{"id":3942,"date":"2021-01-19T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/?page_id=3942"},"modified":"2025-04-15T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:50:54","slug":"beginning-college-survey-of-student-engagement-bcsse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/institutional-effectiveness\/beginning-college-survey-of-student-engagement-bcsse\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3942\" class=\"elementor elementor-3942\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1854bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d1854bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3caa13cf\" data-id=\"3caa13cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6877473a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6877473a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792f357f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792f357f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) is a national survey that collects data about the high school academic and co-curricular experiences of incoming students, as well as their expectation about participating in educationally purposeful activities during their freshmen year.\u00a0 This survey has been given to incoming freshmen since 2009, and was last administered in Fall 2014.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e3579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"61e3579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BCSSE Results (2009- 2021)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE20-First-Year-Student-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2020 BCSSE results<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE19-First-Year-Student-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2019 BCSSE results<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE18-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2018 BCSSE results\u00a0<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE17-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2017 BCSSE results<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE16-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2016 BCSSE results\u00a0<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE15-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2015 BCSSE results<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2014\/10\/BCSSE14-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xlsx\">Fall 2014 BCSSE results<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2013\/01\/BCSSE09-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xls\">Fall 2013 BCSSE results<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2013\/01\/BCSSE12-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½1.xls\">Fall 2012 BCSSE result<\/a>s\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2013\/01\/BCSSE11-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xls\">Fall 2011 BCSSE results<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2013\/01\/BCSSE10-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xls\">Fall 2010 BCSSE results\u00a0<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2013\/01\/BCSSE09-Institutional-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.xls\">Fall 2009 BCSSE results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BCSSE Trend Analyses (2009 - 2021)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\"><div><p><strong>BCSSE trend analyses:<\/strong>\u00a0ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ began administering the BCSSE survey to incoming freshmen in 2009. Since the survey has now been given\u00a0consecutive freshmen cohorts, we are able to examine trends and changes over time regarding items of interest.\u00a0 Noteworthy trends over time include the following:<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>First-generation status<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0The percentage of freshmen first-generation students can be characterized by a leap and two troughs. From 2009-12 the percentage hovers\u00a0around 62%. Then, 2013-17 is a relative peak with an average of 68%\u00a0first-generation freshman. Finally, a steady decline can be observed from 2018-21 with an average of 60%. To see the percentage of first-generation freshmen between 2009-2014, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE-Trend-percentage-first-generation-students-2009-2021.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><p><b>Payment sources<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Through 2009 to 2020, payment sources for\u00a0college are reported most often in order of &#8216;scholarships\u00a0&amp; grants&#8217;, &#8216;student loans&#8217;, &#8216;parents or relatives&#8217;, and then &#8216;job or\u00a0personal savings&#8217;. The only anomaly to this is seen in the stark rise in dependence on student\u00a0loans from\u00a02015 to 2017; with the top of this rise in 2016 with 59% (up from the average of 47%) To see more detail in changes of the payment sources students use for college expenses (scholarships and grants, student loans, parents\/family, or self-pay), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE-Trend-payment-sources-college-expenses-2009-20.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><p><b>Financial difficulties<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Overall, from 2009 to 2020, there is a balance with how students report the difficulty of paying for college expenses. The reporting averages are 32% report low, 34% report medium, and 34% report high.\u00a0However there are peaks in reporting the payment more difficult\u00a0(high) than not (low) during the span of 2012-14 and the year of 2016, with the most extreme being in 2016 with 41% reporting high. To see more detail\u00a0on trends in perceived student difficulty in paying for college, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE-Trend-reported-difficulty-paying-for-college-incoming-freshmen-BCSSE-2009-2020.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><\/div><div><b>Time spent preparing for class during last year of high school and expected first year of college<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0While the reported time spent preparing for class in high school has remained relatively stable around the average of 7 hours, a steady decline is observed with a range of 15.5 in 2012 to 12.4 in 2021. This 2.1 hour difference is much larger than the range of high school class preparation hours: 1.2. To see more detail on this for the 2009-21 years, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE-Trend-preparing-for-class-hours-last-year-HS-and-expected-FY-college-2009-21.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Time spent on co-curricular activities during last year of high school and expected first year of college<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0There has been a gradual decline of the amount of hours reported spent on co-curricular activities in high school, with the highest in 2011 with 11.9 hours and the lowest in 2021 with 8.8 hours. While the hours expected\u00a0to be spent in college for this was increasing from 2009 to 2015, we have seen a complete shift of this from 2017 to 2021. Interestingly, the hours expected in 2021 have returned to what was expected in 2009, 5.9 hours. For the full trend analysis, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE-Trend-co-curricular-activity-hours-previous-HS-vs-expected-FY-2009-2021.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BCSSE - NSSE Combined Reports<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE21-NSSE22-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE21 &#8211; NSSE22 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE19-NSSE20-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE19 &#8211; NSSE20 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE17-NSSE18-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE17 &#8211; NSSE18 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE16-NSSE17-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE16 &#8211; NSSE17 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE13-NSSE14-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE13 &#8211; NSSE14 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE11-NSSE12-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE11 &#8211; NSSE12 Combined Report<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/04\/BCSSE09-NSSE10-Combined-Report-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.pdf\">BCSSE09 &#8211; 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