• To calculate annual earnings, SCFF and the Student Success Metrics multiply earnings in the second fiscal quarter after the academic year of exit (October-December) by four, rather than summing earnings in each of the four fiscal quarters after the academic year of exit (July-June).
• To calculate living wages, SCFF and the Student Success Metrics focus on the county in which the district is located, rather than the microregion where the college is located. In addition, annual earnings are calculated in the manner outlined above.
• To calculate change in earnings, the Student Success Metrics compares earnings two fiscal quarters before the academic year of entry (January-March) and two fiscal quarters after the academic year of exit (October-December), rather than annualized earnings one year before and after exit.

+Find out more about the data in the Strong Workforce Program Metrics

1. Explore the definitions for each metric in the Strong Workforce Program in the data element dictionary

2. Learn which colleges are included in each region and which programs are included in each sector.

3. To find out which courses and programs have been assigned to specific TOP codes at each college, visit the course detail page and the program award summary page on the DataMart.

4. Understand the timeframes for the various types of data in the LaunchBoard, which are periodically provided to Cal-PASS Plus:

Program, student, milestone, and completion information from the Chancellor's Office Management Information System (MIS) last updated on 12/7/17

Employment and earnings information from the Employment Development Department Unemployment Insurance (UI) wage file last updated on 1/10/18

Employment and earnings information from the CTE Outcomes Survey last updated on 10/16/17

Labor market information from EMSI last updated on 3/5/18

Insight Center for Community Economic Development:
last provided on 07/01/2015