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: 

1. Mattering and Affirmation
   2 ribbons out of 4
   
   1. 83% White students felt they often or almost always received support for contributions to class discussions from White professors
   2. 71% Students of color felt they often or almost always received support contributions to lass discussion from White Professors
2. Racial Learning and Literacy
   3 ribbons out of 4
   
   1. 48% White students felt encouraged or mostly encouraged about having conversations about race with students of color
   2. 56% Students of color felt encouraged or mostly encouraged about having conversations about race with other students of color
3. Cross-Racial Engagement
   3 ribbons out of 4
   
   1. 60% White students felt students in their major mostly or strongly reflect racial diversity
   2. 51% Students of color felt students in their major mostly or strongly
      reflect racial diversity
4. Encounters with Racial Stress
   3 ribbons out of 4
   
   1. 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)
   2. 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)
5. Appraisals of Institutional Commitment
   3 ribbons out of 4
   
   1. 82% White students believed campus administration was mostly or strongly committed to hiring staff of color
   2. 67% Students of color believed campus administration was mostly or strongly committed to hiring staff of color