in Pleasant Hill and one 20 miles south in San Ramon. Diablo Valley College is now in its 70th year of operation. Throughout its seventy-year history, the College has continued to grow and change. With its most recent bond money, the College is renovating and expanding the Physical Education and Kinesiology complex including a new fieldhouse, faculty offices, field improvements, and locker rooms on the Pleasant Hill Campus. Additionally, a new Art complex is underway. At the San Ramon Campus, construction has begun on a new Library and Learning Resource Center, as well as addition of new classrooms and a café’ on campus. B. Student Enrollment Data Diablo Valley College serves students primarily residing in the cities of Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, and San Ramon. In the fall of 2018, 20, 467 total students took classes at the Pleasant Hill and San Ramon campuses. The demographic data in this section combines information for both campuses and is provided by the Contra Costa Community College District Research Office. The headcount for the College remains consistent over the past few years with a slight dip in the fall of 2016. Enrollment at the San Ramon Campus increased slightly over the past few years due to additional high demand courses being offered and growth in the service area. Draft May 4, 2020 page 4 Number of Students 20,800 20,600 20,400 20,200 20,000 19,800 19,600 19,400 19,200 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA Head Count 20,551 20,037 19,721 20,072 20,467 Number of Students by Location 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA PHC 19,140 18,876 18,403 18,584 18,914 SRC 2,914 2,696 2,779 3,132 3,136 The majority of students at Diablo Valley College declare they intend to transfer to a four-year institution. Twelve percent of DVC’s students are pursuing Career Development with nine percent seeking educational development. Draft May 4, 2020 page 5 Educational Goal 3% 9% 2018FA n= 20,467 9% 12% 67% Transfer (with or without degree) Career Dev (Degree, Cert, Lic) Educational Development 4-Yr Student attending 2-Yr Undecided on goal The number of students receiving financial aid at the college remained consistent, around 35 percent, for the past five years. Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA Recieving aid 36% 37% 35% 36% 34% Demographics The five-year demographic data for DVC’s student population is consistent with slightly more female students than male. Sixty eight percent of the students are under the age of 24. The racial background of the student population indicates the diverse student body the College serves. The number of Hispanic students increased slightly over the last five years while the number of White students decreased. Draft May 4, 2020 page 6 Student by Gender 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA Female 50% 51% 50% 50% 51% Male 48% 48% 49% 49% 48% Race/Ethnicity 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA % of Total Students African American 6% 5% 5% 5% 6% American Indian 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Asian 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% Filipino 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Hispanic 22% 23% 24% 24% 26% Multi-Race 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% Other/Undeclared 8% 8% 8% 7% 6% Pacific Islander 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% White 38% 37% 36% 36% 35% Number of Students (Head African American 1,145 1,090 1,073 1,082 1,165 Count) American Indian 31 29 29 38 27 Asian 2,212 2,165 2,203 2,396 2,561 Filipino 975 952 979 1,027 1,037 Hispanic 4,588 4,595 4,756 4,884 5,234 Multi-Race 1,939 1,958 1,906 1,993 1,945 Other/Undeclared 1,675 1,664 1,564 1,354 1,163 Pacific Islander 91 75 71 78 83 White 7,895 7,509 7,140 7,220 7,252 TERM Age Group 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA Percentage of Students < 20 years old 34% 34% 34% 35% 34% 20 to 24 years old 35% 36% 35% 34% 34% 25 to 49 years old 26% 26% 26% 26% 27% 50 + years old 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Number of Students (Head < 20 years old 6,919 6,850 6,783 6,977 6,935 Count) 20 to 24 years old 7,269 7,132 6,967 6,874 6,950 25 to 49 years old 5,315 5,145 5,055 5,309 5,625 Draft May 4, 2020 page 7 50 + years old 1,048 910 916 912 957 Degrees and Certificates Awarded The number of AA/AS degrees awarded by the College increased from 1,086 to 1,659 over the past five years. Additionally, the number of 1-year certificates increased from 823 to 1,223 while the number of 1 but less than 4-year certificates decreased. Degrees and certificates awarded increased amongst all genders and age groups. Across ethnic groups, award granted to Asian, Hispanic, and White students increased while the awards to African American students decreased from 118 to 102. Awards by Type Awards by Gender 2,000 2,500 1,500 2,000 1,000 1,500 1,000 500 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 500 AA/AS degree 1,086 1,342 1,296 1,665 1,659 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- At least 1 but less 15 16 17 18 19 than 4-year 622 562 698 855 568 Female 1,449 1,611 1,633 2,146 1,955 certificate Male 1,048 1,216 1,258 1,703 1,472 Less than 1-year Gender 823 956 920 1,353 1,223 34 33 23 24 23 certificate Unknown Awards by Race/Ethnicity Awards by Age Group 1,500 2,500 2,000 1,000 1,500 500 1,000 500 0 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 0 African American 118 70 119 142 102 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Asian 458 507 554 795 673 < 20 years old 239 311 357 480 433 Hispanic 482 578 561 821 756 20 to 24 years old 1,447 1,559 1,642 2,152 1,786 White 957 1,041 917 1,243 1,190 25 to 49 years old 721 865 818 1,094 1,101 Other/Undeclared 515 664 763 872 729 50 + years old 123 125 97 147 130 Course Success The success rates at the College remain consistent over the last five years. Success rates, students receiving a passing grade in a course, remain near 74 percent. Fall to spring persistence rates, Draft May 4, 2020 page 8 around 74 percent, are consistently higher than fall to fall persistence, at 53 percent. Course completion, students who receive a grade at the end of the term, also holds around 85 percent for the College. All Coursework 2014FA 2015FA 2016FA 2017FA 2018FA Course Success ate 73% 73% 74% 75% 74% Course Completion Rate 85% 85% 86% 86% 85% Fall-to-Spring Persistence 73% 77% 76% 76% 74% Rate Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rate 54% 54% 54% 53% na Number of Course 59,192 57,875 56,515 57,090 57,163 Enrollments Number Successful 43,054 42,288 41,906 42,714 42,501 Number Retained 50,179 49,322 48,525 49,128 48,509 The College breaks success rates by delivery method into several categories to cover the wide range of courses offered. Face-to-face classes have no online instruction, hybrid classes 0-50% have less than half of instruction hours completed online, hybrid 51-99% have more than half of instruction hours completed online, and 100% online classes have no face-to-face instruction hours. The success rate for face-to-face classes at 75 percent and hybrid 0-50% classes at 76 percent are consistent over the past five years. Hybrid 51-99% increased four percentage points to 62 percent and 100% online increased 3 percentage points to 70 percent. The number of enrollments in face-to face courses dropped from 50,886 to 45,219 and hybrid 51-99% dropped from 1,809 to 1,435 while the hybrid 0-50% category grew from 1,891 to 1,969 and the 100% online grew dramatically from 4,606 to 8,540.