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Metric Definition Dictionary

The Metric Definition Dictionary (MDD) provides detailed information about each metric, including its definition, data sources and data elements, calculations, and other information.

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403A (E): Participants who Completed a Workforce Preparation Milestone

Among all Participants (202A), the number who completed a noncredit career education or workforce preparation course or had 48 or more contact hours in a noncredit career education course(s) or workforce preparation course(s).

CAEP Adult Learners

403S (U,W,Y): Students Who Completed a Noncredit CTE or Workforce Preparation Course

Among all students with a noncredit enrollment on a CTE TOP code or a noncredit enrollment in a workforce preparation course, the proportion who completed a noncredit career education or workforce preparation course or had 48 or more contact hours in noncredit career education course(s) or workforce preparation course(s) in the selected year

Comprehensive Snapshot

404S (U,W,Z): Students Who Successfully Completed Unit Thresholds in Fall Term at Any College

Among students in selected student journey, the proportion who successfully completed degree-applicable unit thresholds in the fall term of the selected year at any college

Comprehensive Snapshot

405S (A,B,U,W,X,Z): Students Who Successfully Completed Semester Unit Thresholds in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the proportion who successfully completed degree-applicable semester unit thresholds in the selected year at any college

Comprehensive Snapshot

406S (U,W,Z): Students Who Persisted from Fall to Spring at the Same Community College

Among students in selected student journey, the proportion who persisted from fall to spring at the same college in the selected year, excluding students who completed an award or transferred to a postsecondary institution

Comprehensive Snapshot

407S (U,W,Z): Students Who Persisted from Fall to Spring at Any Community College

Among students in selected student journey, the proportion who persisted from fall to spring at any community college in the selected year, excluding students who completed an award or transferred to a postsecondary institution

Comprehensive Snapshot

408C (1): Course Success Rate by Cohort Students in Their First Year

Among enrollments by cohort students, the course success rate in their first year from first term of enrollment

General Admit Cohort Students

408S (A,B,D,T,U,W,Y): Course Success Rate

Among enrollments by students in selected student journey, the course success rate in the selected year

Comprehensive Snapshot

410A (E): Participants who Completed an Occupational Skills Gain

Among all Participants (202A), the number who completed a CTE technical skills course or training milestone.

CAEP Adult Learners

411A (E): Participants who Completed an Immigration Integration Milestone

Among all Participants (202A), the number who completed an EL Civics course or COAPPS milestone.

CAEP Adult Learners

412A (E): Participant Persistence - Program Year to Program Year

Among all Participants (202A), the number in the selected year at the selected institution (or selected locale) who were Participants in the subsequent year at any K12 adult school or community college

CAEP Adult Learners

413A (E): Participants who Subsequently Took a Transfer-Level English Course

Among all Participants (202A), the number who took a transfer level English course at any community college within the same or subsequent year.

CAEP Adult Learners

414A (E): Participants who Subsequently Took a Transfer-Level Math Course

Among all Participants (202A), the number who subsequently took a transfer-level math course at any community college within the same or the subsequent year.

CAEP Adult Learners

416A (E): Time to Completing a Transfer-Level English Course for the First Time

Among all Participants who Passed Transfer-level English for the First Time Ever (418A) in the selected year, the mean number of years between taking their first course in an adult education program and successfully completing that course.

CAEP Adult Learners

417A (E): Time to Completing a Transfer-Level Math Course for the First Time

Among all Participants who Passed Transfer-level Math for the First Time Ever (419A) in the selected year, the mean number of academic years between taking their first course in an adult education program and successfully completing that course.

CAEP Adult Learners

418A: Participants who Successfully Completed Transfer-Level English in the Selected Year for the First Time

Among Participants (202A), the number who successfully passed a transfer-level English course at any community college for the first time in the selected year.

CAEP Adult Learners

419A: Participants who Successfully Completed Transfer-Level Math in the Selected Year for the First Time

Among Participants (202A), the number who successfully passed a transfer-level math course at any community college for the first time in the selected year.

CAEP Adult Learners

428C (1,2,3,4,6): Average Number of Semester Units Successfully Completed by All Cohort Students (formerly 405C and 455C)

Among students in the cohort, the average number of semester units successfully completed at any college for the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 6-year cohort timeframes

General Admit Cohort Students

428S (A,B,W): Average Number of Semester Units Successfully Completed in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the average number of semester units successfully completed at any college.

Comprehensive Snapshot

429C (1,2,3,4,6): Average Total Number of Quarter Units Successfully Completed by All Cohort Students (formerly 445C and 465C)

Among students in the cohort, the average total of quarter units successfully completed at any college for the 1,2, 3, 4, or 6 cohort timeframes

General Admit Cohort Students

429S (A,B,W): Average Number of Quarter Units Successfully Completed in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the average number of quarter units successfully completed at any college.

Comprehensive Snapshot

430S (A,B,W): Average Number of Semester Units Attempted in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the average number of semester units attempted at any college.

Comprehensive Snapshot

431S (A,B,W): Average Number of Quarter Units Attempted in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the average number of quarter units attempted at any college.

Comprehensive Snapshot

445S (A,B,U,W,X,Z): Students Who Successfully Completed Quarter Unit Thresholds in the Selected Year at Any College

Among students in the subjourney, the proportion who successfully completed degree-applicable quarter unit thresholds in the selected year at any college

Comprehensive Snapshot

453C (1): All Cohort Students Who Persisted from First Primary Term of Enrollment to the Subsequent Primary Term at Any College

Among students in the cohort, the proportion who persisted from their first primary term of enrollment to the subsequent primary term at any college

General Admit Cohort Students

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