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LaunchBoard Community College Pipeline Export FAQ
Understanding Data
Three-page brief to support researchers in using the export feature in the Community College Pipeline, including ways to use the data and descriptions of the export columns.
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Brief
Community College Pipeline (CCP) 2.0 Dashboard Release Webinar
Communications, Understanding Data
Community College Pipeline (CCP) 2.0 Dashboard Release Webinar, October 16th, 2020
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Webinar
Identifying Which Codes are Assigned to Programs
Understanding Data
Seven-page guide, with screenshots, explaining how to determine which TOP codes were assigned to specific courses and awards. This information can help colleges evaluate whether their TOP code...
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Brief
Understanding the CTE Outcomes Survey Process
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic describing the process behind the CTE Outcomes Survey, from getting started to getting the data.
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Infographic
The Value of the CTE Outcomes Survey
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic describing the value of the CTE Outcomes Survey, highlights of some of the data that the survey provides.
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Infographic
Using Perkins Reports to Find Program TOP Codes
Understanding Data
Instructions and screen shots that show how to use the Perkins reports posted on the Chancellor’s Office website to get an understanding of which TOP codes have been assigned to college CTE...
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Detailed Guide
Improving Response Rates on the CTE Outcomes Survey
Program Review
Details strategies that can help ensure that more students respond to the CTE Outcomes Survey, which provides detailed information on students' employment status and satisfaction with their...
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Infographic
Want Additional Information to Support Academic and Career Advising?
Student Advising
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help students better understand career pathways and employment outcomes.
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Short Video
CTE Outcomes Survey Poster for Students
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic that can be used to alert students to the value of participating in the CTE Outcomes Survey, as well as highlight employment outcomes for former students.
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Infographic
Are There Similar Programs in the Region?
Local Planning, Program Development, Regional Planning
Two page guide, with screenshots, summarizing how to determine whether other colleges have similar programs in specific regions.
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Brief
How Universities Can Benefit from Participation in Cal-PASS Plus
Understanding Data
Flyer describing the benefits and process for joining Cal-PASS Plus
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Brief
Tips for Encouraging K–12 Districts and Four-Year Universities to Join Cal-PASS Plus
Understanding Data
Guide that explains the benefits and process of joining Cal-PASS Plus
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Detailed Guide
Next Level Disaggregation: Examining Program-Level Information, Additional Student Characteristics, and Labor Market Data
Equity, Local Planning, Program Review, Understanding Data
This 15-page guide introduces community college deans, directors, department chairs, and college researchers to a data dashboard that can help to deepen program review and program planning...
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Detailed Guide
What Types of CTE Data Are Available?
Understanding Data
Infographic that shows the free data tools that can support tracking early college credit, which colleges are offering programs, students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings, plus...
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Infographic
Need Program-Level Information on Equity Gaps?
Equity, Local Planning, Program Review
Find out how the LaunchBoard can help you get a better understanding of student characteristics and outcomes, and where programs have equity gaps related to completion and transfer.
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Short Video
How Do the Perkins Indicator Reports Compare to LaunchBoard Data?
Understanding Data
Two-page guide explaining the distinctions between Perkins and the LaunchBoard, and why the two reports cannot be combined.
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Detailed Guide
Building More Comprehensive Measures of Workforce Training Success
Communications, Local Planning, Program Development, Understanding Data
This four-minute video explains why including factors such as wage gain, employment retention, and third-party certification would better capture the full range of career and technical education...
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Short Video
How Do the Perkins Indicator Reports Compare to LaunchBoard Data? - Infographic
Understanding Data
Infographic explaining the distinctions between Perkins and the LaunchBoard, and why the two reports cannot be combined.
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Infographic
Case Study: Using Employment and Labor Market Information in the LaunchBoard to Make Data-backed Decisions
Local Planning, Program Development, Program Review, Regional Planning
Ideas for how to use the LaunchBoard to inform program planning, based on a case study from the field
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Brief
Understanding TOP Codes
Understanding Data
Four-page guide explaining how TOP codes are assigned to programs and courses; the difference between two-digit, four-digit, and six-digit codes; how TOP codes differ from CIP codes, and...
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Brief
Understanding TOP Codes - Infographic
Understanding Data
Infographic that explains how TOP codes are assigned and common problems in using TOP codes to view program outcomes.
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Infographic
Understanding Labor Market Information Resources: Descriptions, Benefits, and Limitations
Local Planning, Program Development, Regional Planning, Understanding Data
Provides detailed information on two dozen LMI sources, including strengths, limitations, screenshots, and web links.
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Detailed Guide
CTE Outcomes Survey Poster for Colleges
Communications, Student Advising, Understanding Data
Infographic that can be used to alert colleges to the value of participating in the CTE Outcomes Survey, including the types of data that the survey provides.
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Infographic
Reporting Locally-Issued Certificates
Understanding Data
Two-page guide describing how colleges can determine whether locally-issued certificates are being reported to the Chancellor's Office and how to submit data so that it appears in the LaunchBoard,...
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Brief
Which Codes are Assigned to My Program?
Understanding Data
Two-minute video describing how to determine the TOP codes that have been assigned to courses and awards, to help evaluate why data may appear to be off in the LaunchBoard or Data Mart.
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Short Video