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Accounting

Accounting

Accounting

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-2
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Business
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Administration of Justice

Administration of Justice

Administration of Justice

  • Degree Types: AS, AS-T, Certificate-1, Certificate-2
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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 alcohol-and-drug-studies

Alcohol and Drug Studies

Alcohol and Drug Studies

  • Degree Types: AA, AS, AS-T, Certificate-1, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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Art

Art

Art

  • Degree Types: AA, AS, AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: visual
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Athletics and Kinesiology

Athletics and Kinesiology

Athletics and Kinesiology

  • Degree Types: AA-T, Certificate-2
  • Division: Kinesiology
  • Pathway: healthcare-human-services
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Biology

Biology (Biological Sciences)

Biology (Biological Sciences)

  • Degree Types: AS, AS-T
  • Division: mathematics-science
  • Pathway: stem
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Administration of Justice

Business

Business

  • Degree Types: AA, AS, AS-T, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Business
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Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

  • Degree Types: AA
  • Division: mathematics-science
  • Pathway: stem
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Communication Studies

Communication Studies

Communication Studies

  • Degree Types: AA-T, Certificate-1
  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: Business
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Computer Applications

Computer Applications

Computer Applications

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-1, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Business
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Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-1, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Business, stem
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Construction Technology

Construction Technology

Construction Technology

  • Degree Types: AA, AS, Certificate-1, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Cosmetology

Cosmetology

Cosmetology

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Dance

Dance

Dance

  • Degree Types: AA, Certificate-1
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: visual
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Dental Assisting

Dental Assisting

Dental Assisting

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: healthcare-human-services
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Digital Media Arts

Digital Media Arts

Digital Media Arts

  • Degree Types: AA
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: visual
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Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

  • Degree Types: AS, AS-T, Certificate-1, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Earth and Space Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

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  • Division: mathematics-science
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Economics

Economics

Economics

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Business
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Electrician Trainee

Electrician Trainee

Electrician Trainee

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  • Division: business-workforce-development
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Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services

  • Degree Types: Certificate-1
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: healthcare-human-services
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Engineering

Engineering

Engineering

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: stem
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English

English

English

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language

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  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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Esthetics

Esthetics

Esthetics

  • Degree Types: Certificate-2
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Facilities Maintenance

Facilities Maintenance

Facilities Maintenance

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Family and Consumer Studies

Family and Consumer Studies

Family and Consumer Studies

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Global Studies

Global Studies

Global Studies

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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History

History

History

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Humanities

Humanities

Humanities

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: communication-languages, visual
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Journalism

Journalism

Journalism

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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Laser Technology

Laser Technology

Laser Technology

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-1, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Administration of Justice

Machine Technology

Machine Technology

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-2, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics

  • Degree Types: AS-T
  • Division: mathematics-science
  • Pathway: stem
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Medical Assisting

Medical Assisting

Medical Assisting

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-3
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: healthcare-human-services
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Music

Music

Music

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway:
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Philosophy

Philosophy

Philosophy

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Photography

Photography

Photography

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  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: visual
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Physics

Physics

Physics

  • Degree Types:
  • Division: mathematics-science
  • Pathway: stem
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Political Science

Political Science

Political Science

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Psychology

Psychology

Psychology

  • Degree Types: AA-T, Certificate-1
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Reading

Reading

Reading

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  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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Real Estate

Real Estate

Real Estate

  • Degree Types: AS, Certificate-1, Certificate-2
  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Business
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Sociology

Sociology

Sociology

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: Humanities
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Solar and Renewable Energy

Solar and Renewable Energy

Solar and Renewable Energy

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  • Division: business-workforce-development
  • Pathway: Industrial
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Theatre & Dramatic Arts

Theatre & Dramatic Arts

Theatre & Dramatic Arts

  • Degree Types: AA
  • Division: Humanities
  • Pathway: visual
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World Languages

World Languages (American Sign Language, French, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese)

World Languages (American Sign Language, French, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese)

  • Degree Types: AA-T
  • Division: language-arts-library
  • Pathway: communication-languages
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WHAT WE DO

We provide research consulting, support, facilitation and technical assistance to college faculty, staff, administrators and students. We also provide support for accountability reporting related to accreditation, state/federal requirements and grants. Our services include:

  • Lead and facilitate accreditation activities
  • Conduct college-wide research for institutional planning
  • Serve on campus committees as data support
  • Provide consultation on research design
  • Assist with evaluation of programs
  • Design reports and dashboards
  • Provide support for Program Review
  • Design and assist administering surveys
  • Conduct focus groups and interviews
  • Offer workshops and training on various topics related to research and institutional effectiveness

CURRENT GOALS

  • Build accreditation activities into local practices
  • Improve organizational capacities to use the internal report tool (CROA)
  • Improve data access and support for decision-making

To request research/data services, please contact Dean of RPIE Joyce Lui (Joyce.Lui@sjcc.edu, x3270) or Research Analyst Shusaku Horibe (Shusaku.Horibe@sjcc.edu, x3519).

DATA RESOURCES

1.     District Resources

CROA (Colleague Reporting and Operational Analytics)

Repository for internal reports, such as Enrolled Student Contact List, Graduates Contact List, Course Section Success/Completion by Term Report. Also, serves as Business Intelligence reporting tool for those who need to query and design their own custom reports. To request access, contact our office.  Once you have access, you will be able to access it through single sign on (https://sso.sjeccd.edu/

District Research Office

Fast Facts: Brief summary of enrollment and student characteristics for SJCC, and the district.

Results from Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE): Administered every other year during the Spring term, the CCSSE survey asks about student engagement, a key indicator of learning.

 

2.     Statewide Resources

California Community College Chancellor's Office DataMart (CCCCO DataMart)

Provides wide array of basic information about students, courses, student services, outcomes, faculty and staff for all community colleges in California.

Student Success Metrics (New in 2019)

Provides a holistic view on student success. Organized around common goals such as adult education/ESL, short-term career education, and degree/transfer, the metrics capture progression along students' educational journey from recruitment to completion, transfer, and the workforce.

Student Success Scorecard (will be replaced by Simplified Metrics in 2019)

The Scorecard is a performance measurement system that tracks student success. The data tell how well colleges are doing in remedial instruction, job training programs, retention of students and graduation and completion rates. Data is shown disaggregated by gender, age and ethnicity. The Scorecard will be replaced by the Simplified Metrics in 2019.

LaunchBoard – Community College Pipeline Dashboard

Community college offerings, student characteristics, milestones, completion, and employment outcomes to support program review and planning.

LaunchBoard -  Adult Education Pipeline Dashboard

Comprehensive, multi-level data on student demographics, enrollment, outcomes, types of services received, and employment using new adult education data and accountability metrics.

LaunchBoard -  Strong Workforce Program Dashboard

Completion and employment data for examining long-term outcomes.

LaunchBoard – Guided Pathways Dashboard

First-year momentum points for evaluating college redesign efforts.

CTE Outcome Survey (CTEOS)

A statewide study to assess employment outcomes of students who have participated in career technical education (CTE) coursework at California Community Colleges. Includes a dashboard to explore the data.

DataQuest (K-12 Data from California Department of Education)

Provides reports about California's K-12 schools and districts.

 

3.     UC/CSU Resources

CCC to CSU Transfer

Provides CCC to CSU Transfer by program/school and institution of origin.

CCC to UC Transfer

Provides CCC to US Transfer by program/school and institutions of origin.

CSU Institutional Research and Analysis

Provides statistical reports for California State Universities.

UC Info Center

Provides data on University of California System.

 

4.     Nationwide Resources

IPEDS: The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Data on enrollment, program completion, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional costs and student financial aid. Can be used to compare our college to other similar institutions nationwide.

 

United Census Bureau (Census Bureau Data)
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy.