Belong - Students

Southwestern College's results from the student survey administered as part of the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates (NACCC) yielded information in six areas:
- Mattering and Affirmation
- Racial Learning and Literacy
- Cross-Racial Engagement
- Encounters with Racial Stress
- Appraisals of Institutional Commitment
- Impact of External Environments
> Each category was graded by awarding 1 TO 4 “RIBBONS” with one being the lowest score and four being the highest score. Results listed below show how Southwestern College fared.
Categories:
- Mattering and Affirmation
2 ribbons out of 4
- 83% White students felt they often or almost always received support for contributions to class discussions from White professors
- 71% Students of color felt they often or almost always received support contributions to lass discussion from White Professors
- Racial Learning and Literacy
3 ribbons out of 4
- 48% White students felt encouraged or mostly encouraged about having conversations about race with students of color
- 56% Students of color felt encouraged or mostly encouraged about having conversations about race with other students of color
- Cross-Racial Engagement
3 ribbons out of 4
- 60% White students felt students in their major mostly or strongly reflect racial diversity
- 51% Students of color felt students in their major mostly or strongly
reflect racial diversity
- Encounters with Racial Stress
3 ribbons out of 4
- 12% White students felt campus racial tension increased quite a bit or a great amount with the ending of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
- 25% Students of color felt campus racial tensions increased quite a bit or a great amount with the ending of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
- Appraisals of Institutional Commitment
3 ribbons out of 4
- 82% White students believed campus administration was mostly or strongly committed to hiring staff of color
- 67% Students of color believed campus administration was mostly or strongly committed to hiring staff of color
Student Climate Survey Summary
A one-page summary of the student climate survey.
Student Climate Survey Full Report
Full student report.
Belong: Campus Climate Survey
A PDF of the full Southwestern College campus climate survey.
Raw Data
Google Sheets with the raw data from the Belong campus climate survey.