
2017 MHCC High School Senior Survey Results & Analysis
Explore the findings of the 2017 Mt. Hood Community College District High School Senior Survey, focusing on post-high school plans of in-district seniors. Discover insights on declining attendance, methodology, respondent demographics, including gender, race/ethnicity, and GPA breakdown.
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High School Senior Survey What s Next Results of the 2017 Mt. Hood Community College District High School Senior Survey Springwater Trail Version Prepared by: Tim Green Research Associate Analytics & Institutional Research Mt. Hood Community College
Purpose of the Study Decline in High School Seniors attending MHCC. Research Question: What are in-district high school seniors planning on doing once they receive their high school diploma? MHCC Strategic Plan: Strategic Priority Establish and maintain relationships with school districts to encourage on- going educational goals.
Methodology Senior exit interview process Data collection from May through June Survey Development Analysis & Reporting AIR email to Principals AIR meets with new principals to discuss study and methodology On-line survey with unique URL for each school Each School has custom questions Data Analyzed by MHCC Research Associate Deliverables: Final Report Research Brief Presentation Raw Data (on request) Study Introduced Data Collection
Who Responded? High School Centennial Springwater Trail Sandy Total # Respondents % of Sample 288 33 265 586 49.15% 5.63% 45.22% 100.00%
Who Responded Race/Ethnicity Ethnicity Springwater Trail Total # % Within 0.00% 0.00% 3.33% 13.33% 3.33% 76.67% 3.33% 0.00% 30 100.00% Index # % Within 1.42% 8.54% 2.85% 13.62% 1.63% 69.31% 2.24% 0.41% 492 100.00% Index Native American Asian African American Hispanic/Latino Pacific Islander White Other Multi-race Total 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 7 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 42 14 67 8 341 11 117 98 205 111 149 23 1 0 0 2
Who Responded Grade Point Average Springwater Trail Total GPA Count Percent 0.00% 0.00% 10.71% 35.71% 25.00% 21.43% 7.14% 0.00% 28 100.00% Index Count Percent 0.41% 1.85% 7.00% 13.58% 22.02% 25.93% 20.78% 8.44% Index 0.00-0.99 1.00-1.49 1.50-1.99 2.00-2.49 2.50-2.99 3.00-3.49 3.50-3.99 4.00+ Total 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 153 263 114 83 34 34 66 107 126 101 41 486 100.00% 10 7 6 2 0 0
Who Responded Parent s Education Level Parents' Highest Education Level < HS Diploma HS Diploma Some/No Degree Certificate Associates Bachelors Masters Professional Doctorate/Ph.D. Total Springwater Trail Total # % Within 3.33% 23.33% 20.00% 3.33% 10.00% 10.00% 13.33% 0.00% 0.00% 25 100.00% Index # % Within 12.80% 17.89% 16.46% 9.15% 10.16% 15.85% 8.54% 1.42% 1.02% 459 100.00% Index 1 7 6 1 3 3 4 0 0 26 130 121 36 98 63 156 63 88 81 45 50 78 42 7 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
Career Questions I can name a career I m interested in pursuing. How did you decide that career was a good fit?
Career Questions What field or fields are you interested in?
Results Future Plans Four Months after Graduation I plan to be Continuing my education Working at a job Serving in the military Traveling Doing something else Doing volunteer work Undecided / Don't Know Total Respondents Springwater Trail Total # % Within Index 69.70% 69.70% 6.06% 27.27% 12.12% 18.18% 9.09% 33 100.00% # 399 320 32 132 46 87 41 586 100.00% % Within Index 68.09% 54.61% 5.46% 22.53% 7.85% 14.85% 7.00% 23 23 2 9 4 6 3 102 128 111 121 154 122 130 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Results College Now Question: During your high school education have you ever taken a College Now Course (a High School course for college credit)? Follow up Question: Which College Provided the Credit? (Not Shown) Majority of responses were MHCC (93.24%)
Results Community College District Residence Question: In which community college district do you reside?
Results Not Continuing Education: Reasons Mean Scores for Reasons for Not Continuing Education Question: Listed below are a number of reasons for NOT going to college/university. Please indicate whether each is a minor or major reason for you deciding not to continue your education by clicking the appropriate level. 7-point scale (1=Not a Reason at All to 7=Extreme Reason)
Results Not Continuing Education: Information Mean Scores for Information that may Increase the Likelihood of Continuing Education Question: Listed below are information and services that could be available from any college/university. For each, please indicate if it would impact the likelihood of your continuing your education by checking the appropriate level. 7-point scale (1=Not Change to 7=Dramatic Increase)
Results Continuing Education: Institution Type Question: Where are you planning to continue your education? Please check the type of institution that most accurately describes where you will be attending school.
Results Cont. Education: Reason for Selecting Question: Listed below are major reasons students choose a particular campus. For each reason, please let us know how important it was in your decision to select the institution you are attending by checking the appropriate box. 7-point scale (1=Totally Unimportant to 7=Totally Important)
Results Cont. Education: Reason for Selecting Mean Scores for Reasons Students Choose a College/University Total 4.82 5.58 5.62 5.38 5.49 5.11 4.88 5.07 4.70 4.83 4.56 3.94 4.01 4.94 4.89 4.72 SpgT. 4.26 5.57 6.16 5.53 5.95 5.47 5.37 4.95 4.37 4.58 3.95 2.95 3.84 5.00 5.26 4.95 Location Out of Town Programs Available Overall Cost Financial Aid Avail. Post Grad Opps. Location - Convenient Reputation - Instructors Reputation - School Recommendations Social Atmosphere Extracurricular Acts. Athletics Friends Attending Intangibles Technology Available Selectivity
Results Cont. Education: Scholarships Awarded Scholarships? Springwater Trail Total # % Within 45.45% 54.55% 22 100.00% Springwater Trail Value $783.33 $256.58 Index # % Within 35.71% 64.29% 392 100.00% Total Value $13,845.67 $34,894.49 $8,337.75 $3,700.00 Index Yes No Total 10 12 127 85 140 252 100 100 Summary Statistics for Scholarships Awarded Index Index Mean s.d. Trimmed Mean (5%) Median Value Min Max Average # of Awards 6 1 100 100 100 100 ** $850.00 $500.00 23 $100.00 $1,000.00 $200,000.00 1.00 56 1.78 100 **Insufficient Data to Calculate
Results Continuing Education: Institution Type Question: Where are you planning to continue your education? Please check the type of institution that most accurately describes where you will be attending school.
Results Cont. Education: In-State vs. Out-of-State No Springwater Trail Seniors are heading out-of- state. Springwater Trail Total In-State/Out-of- State Bound # % Within 2 100.00% 0 0.00% 2 100.00% 19 100.00% 0 19 100.00% 21 100.00% 0 21 100.00% Index # % Within 74.59% 25.41% 122 100.00% 244 94.94% 13 257 100.00% 335 88.39% 44 11.61% 379 100.00% Index 4-Year Bound In-State Out-of-State 134 91 31 100 100 0 Total 4-Year Bound 2-Year Bound In-State Out-of-State 105 100 100 0.00% 0 5.06% Total 2-Year Bound Both In-State Out-of-State 113 100 100 0.00% 0 Total Both
Results Cont. Education: 4-Year Public University Spingwater Trail Will Attend Total Institution Will Attend 4-Year Public Eastern Oregon University Oregon Health & Science University Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Portland State University Southern Oregon University Southwestern Oregon University University of Oregon Western Oregon University Total # % Index # % Index 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0 0 4 3 4 6.0% 4.5% 6.0% 29.9% 20.9% 3.0% 3.0% 20.9% 6.0% 100.0% 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1675 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 2 2 14 4 67
Results Cont. Education: 4-Year Private University No Springwater Trail Seniors are attending 4-Year Private Universities
Results Cont. Education: Community College Springwater Trail Total Institution Will Attend Will Attend Community College Blue Mountain Central Oregon Chemeketa Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Gorge Klamath Lane Linn-Benton Mt. Hood Oregon Coast Portland Rogue Southwestern Tillamook Treasure Valley Umpqua Total # % Index # % Index 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0 2 1.1% 6.0% 0.0% 6.6% 0.5% 0.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 63.9% 0.0% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% 100.0% 100 100 139 11 0 12 1 0 2 2 2 117 0 0 100 100 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 117 0 95 32 0 0 0 1 1 183 100 100 100 0 12
Results Cont. Education: Community College Seniors Attending Portland Metropolitan Community Colleges Springwater Trail Total Plan to Attend Plan to Attend Metro CC's Percent Index Percent Index Clackamas Mt. Hood Portland Total 0 9 2 0.00% 81.82% 18.18% 100.0% 0 12 117 32 161 7.45% 72.67% 19.88% 100.0% 100 100 100 113 91 11
Results Cont. Education: Private Trade/Technical Colleges No Springwater Trail Seniors indicated an intent to attend a Private Trade/Technical College
College Placement Tests Spingwater Trail College Tests Took Test Percent SAT ACT Compass PSAT Total Respondents 7 1 0 21.2% 3.0% 0.0% 54.5% 100.0% 18 26
4th Year Math and Science Coursework Springwater Trail 4th Year Coursework Respondents Percent Math Science Total Respondents 12 14 26 36.4% 42.4% 100.0%
Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree Mean s.d. Stetements Disagree Neither / Nor Agree Total I was challenged by courses I took My counselor provided guidance / options 0 1 1 6 5 14 4 31 5.35 0.0% 3.2% 3.2% 19.4% 16.1% 45.2% 12.9% 100.0% 1.23 4.97 2 0 1 9 6 8 5 31 6.5% 0.0% 3.2% 29.0% 19.4% 25.8% 16.1% 100.0% 1.56
Activity Participation Total Did Not Participate Activity Paticipation 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4+ Years Participants Athletics 3 4 4 1 12 17 25.0% 33.3% 33.3% 8.3% 100.0% Activities (e.g. Cheer, Dance) 1 0 0 1 2 27 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% Performing Arts (e.g. Band, Choir) National Honors Society / Key Club Social Clubs (e.g. Robotics, MeCha) 3 3 3 1 10 20 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 10.0% 100.0% 1 0 0 0 1 28 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0 0 0 0 0 29
Issues on Campus Not an Issue Somewhat Minor Issue Somewhat Major Issue Extreme Issue Mean s.d. Issues Minor Issue Neither/Nor Major Issue Total 10 3 4 3 7 2 1 30 3.13 Drugs 33.3% 10.0% 13.3% 10.0% 23.3% 6.7% 3.3% 100.0% 1.93 2.30 14 6 2 3 5 0 0 30 Alcohol 46.7% 20.0% 6.7% 10.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 1.56 2.70 Bullying/Physical Harassment 9 9 4 2 4 0 2 30 30.0% 30.0% 13.3% 6.7% 13.3% 0.0% 6.7% 100.0% 1.78 1.33 25 2 1 2 0 0 0 30 Sexual Harassment 83.3% 6.7% 3.3% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.84 2.70 10 6 4 7 1 0 2 30 Low Expectations 33.3% 20.0% 13.3% 23.3% 3.3% 0.0% 6.7% 100.0% 1.73
Conclusions / Recommendations For MHCC Make sure Springwater Trail Seniors are aware of the resources available to them through MHCC. Communication between the college and Centennial s administration and counselors is critical. Capitalize on information content (both for seniors continuing education and those not continuing) to develop messages that will influence decisions. Survey needs to be repeated annually. Increase High school participation.
Conclusions / Recommendations For Springwater Trail Make sure Springwater Trail Seniors are aware of the resources available to them through MHCC. Communication between the college and Springwater Trail administration and counselors is critical. Capitalize on information content (both for seniors continuing education and those not continuing) to develop messages that will influence decisions. Survey needs to be repeated annually.