February 10, 2014 1 2 The Cincinnati S tate Completion Agenda - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

February 10, 2014

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The Cincinnati S tate Completion Agenda

“For our economy to thrive and grow, we must provide businesses with a continual pipeline of highly-skilled workers. The Complete College Ohio Initiative is a call to action that requires us to focus and best utilize our state’s resources to get our students to the finish line – earning meaningful certificates and degrees with the goal of providing a workforce of skilled, critical thinkers that will attract and keep business here in Ohio.” Complete College Ohio Task Force Report

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Completion Indicators

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• Walla Walla Community College (The “It” Factor)
• Create Culture of Completion (Believe It, Hire for It, Model

for It, Train It, Focus on It)

• Data Driven (Dream It, Try It, Measure It, Tweak It,

Evaluate It, Scale It, Repeat It)

• Non-academic support structures
• Mandate It (NSO, Advising)
• Finance It (Funding triage)
• Track It (Monitor student progress)
• Finish It (Completion coach model)

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• Zane State
• Comprehensive FYE (e.g. Free 8-week QuickStart Pre-

Enrollment Program)

• Math Advising (e.g. Free 10-week MathStart for students

lowest level of math)

• Intrusive Advising (e.g. Welcome Week)
• Reevaluating and Revising College Success Strategies Course

(Focus on Persistence, Retention and Graduation)

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• Sinclair Clear Pathways (Program Requirements)
• My Academic Plan (MAP) Tool with Faculty/Advisor
• UC Center for Exploratory Studies
• Advisors (mandatory-to-intrusive)
• Caseload management for academic and career
• Assessments
• Clear Academic Maps
• The program narrative (“declare major early” workshop)
• Course schedule
• Milestones (monitor, if deviate, advisor intervene)
• Employment opportunities
• Consistent communication

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OUR PROCESS:

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Senators emailed request to faculty members in their division

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Preliminary responses are currently being compiled

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Faculty are still encouraged to submit their ideas

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Final draft will be sent to all faculty members for review

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Final report will be submitted to Executive Team

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PRELIMINARY FINDINGS:

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Reevaluate on boarding process of students

• Ability to benefit, Late Registration, Fast Track, Group Advising
• Create alternate entry requirement prior to taking classes (Bootcamp, NCRC, COMPASS prep)

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Scale and fully fund successful retention programs

• FYE, Mandatory Advising, COMPASS Boot Camp, Fit and Talent Assessment, Supplemental Instruction,

Starfish

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Hire additional full-time faculty

• Needed to staff retention related programs

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Normalize workload for full-time faculty

• More time to devote to current student advising, tutoring, etc.
• More time to research and develop new retention related initiatives i.e., BIO 100, CHE 100, and

learning communities for adjuncts)

• More time to create and pursue retention related professional development opportunities

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Ohio law requires each institution of higher education to develop its own completion plan. A template for the plan was developed collaboratively by the college presidents, provosts, and OBR and OACC staff members. Each institution can modify the plan to recognize its mission and strategic priorities. Plans must be adopted by the institution’s Board of Trustees and submitted to the Chancellor no later than June 30, 2014. The plan must cover the following:

• Connection to the college
• Successful first-year entry
• Student progress
• Student completion
• Workforce impact

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Category focus:

• the “ramps” to enrollment such as high school relationships, evaluating and providing

remediation, orientation, co-curricular support, selection of major Strategies & Expansion Opportunities:

 Entry assessment & preparation

PTEC Compass Boot Camp – On average, at least one AF course avoided

 High school dual enrollment/College Credit Plus

Dual Enrollment course completion 91%, # students up from 8 to 800 in 2 years

 High school connections & outreach -ENGAGE, Counselor events, etc

ENGAGE 2013 – 1,000 students on campus

• PTEC Fit & Talent Assessments

Positive correlation between GPA and fit, <1% changed majors

Duplicated in Faculty Senate Findings

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Category focus:

• advising, engagement in campus, career pathway planning, addressing learning styles and

special needs, incentives for persistence Strategies & Expansion Opportunities:

 Mandatory Advising

Research promotes advising as instrumental in fostering student success and retention in community colleges

 Pathway to Employment Center (PTEC)

70% retention rate for 511 students

 Academic Foundations instruction with e-books

AFM 075 with e-book 45% success, without e-book 39% success

 First Year Experience (FYE) Course – goal mandatory 1st semester

FYE enrolled & passing – 62% retained, not enrolled – 41% retained

Duplicated in Faculty Senate Findings

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Category focus:

• tracking mechanisms, support services, intervention strategies

Strategies & Expansion Opportunities:

 Starfish Early Alert System

National results: D/F/W rate dropped 26% in flagged courses, retention increase 12%

 Tutoring

Tutoring made a difference in 45 out of 52 research studies at different colleges

 Student Support Services (TRIO) – case management approach

74% Persistence, 79% Good Academic Standing, 40% Graduation Rate

 Supplemental Instruction

SI course D/F/W rates 0%, No SI D/F/W rates 19%

Duplicated in Faculty Senate Findings

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Category focus:

• registration and withdraw procedures, supporting career transition

Strategies & Expansion Opportunities:

 Block scheduling

Tennessee CC completion 73%, WDC completion 92% (non credit certificates)

 Completion tracking & more options

Certificates awarded – Cinti State # 4 in state with 540, Sinclair #1 with 2,295

 Accelerated completion and transfer:

In national study students with Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit had higher graduation rates (56% vs. 21%)

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Focus:

• link of programs to labor market demand, employment results

Strategies & Expansion Opportunities:

• Career Placement Center

Requirement for grants, financial aid and other reporting

• New programs/curriculum tied to labor market

Health IT start up 2012, now 67 students, STEM 3 subsidy

• Career Coach Resource

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Completion Plan & Implementation

• Steering Council, Subteams*
• Faculty and staff leadership/involvement
• Student Involvement – PTK Project
• Employer Involvement
• Data Driven Recommendations
• Communication Plan
• Draft report May BOT meeting, final June BOT meeting

*Sub Teams Connection to the college Successful first-year entry Student progress Student completion Workforce impact

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Resources: https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/ohiohighered.org/files/uploads/completion/c

• mplete-college-ohio_071912%28Final%29.pdf

https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/ohiohighered.org/files/uploads/financial/OHE FC_2014.pdf

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