QEP Year 4

YEAR 4

QEP BENCHMARK PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOME

PO 1 Awareness of Employability Skills: QEP participants will exhibit an increased awareness of employability skills.

PO 2 Articulation of Employability Skills: QEP participants will demonstrate the ability to describe and discuss the identified employability skill related to a work environment.

PO 3 Application of Employability Skills: QEP participants will be provided opportunities to apply the identified employability skill/ knowledge.

ASSESSMENT METHOD Curriculum Map

Career Services Event Data

MEASURE

YEAR FIVE BENCHMARK

YEAR FOUR BENCHMARK 2024-2025: 87% OF CTE

100% of CTE Programs will implement a QEP assignment.

2024-2025: 79 CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

10 Career Development activities will be provided each 16-week semester for students.

Programs have an embedded QEP assignment throughout program curriculum. (introduction, reinforcement, and application) Public Administration, Industrial Technology, CITE, Human Services, and Health Science.

Direct

Indirect

(FALL 2024- 43, SPRING 2025- 36).

Includes a variety of career development workshops, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

Career Development Platform Data

Indirect

2024-2025: 82% (1,994 out of 2,436).

40% of students will utilize at least one Career Development platform.

Seminar Evaluation of Career Development Workshops (Lykert Scale)

Indirect

2024-2025: 100% OF STUDENTS SAID THEY WERE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION TOPICS.

50% of students will identify as more knowledgeable on workshop topics.

Career Events

Indirect

2024-2025: 15 CAREER EVENTS

2 Career events will be offered each 16-week semester.

Compare Course & Degree Plan Data for participating CTE programs

Direct

2024-2025: 87% OF CTE PROGRAMS HAVE AN EMBEDDED QEP ASSIGNMENT THROUGHOUT PROGRAM CURRICULUM.

85% of CTE programs will offer sections with embedded QEP content.

Portfolio Platform Data

Direct

2024-2025: 87% of CTE students produced a portfolio.

Mock Interview Structured Review

Indirect

2024-2025: 100% OF STUDENTS IN THESE EVENTS RECEIVED A STRUCTURED REVIEW.

Platforms include: Handshake, Skills First, You Science and Big Interview.

78% were significantly more knowledgeable, 20% were largely more knowledgeable, and 2% were slightly more knowledgeable.

Includes a variety of job fairs and professional development opportunities.

(introduction, reinforcement, and application) Public Administration, Industrial Technology, CITE, Human Services, and Health Science.

25% of CTE students will produce a professional portfolio.

179 of 205 CTE completed profiles with QEP students.

Includes mock interview activities, and professional development workshops.

100% of Students participating in Mock Interviews will receive a structured review.

Aspire to be Hired continues to show strong progress in improving employability readiness among CTE students.

Benchmarks in awareness, articulation, and application were met or exceeded in multiple performance indicators, particularly in platform engagement and workshop satisfaction. Continued expansion and integration into additional programs will position the college to achieve full implementation during the 2025–2026 academic year.

2,436 QEP STUDENTS

296

QEP COURSE SECTIONS

QEP BENCHMARK STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME

SLO 1 Students in QEP courses will understand employability skills and their importance to industry and self.

SLO 2 Students in QEP courses will describe and discuss the identified employability skill related to a work environment.

SLO 3 Students in QEP courses will apply the identified employability skill/knowledge.

ASSESSMENT METHOD

MEASURE

YEAR FOUR BENCHMARK

YEAR FIVE BENCHMARK

QEP Embedded Course Assignment

Direct

2024-2025: 89% of students demonstrated an understanding and articulation of the employability skill. (average rubric score of 2.87).

70% of students will be able to identify the connection between marketable skills and industry standards.

Participation

Direct

2024-2025: 87% of CTE programs have an embedded QEP assignment throughout program curriculumawareness, articulation and application. Public Administration, Industrial Technology, CITE, Human Services, and Health Science.

CTE syllabi will demonstrate introduction of Aspire to be Hired employability skill lessons and assignments in 100% of CTE programs and embedded into program curriculum.

Career Service Seminar Evaluation

Indirect

2024-2025: 100% of students said they were satisfied with the presentation. 90% were extremely satisfied, 8% were largely satisfied, 2% Satisfied.

90% of students enrolled in a targeted course will indicate satisfaction with seminars.

Course Rubric Outcomes

Direct

2024-2025: 84% of students indicated importance of professional skill from course lesson/activity- 84% Very Important, 16% Important.

80% of Students will receive 2 or better in each category.

Career Coaching Sessions

Direct

2024-2025: 17% of student receive coaching.

413 group and individual coaching sessions out of 2436 CTE/ QEP students.

25% of CTE students in targeted courses will receive a coaching session.

Course Assignment

Direct

2024-2025: 87% of CTE programs have an embedded QEP assignment throughout program curriculum through awareness, articulation, and application.

Public Administration, Industrial Technology, CITE, Human Services, and Health Science.

53% of courses assess the application of a skill 67 embedded Application assignments.

Practice

Direct

2024-2025: 55% of CTE students apply employability skills.

1,340- 413 Coaching, 927 students participants in events, mock interviews resume and career workshops, out of 2,436 QEP students.

FIRST DESTINATION SURVEY

100% of CTE programs will provide an Aspire to be Hired employability skill lesson/ assignment that assesses the application of skill in at least one course.

65% of CTE students in targeted programs will apply employability skills through participation in mock interviews, resume reviews or other career development activities.

QEP PROGRAM EXPANSION

Career Services transitioned the First Destination Survey from Qualtrics to the Handshake platform to streamline data collection and improve user experience.

During the 2025–2026 academic year, the Aspire to be Hired initiative will expand to include the Child Development, Equine Science, and Horticulture programs.

Since Handshake is already widely used by students, this transition increases familiarity and encourages higher participation rates. Graduates may now selfreport employment, continuing education, or job search status directly through their profile, improving data reliability.

With these additions, 100% of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs will include an embedded QEP assignment. In total, 76 embedded assignments will provide students opportunities to demonstrate professional skills through awareness, articulation, and application curriculum activities.

Early results show improved participation, and we anticipate continued increases in accuracy and reporting consistency to better support institutional planning and workforce alignment.

This expansion strengthens student employability and increases workforce readiness.

YEAR IN REVIEW Career Services delivers a comprehensive set of services designed to support career readiness, employability skill development, and student transition into the workforce.

TOP APPOINTMENTS BY MAJOR 1. General Studies/Pathways

TOP APPOINTMENTS BY TOPIC 1. Started Portfolio/Resume

2. IT: Cyber Security

2. Career Exploration

3. Cosmetology, Esthetics, or Barber

3. Job/Internship Search

4. Business Management

4. Completed Portfolio

5. Healthcare: LVN

5. Interview Skills

6. Horticulture

6. Professional Skills

APPOINTMENT TYPES - 413 TOTAL 3.9%

Career Exploration

9.3% 32.5%

Started Portfolio Job/Internship Search

17.6%

Completed Portfolio Interview Skills Professional Skills 34.5%

# STUDENTS SERVED THRU PRESENTATIONS

TOTAL # CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOP

58

143 Resume Reviews

TOTAL # OF JOB FAIRS

TOTAL # OF EVENTS

Launched!

927 6

(NON JOB FAIR)

15

SKILLSFIRST

BIG INTERVIEW 2,490 Activated Accounts

HANDSAKE

854 Activated Accounts