Survey says…
The following message is brought to you by the members of the Evidence Team—Aaron Reader, Ata Karim,
Beabe Akpojovwo, Bonnie Berry, Scott Bessho, Carol Grant, Stephanie Hurst, Jorja Gunderson, Yoshiko Harden,
Patty James, Tom Lee, Tom Nielsen, Cora Nixon, David Oar, Greg Schmidt, and Maria Woods.
Every three years, Bellevue College students are invited to participate in the administration of the Community
College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) during a class meeting time. The CCSSE is a nationally normed
instrument that aims to help colleges focus on sound educational practice in the interest of continuous
improvement. CCSSE data were instrumental in BC developing the First Year Experience program (FYE) for
entering students.
Disseminating the wealth of information provided by CCSSE has always been a challenge. So this year, iBIT
faculty member, Tom Lee, suggested a creative approach for sharing the CCSSE results: describe students not
only by characteristics but also by the services they use (based on the CCSSE survey options and sufficient
responses) and distribute the information via visuals.
Members of the Evidence Team rolled up their sleeves and began analyzing the data about CCSSE respondents
who disclosed as non-native English speakers, first generation students, FYE participants, and students who use
tutoring services and academic advising. You will find these five student silhouettes in the Social Science, iBIT,
HSEWI, Sciences, and Arts and Humanities divisions.
There will be additional CCSSE data available soon on the BC portal. To find more information on the 2014 BC
CCSSE results, visit the CCSSE web site through this link. Members of the Evidence Team welcome your
feedback.
Messages on the silhouettes follow.
I’m your student who uses Tutoring Services...
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I come to class prepared.
3 out of 10 people like me had parents who never went to college.
I’m very pleased with Bellevue College’s tutoring services and it is very important to me.
I intend to transfer to a four-year university.
One out of two people like me have family help paying our tuition.
I may have an apparent or non-apparent disability.
I could be your non-native-English-speaking student...
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I likely am 18-24 years old, not married and have no children.
I typically take day classes and I’m looking forward to a 4 year degree.
You may see me, frequently, at college events.
There is a 50/50 chance my parents went to college.
I may have an apparent or non-apparent disability.
Look at me! I’m a student who values academic advising...
 It’s likely that I’ve done, or plan to do, experiential learning.
 Nearly half of us talk with students of a different race or ethnicity.
 Financial aid advising is critical to us.
 More than half of us are native English Speakers.
 I may have an apparent or non-apparent disability.
Hi! I could be your first-generation student...
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Most of us are not using student loans to pay for college.
Most of our friends and families want us to go to college.
We hardly ever skip class and we favor day classes.
Most of us plan to transfer to a four-year college.
Half of us are non-native English speakers.
I may have an apparent or non-apparent disability.
I am one of the students who participated in the BC FYE program...
 Most of us believe that our work at BC contributes to our own self-understanding and our
understanding of people of other backgrounds.
 Most of us consider advising and planning important and are satisfied with the advising we
receive.
 Our courses emphasize analyzing and synthesizing information.
 Three-fourths of us are 18-21.
 Two-thirds of us have parents who did not graduate from college.
 I may have an apparent or non-apparent disability.