System Goals

Partnership for Excellence 

The System commits to achieving the following annual performance goals by the year 2005, with full performance being conditional upon receipt of the state support previously described:

1. Transfer

An increase from 69,574 to 92,500 in the number of students who transfer from community colleges to baccalaureate institutions. This performance goal may also be expressed in the form of segmental subgoals: an increase from 10,886 to 14,500 in the number of transfers to UC, an increase from 48,688 to 64,200 in the number of transfers to CSU, and an increase from 10,000 to 13,800 in the number of transfers to independent and out-of-state colleges. Achievement of these goals is dependent on the extent to which the baccalaureate institutions are able to accommodate students who are prepared to transfer, and the system will assess progress toward these goals in the context of the change in the number of students who become eligible for transfer.

2. Degrees and Certificates

An increase from 80,799 to 110,500 in the number of degrees and certificates awarded. This performance goal may also be expressed as subgoals to achieve an increase from 57,076 to 78,000 in the number of associate degrees awarded and an increase from 23,723 to 32,500 in the number of certificates awarded.

3. Successful Course Completion

An increase from 68.1% to 70.6% in the overall rate of successful course completions. An increase in the rate of successful course completions from 68.3% to 70.8% for transferable courses, from 77.2% to 80.0% for vocational courses, and from 60.3% to 62.5% for basic skills courses.

4. Workforce Development

(I) An increase from 16,810 to 22,788 in the number of successfully completed Apprenticeship courses; from 242,436 to 329,041 in the number of successfully completed Advanced-level Vocational courses; and from 684,385 to 927,887 in the number of successfully completed Introductory Vocational courses.  (II) An increase from 1,263 to 1,700 in the number of California businesses benefiting from training through contract education [note: base year is Fall 1996].  (III) An increase from 73,801 to 99,600 in the number of employees benefiting from training through contract education. (IV) An increase from 140,505 to 189,700 in the number of individuals receiving fee-based job training.

5. Basic Skills Improvement

An increase from 108,566 to 150,754 in the number of students completing coursework at least one level above their prior basic skills enrollment.