PDCCC's General Education and Core Competencies using CCSSE
Q12: How much as your experience at this college contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following
areas?
2005
2008
2012
PDCCC
Mean
3.04
2.68
VCCS
2.86
2.51
Cohort
2.90
2.54
PDCCC
Mean
2.95
2.67
VCCS
2.93
2.54
Cohort
2.94
2.56
Communication_Writing: Writing clearly and
effectively
2.90
2.60*
2.64*
2.91
2.67*
2.69*
3.00
2.78*
2.77*
Communication_Oral: Speaking clearly and
effectively
Critical Thinking: Thinking critically and analytically
2.79
2.88
2.47*
2.76
2.55*
2.81
2.81
2.93
2.57*
2.85
2.60
2.87
2.94
3.08
2.70*
2.96
2.68*
2.94
Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning: Solving
numerical problems
2.56
2.44
2.54
2.54
2.54
2.59
2.75
2.70
2.67
Information Literacy: Using computing and
information technology
3.07
2.68*
2.66*
2.85
2.78
2.71
3.05
2.85*
2.79*
Personal Development: Working effectively with
others
2.91
2.59*
2.67*
2.82
2.69
2.71
3.01
2.83*
2.78*
Personal Development: Learning effectively on your
own
Personal Development: Understanding yourself
3.05
2.71
2.82*
2.44*
2.86*
2.53
3.06
2.80
2.89
2.53*
2.89
2.58*
3.13
2.79
2.97
2.68
2.95
2.66
Cultural/Social: Understanding people of other
racial and ethnic backgrounds
2.41
2.20*
2.29
2.56
2.29*
2.36
2.58
2.41
2.43
Cultural/Social: Developing a personal code of
values and ethics
2.48
2.20*
2.28*
2.38
2.31
2.34
2.51
2.47
2.43
Cultural/Social: Contributing to the welfare of your
community
2.11 1.89* 1.94
2.17
1.97
2.00
2.12
Developing clearer career goals
2.63
2.54
2.59
2.78
2.62
2.64
2.76
Gaining information about career opportunities
2.54
2.42
2.48
2.66
2.51
2.53
2.64
Note: Mean score base on a 4-point scale (1=Very little, 2=Some, 3=Quite a bit, 4=very much). *T-tests 2-tailed
2.12
2.77
2.65
2.06
2.71
2.58
Acquiring a broad general education
Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills
PDCCC
Small
Mean Colleges Cohort
3.07
2.99
2.98
2.65
2.70
2.58