Career-Technical Education 2011
Graduate Follow-Up Survey
David Torres-RCCD Institutional Research
Background: The Riverside Community College District Institutional Research department was
awarded Career Technical Education (CTE) grant to conduct follow-up interviews with students
who successfully completed certificates and degrees to determine satisfaction with RCCD’s
education. During the months of February and April 2011, telephone interviews were
conducted Mondays through Thursday evenings (from 5:30pm to 8:30pm). Students who
graduated from RCCD with an award or certificate in a Career-Technical Education field in the
previous three years were included in the sample. The results listed below are the result of 670
completed interviews. (A total of 729 interviews were conducted, but only 670 answered all
questions.)
Life after RCCD CTE:
Since your graduation from RCCD, have you enrolled in a
school other than RCCD?
Yes, I'm
currently
enrolled parttime
7%
For the majority of this sample, RCCD
was the last school these students
attended.
No
74%
Yes, I'm
currently
enrolled fulltime
12%
Yes, but I am
not currently
enrolled
7%
How related is your course of study to the degree or
certificate you earned at RCCD?
11%
12%
Different, but related
subject
Different, unrelated major
77%
For those students who did attend
another school after RCCD, 88% of
them enrolled in the same or a similar
course of study as their RCCD
program.
Same subject
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 1
What is your current employment status?
Employed FULL-time (30 or
more hours/week)
12%
Employed PART-time (less
than 30 hours/week)
Most respondents in the sample
were currently employed full-time.
Only 4% of the sample reported they
were unemployed and not seeking
employment.
Not in labor force
(student, retired, other)
4%
66%
3%
Unemployed and not
seeking employment
Unemployed but seeking
employment
15%
Have you been in any job related to your
degree since graduation?
No
27%
Yes
73%
Almost 3 out of 4 respondents
reported being employed in a job
related to their degree since
graduating.
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 2
Present Occupation of Respondents
The table below summarizes the recoded open-ended follow-up to the previous question,
asking, “What was the name of the company where you have employed degree since
graduation?” Responses were recoded into industries and are summarized below. (For a
complete listing of companies, see Appendix A.)
The overwhelming majority of CTE graduates in the present sample have been employed in
public safety medical and health-related fields.
Source of Employment / Industry
Public Safety
Health-Medical
City-County-Government
K-12 Education
Child Care
Higher Education
Specialty Trade Contractors
Personal Services
Other
Accomodations-Food Service
Military
Professional Services
Grand Total
Total
152
105
29
20
14
8
8
7
4
3
2
2
354
When respondents answered where they were employed, Riverside County was the most
popular location. (A complete list of cities and counties can be found in Appendix B.)
Counties of Employment
Riverside
San Bernardino
Orange
San Diego
Imperial
Los Angeles
Other CA
Kern
Outside CA
Fresno
Inland Empire
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
155
36
10
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 3
Evaluation of RCCD CTE:
After the first month of interviewing, the question “Were you able to get a better job as a result
of attending RCCD?” was added to the survey. The results here are separated by program.
Were you able to get a better job as a result of attending RCCD?*
Total
Program Title
Interviewed
Administration of Justice
43
Administration of Justice Law Enforcement
1
Administrative Office Management
2
Administrative/Clinical Medical Assisting
2
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
4
Automotive Technology: Mechanical
1
Automotive Technology: Toyota
1
Basic Firefighter Academy
9
Business Administration: Accounting
12
Business Administration: General Business
18
Business Administration: Human Resources
1
Business Administration: Management
7
Business Administration: Marketing
2
Community Interpretation
6
Computer Applications
4
Construction Technology
7
Cosmetology and Barbering
14
Cosmetology: Managment & Supervision
1
Culinary Arts
7
Dental Assistant
2
Dental Laboratory Technology
1
Drafting Technology
2
Early Childhood Education
26
Electronics Technology
1
Emergency Medical Services Paramedic
11
Engineering Aide
2
Engineering Technology
1
Exercise, Sport & Wellness: Fitness Professions
1
Fire Technology
5
Graphics Technology
4
Human Services
10
Logistics Management
2
Nursing
19
Paralegal Studies
3
Physician Assistant
1
Sign Language Interpreting
2
Telecommunications: Television Production Specialist
2
Vocational Nursing
8
Grand Total
246
*This question only asked in the April 2011 collection period.
Percent
Responding
"Yes"
77.1%
0.0%
100.0%
50.0%
75.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
60.0%
55.6%
0.0%
33.3%
100.0%
80.0%
75.0%
85.7%
76.9%
100.0%
50.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
64.0%
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
33.3%
75.0%
37.5%
50.0%
83.3%
50.0%
100.0%
100.0%
50.0%
100.0%
72.2%
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 4
Respondents were asked eleven questions to evaluate RCCD’s training and
education. (Responses of Not Applicable or No Opinion are excluded from
analysis.)
In 10 of the 11 measures, respondents answered “Very Much” at least 70% of
the time.
To what extent has your RCCD education and training helped you...
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
develop a better understanding of career goals
80%
16%
4%
be prepared for further education
80%
17%
2%
understand your interests, abilities, and values
78%
interact more effectively with diversity in the workplace
78%
17%
6%
communicate more effectively for the workplace
77%
19%
4%
write more effectively for the workplace
76%
improve your job related skills
76%
get a more satisfying job
19%
18%
17%
75%
compete with others in your field
17%
73%
earn a better wage
22%
70%
solve math problems more effectively in the workplace
17%
62%
25%
3%
5%
7%
9%
5%
12%
13%
`
Very Much
Somewhat
Not At All
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 5
Other Comments:
At the end of the survey, respondents were given the opportunity to make any comments on
their experiences at RCCD. Given the wide variety of perspectives, the complete, unedited
comments are included in Appendix C. To summarize the responses they were recoded using
the following classification system: each comment was judged to be either positive or negative/
and whether the comment referred to the institute in general, or referred to a person (usually
and instructor), program or service, a mixed response, or in some other unclassifiable category.
The result of this recoding is shown in the table below.
Recoded Comments
Total
Positive / General
55
Positive / Program, Service or Instructor Specific
135
Negative / General
16
Negative / Program, Service or Instructor Specific
24
Mixed Response
9
Other
11
Grand Total
250
Over 76% of all recoded responses contained positive responses about particular programs,
services, personnel or about the college/district in general.
Summary: The findings of this telephone survey largely support the proposition that graduates
from Career and Technical Education programs are successful in their post-RCCD employment.
Furthermore, over 70% of the employed students responded positively when asked whether
they were able to secure a better job as a result of attending one of RCCD’s CTE programs.
Respondents in this sample were employed mainly in the Public Safety and Health/Medical
industries, and tended to be employed locally in Riverside County. This survey is scheduled to
be conducted again in April-May 2012.
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Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed:
What was the name of the company?
Accomodations / Food Service
boat house
Hilton Hotel
Mission Inn
Accomodations / Food Service Total
Child Care
Apple Tree Learning Center
Childcare Career
childcare/pre school
day care
Kiddie Kollege
Kindercare
Kitty College Pre School
RCC Early Childhood Development
RCC ECE Center
RCCD children ctr
The Grove Pre School
Tiny Tot
Town & Country Day School
Turning Point Elementary
Child Care Total
City / County / Government
Cal dept of parks & recreation
California State Park
city of indio
City of MOntclair
city of ONtario
City of Riverside
county of riverside
department of defense
homeland security
orange county air
riverside county
state park ranger
superior court of ca
City / County / Government Total
Total
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
12
1
1
29
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 7
Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed (continued):
What was the name of the company?
Health / Medical
Abbott Bascular
Anaheim General Hospital
Anahiem General Hospital
Arrowhead Regional Hospital
arrowhead regional medical
arrowhead regional medical center
beaver medical group
Beber Medical
before and after
bella mia
bon zadern surgical
Bright Star Healthcare
Chapman Hospice
Chino Valley Medical Center
CHW
Colorado Orthopedics
Dental Office
dentist office
Dentistry
dentures by ddn
desert regional medical center
Eisen Howard Hospital
emr riverside
ER ambulance
Hemet Valley Med Center
herritage garden healthcare center
Hoag Hospital
home health agency
Hospital
Indian Health Service
Kaiser Permanente
kaizer permanente
Kids World Childrens Dentistry
loma linda
Loma Linda Hospital
Loma Linda Med Center
loma linda medical center
Loma Linda School of Dentistry
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Ctr
Loma Linda Veteran Hospital
Medical Ctr
menifee dental
menifee dental group
montclair hospital
Mountain Dental Lab
Neal Simpson MD
Total
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 8
Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed (continued):
What was the name of the company?
oc medical center
Palomar pomerado hospital
park view community hospital
Park View Hospital
parkview community hospital
Parkview Hospital
Pomona Valley Hospital
rcrmc
reche canyon rehab
Reche Canyon Rehab & Healthcare Ctr
Redlands Comm Hoispita;l
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands Hospital
Redlands Rehab Center
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside County Hospital
riverside county medical center
Riverside County Medical Regional Center
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Riverside Dental Group
Riverside General Hospital
Riverside Hospital
Riverside Regional Medical Ctr
San Antonio Community Hospital
San Antonio Surgical Ctr
San Bernardino Hospital
Sresenius Medical
st bernadines medical center
St. Bernadine Medical Ctr
va hospital
Health / Medical Total
Higher Education
Higher Education Total
rcc
RCCD
San Bernardino College and New World Language Svc
UCR
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
2
1
1
3
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
105
4
1
1
2
8
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 9
Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed (continued):
What was the name of the company?
K-12 Education
Beaumont Unified School Dist
Cross Roads Christian Elementary
Cross Roads School
crossroads christian schools
Jurupa Community Services District
Jurupa Unified School District
Monesitory School of Corona
Moreno Valley School dist
Nuview Unified School Dist
Palo Verde School Distritct
Riverside County Office Education
Romoland School District
RUSD
StarChild Academy
Val valrez School District
Val Verde Unified School dist
K-12 Education Total
Military
Army Reserve
US Navy
Military Total
Other
W302
Alyssa Kenny
aneco
Bright Now & Febozzi
Other Total
Personal Services
Fantastic Sams
hair and makeup
Hairmax
Maximum Image Salon & Day Spa
Salon Siner
Salon Tranquelity
Supercuts
Personal Services Total
Professional Services
apple one
nurse finders
Professional Services Total
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
20
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
2
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Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed (continued):
What was the name of the company?
Public Safety
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPOND
American Medical Response
american medical response and cal dept of forestry of fire protection
amr
Anaheim Fire Dept
Borrego Spring Fire Dept
Bowers ambulance
ca fire
CAL Fire
care ambulance
City of Palm Springs Fire Dept
City of Riverside Fire Fighter
City Police Dept
County of Riverside sheriff dept
deputy sheriff
Dr. ambulance in OC
el centro police dept
Fire Dept
fire dept of cal fire
Fire Dept.
Fire Fighter Paramedic
Hall Ambulance
Hall Ambulence
Imperial County Sheriff Dept
Imperial county sheriff offc
Imperial Sheriff Offc
Indio Police dept
LA county fire dept
Mission Ambulance
Norco Fire Department
orange county sheriff dept
Orange county superior court
Total
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix A: Companies Where Students Have Been Employed (continued):
What was the name of the company?
Pinkerton
Police Dept
police officer
ridgecrest police dept
Riv Co Sheriff
riverisde county sheriff dept
riversdie sheriff dept
riverside sheriff dept
Riverside City Sheriffs
riverside co sherrif
Riverside county fire dept
riverside county sherif
Riverside County Sheriff
Riverside County sheriff dept
Riverside County Sheriffs
Riverside County Sheriffs Department
Riverside County Sherriff Department
Riverside County Sherriff Dept
Riverside Fire Academy
Riverside Police Department
riverside police dept
riverside sheriff county
Riverside Sheriff Dept
Riverside Sheriffs
Riverside Sheriffs Department
Riverside Sherriff Dept
San Bernardino Fire Dept
sheriff dept
Public Safety Total
Specialty Trade Contractors
Specialty Trade Contractors Total
Grand Total
AC Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning
advance framing construction
Airzone
Argus Construction
banner contruction managerment
Bigalo Concrete
Centex Homes
jones plumbing
Total
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
11
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
44
4
5
3
1
11
152
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
354
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 12
Appendix B: Cities and Counties of Employment:
County
Fresno
Inland Empire
Imperial
Kern
Los Angeles
Orange
Other CA
Outside CA
Riverside
City_Company
Freshno
Inland Empire
el centro
IMperial county
Bakers Field
ridgecrest
Long Beach
los angeles
Pamona
Anaheim
brea
huntington beach
Irvine
orange county
santa ana
all over so cal
Older Creek California
so cal
Lansdale Boroough
marthas vinyard
Beaumont
blythe
Cali Mesa
county of riverside
Hemet
indio
Indio city
March Airforce Base
menife
menifee
Mira Loma
MOreno Valley
Norco
Nuevo
palm desert
palm springs
perris
Total
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
14
3
1
2
2
1
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 13
Appendix B: Cities and Counties of Employment (Cont.):
County
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
City_Company
Total
riveraside county
1
riverisde county
1
Riversid eCounty
1
Riverside
54
Riverside county
50
riveside
1
riveside county
6
rivfeside
1
Sun City
1
Temecula, Moreno Valley
1
colton
2
Corona
6
East Dale, Chino Hills
1
loma linda
7
montclair
1
ontario
1
Rancho Cucamonga
1
redlands
3
Rialto
2
San Bernardino
9
Upland
2
yuciapa
1
Borregl Springs
1
Carlsbad, San diego
1
Escondido, san diego county
1
North County in Fallbrooks
1
san diego
1
san diego county
1
los osos
1
Santa Barbara
1
Career-Technical Education 2011 Graduate Follow-Up Survey 14
Appendix C: All Comments Recoded:
Recoded Comments
Positive / General
Original Comment
Total
a pleasant experience.
1
good
1
good course
2
good education
1
Good eduction, just having difficulty finding a job as an enterpreter
because of economy.
1
good experience
1
Good program
2
good program & had a good time. would like to come back to take some
specialty classes to expand education.
1
good time at RCCD, enjoyed the staff. Hope the chancellor and everybody
loby the job for students.
1
great experience at RCC
1
Great professors!
1
had a good experience
1
had fun at rcc
1
Her RCC education has been very beneficial to her. Has no problem finding
a job as she always gets priority since she is an RCC graduate. She always
recommends RCC to her friends.
1
i enjoyed it
1
i like rcc
1
Instructors both online and there on campus were great and very helpful!
instructors were very useful, made the process a lot easier
it was a great opportunity for moms like me to continue education at the
college. It sure made a big difference in my life. thank you.
it was fun. good teachers.
it was great. stop cutting classes.
it was intense. happy with it
It was very beneficial to her.
it's fun.
liked all teachers. great time.
liked school a lot. staff was very nice & helpful.
love going to RCC.
Love rcc and taking classes there. great environment.
love RCCD!
No regrets. Great college experience.
no, just very happy to have a chance to enroll in the program.
Norco architecture program teachers were very helpful and supportive.
norco campus is very friendly, that is why i'm still going there. Todd
Walles, chair dept, is an amazing individual.
Offered a wide variety a classes online which was really beneficial to her
as she worked full time.
people at RCC are very friendly and nice. would like to know if there is a
limit number of classes I can take? was told once that i took too many
classes and was unable to register for more???
RCC has great leadership, very impressed w/ RCC
rcc is a good school.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
RCCD has very good professors.
RCCD has wonderful teachers and program. My kids are going to enroll
there.
RCCD is very educational to the mind and body & soul. very very happy at
RCCD. w/o RCCD I would have been 3 steps behind w/ my life. big thank
you to RCCD.
Really enjoyed attending RCC. Enjoys working for them as well. Employed
full-time in Food Services.
Really enjoyed her classes and her professors.
Really enjoyed her professors.
Really enjoyed her time at RCC!
Really enjoyed her time at RCC...and is glad she went there compared to
any other school.
Really felt challenged at RCC and felt it really prepared her to continue to
go and get her 4-year degree.
really liked it, learned a lot.
recommend it
Sara Burnett: great early childhood professor
Teachers and counselors were very helpful.
Teachers are knowledgable and they kept the students interested. Was
able to work at a more steady pace and that helped her to get her degree
faster.
teachers at RCCD were better at 4-yr college.
very thankful for having me at RCCD, you made a difference.
would encourage all students to start here at RCCD for all general ed
before entering 4-yr college. Great teachers at RCCD.
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Positive / General Total
55
Positive / Program,
Service or Instructor
Specific
a lot of preferences going on in police academy/law enforcement program.
very dissappointed: the sheriffs were unfair. 2 people made same
mistakes but if the sheriff liked one, then he would be in and they would
do anything they could just to discourage the other from attending the
program.
a very good program. teachers were great.
add more classes to the program, more specific classes to interpretation
program, concentrate on one subject instead of combining too many
subjects in one class.
Air conditioning & mechanical engineering programs were great. you'd get
out a lot from the teachers there.
all professors were wonderful. but the nursing program was great. all staff
at hospital was always excited to see students from RCCD. RCCD has the
best nursing program, even better than 4-yr universities.
all teachers in business dept were great people. both on -campus and online classes were helpful.
All-around, program was very beneficial.
amazing academy. would recommend to anybody.
Amazing professors - keep up the great work!
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
Total
Applied digial and printing program was really great. helped me get my
degree & a good job today. thank you.
1
business administration program was great and helpful. there're plenty of
classes offered online and in classroom which helped alot.
1
captain Heiser was the best teacher in Fire Academy program.
1
chef instructors at RCCD are amazing.
1
Comm Interp was wonderful - helped me know different fields (med, legal
business) instructors awesome - all credit to RCCD 1
community intepretation helped great deal
1
Completed Cosmotology course. Continually hears that it's one of the best
programs in the area. Very competitive and she always recommends it to
others.
1
Completed Cosmotology program and really enjoyed it!
1
Completed Paramedic program and it was awesome! The amount of
training received was very beneficial.
1
Completed the Cosmotology Program and really enjoyed it!
1
Completed the Nursing Program. Great professors! Very helpful and
encouraging!
1
construction tech was a really ggod program. great teachers.
1
cosmetology program was really helpful in getting you a job.
1
cosmo program is really good.
1
Cosmotology program has improved. Definitely helped w/ job.
1
Criminal Justice was a strong program.
1
culinary academy very eriching, had a wonderful time.
1
culinary is a good program, need little more extensive classes/training.
1
culinary program at RCCD is excellent, staff is professional.
1
culinary program was great
1
Current;y working with other PS from other colleges, and I'm better
prepared than them all. Great prepared.
1
definitely helped me a lot, enjoyed school, look forward to take more
classes at RCCD during summer.
1
Degree in Real Estate. The housing market is not good.
1
dental tech was great
1
dr. thomas was a great teacher, very knowledgeable, understanding.
1
Dr. Thompson was the best techer ever, he had a better understanding of
materials than other teachers.
1
early childhood development program is incredible
1
ecs was agood program.
1
Enjoyed attending RCC and really enjoyed the professors.
1
Enjoyed culinary program very much. all chefs were great.
1
enjoyed culinary program very much. it helped get me to where I am
today. thank you.
1
enjoyed program good instructors
1
Enjoyed program very much!
1
enjoyed studying at RCC. child dev program and teachers were great.
would recommend to any body.
1
enjoyed the program, good experience.
1
excellent
1
Excellent experience!! Really enjoyed it!
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
Excellent professor - Mr. Banks.
excellent program
extremely beneficial for me, online program was fantastic: business
program & logistic program
Feels RCC Nursing graduates are more highly desirable compared to
graduates from other schools. She also felt more prepared for the state
board.
fire academy was a very good program
fire program is very good, paramedics program is also a very good
environment to learn
fire program was very good.
George Gage, coordinator of the program, was a great leader and teacher.
Glad she went there! Really enjoyed her program! Daughter is now
enrolled in the same program!
Good construction program ,just no construction jobs,
good nursing program
good program nursing
Got an AA in Auto Mechanical and Auto Electrical. Gained twice the
experience by attending RCC compared to other courses taught elsewhere.
Got her degree in Early Childhood Development and really enjoyed her
classes and the professors.
great experience in nursing programs and medical assistant programs
Great experience overall!
great paramedics programs at RCCD. going to school in San Diego right now
but thinking of going back to take some more classes at RCCD.
great policy academy program. It was nice that RCCD worked w/ sheriff
dept, and students were able to use the gym.
great program
Great program , almost had a AA, encourgaed son
great program in tv & films. helped a great deal.
Great program! Was employeed by RCC as a head teacher with the Early
Childhood Development Program in Norco until they closed their doors.
Has been unemployed ever since.
great program, would recommend it
Great program, would recommend it to anybody
great program, would recommend it.
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
Total
had great experience in Teacher assistant program.
1
Had Mr. Banks for Human Services and was excellent!!! He was a mentor to
her and he always went above and beyond!
1
Has a degree in child development and really enjoyed her time at RCC
however, due to the economy, has not been able to use her degree to find
a job in approx 2 years.
1
human services program was great for working people. had a lot of classes,
perfect for taking after working hours. thank you.
1
i loved it, the early childhood development program.
1
instructor was very good: Dave Solcum, very understanding, very
knowledgeable.
1
instructors were very helpful in the heating and ventilation program.
1
it was a good program, did help alot.
1
it was a great program
1
it was helpful
1
it was the best cosmetology program.
1
its a good program
1
learned a lot from the professors in early childhood development program,
very helpful
1
Logistic program at RCCD was wonderful and the best.
1
Loma Linda loves nursing students from RCCD. you have the best nursing
program.
1
loved the para legal program
1
loved the program, good instructor, gone great length to help students.
1
mangement program was very well put together. Carl Penton and the
head of the logistic management program (forgot name) were fantastic
professors. they helped me a great deal. i believe the certificate that i
received from RCCD helped w/ my promotion.
1
Nursing 0- best program - she currently teaches students - students from
RCC are best.
1
nursing program is excellent at RCC
1
nursing program is the best
1
Nursing program was a good program but no luck in landing a job. hoping
to get in the intership program offered at RCC this summer.
1
Nursing program was brutal but worth it.
1
nursing program was fabulous, very hard but worth it.
1
nursing program was good
1
online course w/ prof Jan Schnall: very computer friendly, website for
students is excellent.
1
pa program was very good.
1
Paramedic program very good! Felt she got a much better education there
compared to any other school as she is aware of other programs.
1
people at public safety Ben Clark: roger copp & natalie hannun were very
helpful, gave a lot of guidance.
1
physical training was hard but i had fun
1
pre-school program teachers were right on. Great program.
1
Prof Thomas was very knowledgeable.
1
Program was very hands-on..and that was great rather than having
lectures. Did practical things in class and really liked that component to
what she was learning/going to school for.
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Positive / Program,
Service or Instructor
Specific Total
Original Comment
Total
PT program was incredible. It was great!
1
punte program was awesome
1
rccd has a very good cosmetology program. all teachers are very caring
about students, and they teach real well
1
RCCD has the best nursing program.
1
Really appreciated the whole program - EMT/Fire/ Paramedic Program.
1
Really enjoyed being able to learn more about computers/programs.
1
really enjoyed business mgmt program, professor/dr. Pardee was amazing,
motivated you a lot. the best program by far.
1
Really enjoyed the Paralegal Program! Learned alot!
1
reg is a good program has rep.
1
She feels that attending RCC was very rewarding.
1
Sign language program was great.
1
teachers in early childhood dev were excellent
1
teachers in marketing were very good.
1
The Cosmotology Course was very imformative and helpful in preparing
her for the State Board.
1
the instructor for ece program was great.
1
The Nursing program was great and she really enjoyed her professors.
1
the proffessor in the Early childhood development program was the reason
I stayed & completed the program. She was great.
1
the program was great, teachers were helpful: child development
program.
1
the program was wonderful, teachers are very caring. RCC is a great place
to start.
1
Too Paramedic Courses. Very good program. Is in Fire Academy now.
1
Took Athletic Trainig and it was great! Loved the program and the teachers.
Took EMS Program and it was challenging. She felt like they were more
concerned about what the outside world thought and that they dwelled on
unnecessary things. Good program though.
1
very effective program
1
very enjoyable - awesome teacher - only one bad math teacher
1
very happy w/ EMT program.
1
Very interesting program. enjoyed a lot.
1
wanted to express gratitude to teachers & EOPS & those who helped me
w/ advice, and all the help even personal problems. Especially English
dept.
1
Was an instructor trainee for cosmotology. Employed now with RCC. Really
enjoyed her experience with RCC.
1
Was inthe dental idustry and wanted a career change, so she got her
nursing degree. Had excellent teachers and was able to discover new
talents and make new friends Overall, was a great experience.
1
well organized. good program.
1
wonderful program: professor Bank was excellent.
1
would recommend the program to anybody. it's an incredible program interpretation program.
1
135
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Negative / General
Original Comment
Total
Difficult getting classes for RN. Need more classes.
1
Felt it was very difficult to get classes and that is why it took her so long to
graduate.
1
increase classes, more options, not enough classes offered. students not
getting into classes.
1
it was hard to get into programs because of required classes
1
its a shame that so many classes got cut back.
1
more class offerings needed. more online classes too.
1
More online courses offered -- offer more classes at more convenient
times, not just summers. Had problems receiving the degree and
credentials she earned. some instructors better than others. Had a very
poor customer service experience with the evaluations units.
1
need a better counseling system, more personal relationship w/ students.
Need for more Saturday and Online Clases
Need to improve the certificate, it was low quality, not appropriate to put
on the wall. looked like a computer print out.
Parking issues, not handicap friendly. Wouldn't have chosen to gothere but
it was the only school close. Feels they have self-serving professors
preaching their own personal programs and felt some of the professors
were unethical.
Registration is always packed, computers are down all the time. Need
improvement to help students registering eaiser & faster.
so hard to register for classes. very frustrating.
too hard to register for classes, colleges don't offer enough classes.
Wanted to retake a math class to refresh memory for work and could
not???
Wish social services program help students to find a job after completing
classes.
Negative / General
Total
Negative / Program,
Service or Instructor
Specific
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
bad experience with counselor. no good guidance.
better receptionist to send to right places .
courses cant be identified for tranfering to a university.
dental program is not the best program at rcc. did not like the staff.
dental program was not pleasurable
Feels they need more counseling sessions for the students.
Got her certificate in Cosmotology. However, they need to work on it to
make it better. Needs to be more competitive so that the students can
learn more skills.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
having hard time to get transcript on line. please help!
Heating & Air Conditioning program could be better organized, s/b more
student focus, kind of detached.
its hard to get into nursing program.
LVN program doesn't have the support to transfer from LV to RN. not
enough classes, not enough program, very competitive. so hard for
students to register.
need more ECE classes at Norco
need more ECE classes at the Norco campus
need to have more of interpreting classes of higher level, instead of just
basic classes.
para legal program is not aba acreddited
problem with the way they allow lvn to become rns.
Program was limited - liked to have more charting clinical exp, Nursing and prioritizing on the job, incl this into the theory classes.
Regarding the Human Services courses, some of the classes seem like they
don't really push you to continue to a 4 year school or in the workplace.
school needs to help students in getting the permits such as paperwork
and financing. Maybe have a workshop to help students filling out all
these forms and apps for permits.
should have offered courses on line so students can fisnish their program,
such as English or math. This is the reason why I'm no longer at RCC.
the program could use some changes. way too much focus on type of "boot
camp" but not enough training on real law enforcement.
They need to evaluate the LVN Professors as the testing did not seem
current. They were testing the students on things that they weren't
neccesarily going over in class.
Took Engineering courses - wishes they had a more wider range classes.
Took the nursing program and felt that they go over the same things in lab
as they do in the lecture and felt it was unnecessary. Also feels there are
alot of classes that should be offered online instead of in person.
Negative / Program,
Service or Instructor
Specific Total
Mixed Response
Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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business dept was always helpful. please if you can - need to help
students w/ books, make it more affordable, maybe online books, or
renting books.
completed the dental program but had to wait 2 years to take state exams
to get license. Was told that school was in process of obtaining
accreditation and would not be a problem by the time of my graduation
but that never happend. very frustrated and wished school would have
handled better.
Did not like having to deal with the conselors on campus, especially at the
Moreno Valley campus. The Riverside campus and MV campus conselors
would tell her 2 different things in regards to the classes/course she would
need to take. Did not seem very helpful. She praised Jeff Townsell, the
financial aid officer at the Rvsd/MV campus, as he was the only one who
really helped her. mv camps told diff thing everytime...mv camous..jeff
townsell financial aid officer...
Enjoyed downtown campus more than Moreno Valley campus. Liked the
culture and they were more friendly. Took Accounting program and feels
that there are classes that need to be taught there that are not being
offered. Also feels that the accounting department needs some
improvements.
1
1
1
1
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Appendix C: All Comments Recoded (Continued):
Recoded Comments
Original Comment
Total
enjoyed it. need more classses. make classes more affordable.
1
Enjoyed program. Needs to have a better time frame with those that work
and go to school. More flexible with needs with those participating in the
Associate of Nursing programs.
1
EOPSn is a great program but don't understand why a student w/ a child can
get so much more help than a student w/o a child. seems unfair. also,
maybe provide more staff for EOPS as sometimes students miss their appt
at MoValley campus & have to go to Riverside campus but can't make it and
get kicked out of program. Some students have limited mean of time and
transportation, and they do need help from EOPS to continue their
education.
1
Great nursing program, only that it took me 7 years to finally got in the
Anatomy A & B.
1
not enough classes, difficult to enroll. ECE good program. good instructors.
gave me foundation.
1
Mixed Response Total
9
Other
Develop a progam to clear credentials.
1
heard there is a bachelor program at RCC? Please advise.
1
it's been 1.5 years and still not getting radiologist certificate and some
other certification. took classes at Moreno Valley campus but it was an
offsite course. please help.
1
nope. would finish aa degree
1
One suggestion - he feels that all students should have a parking permit
and that the parking permit should be paid for by tuition cost.
1
Please have someone call cell number: 951-xxx-xxxx if summer classes
being offered at RCC.
1
Question: Cap & gown for graduation: are they for graduates w/
certificates? or only for those graduated w/ a degree? Please call back
tomorrow 2/2 if possible.
1
rcc should have an internship for its medical assistant program
1
Was hired 1 month after graduating
1
went to RCC to get a promotion at the job he already had before attending.
went to RCC to get a promotion, but it didn't help him get a better job.
Other Total
Grand Total
1
1
11
250
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Appendix D: Demography of the sample
The tables below illustrate the differences between the survey sample and the universe of
possible respondents. The column at the right shows the difference in the percentage for each
student group. Positive differences indicate sample overrepresentation of that characteristic
relative to the college overall population.
The table below shows that in the present survey sample, students categorized as “Other” (that
is, not fitting into one of the specifically defined ethnic groups) were overrepresented by 5%,
and Hispanic students were underrepresented by 4%. Females were underrepresented in this
sample by 4%. For age groups, students over 25 were overrepresented by 7.4%. The
differences within these groups are generally small enough to accept that the sample surveyed
replicates the universe of possible respondents.
Ethnicity
White
Afr Am
Hispanic
Asian
Other
Grand Total
CTE Population
Count
Percent
1116
44.2%
201
8.0%
857
34.0%
210
8.3%
139
5.5%
2,523 100.0%
CTE Sample
Count Percent
333 45.7%
58
8.0%
215 29.5%
44
6.0%
79 10.8%
729 100.0%
diff. in
percent
1.4%
0.0%
-4.5%
-2.3%
5.3%
Gender Group
Female
Male
Not Collected
Grand Total
CTE Population
Count
Percent
1383
54.8%
1137
45.1%
3
0.1%
2,523 100.0%
CTE Sample
Count Percent
368 50.5%
342 46.9%
19
2.6%
729 100.0%
diff. in
percent
-4.3%
1.8%
2.5%
Age Groups
Under 20
20-24
25-34
Over 35
Grand Total
CTE Population
Count
Percent
55
2.2%
657
26.0%
1035
41.0%
776
30.8%
2,523 100.0%
CTE Sample
Count Percent
17
2.3%
160 21.9%
274 37.6%
278 38.1%
729 100.0%
diff. in
percent
0.2%
-4.1%
-3.4%
7.4%
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