Game Changers Dhanfu E. Elston, Ph.D., Vice President (dah-nee-foo) 1
Overview I. Introduction II. About CCA III. Game Changers 2
35 Members � Arkansas � Commonwealth � Colorado of the Northern � Connecticut Mariana � District of Islands Columbia � Nevada � Florida � New Mexico DC � Georgia � Ohio � Hawaii � Oklahoma � Idaho � Oregon � Illinois � Pennsylvania � Indiana � Rhode Island � Kentucky � South Dakota � Louisiana � Tennessee � Maine � Texas � Maryland � Utah � Massachusetts � Vermont � Montana Alliance Member � West Virginia � Minnesota � Wisconsin � Mississippi � Wyoming � Missouri 3
Enrollment at Peak of Recession � Record enrollment � More minority students � More low-income students � More first-generation students 4
A NATIONAL PROBLEM Very Few Graduate on Time … On-Time Graduation Rates (Started Full-time) 4-year 2-year Bachelor’s Associate (Non-Flagship) National 5.0% 18.1% 5
Too Few Graduate At All 150% Time Graduation Rates (Started Full-time) 4-year 2-year Bachelor’s Associate (Non-Flagship) National 12.9% 43.2% 6
Part-Time Students Rarely Graduate 200% Time Graduation Rates (Started Part-time) 4-year 2-year Bachelor’s Associate (Non-Flagship) National 6.9% 15.9% 7
Estimated Bachelor's Degree Attainment by Income Quartile by Age 24 Bottom Second Third Top 79.1 33.9 15 10.7 Bottom Second Third Top 8
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1. Performance Funding 2. Corequisite Remediation 3. Guided Pathways - GPS 4. Structured Schedules 5. Full Time is 15 10
Metrics Data drives change! Remediation- Gateway courses Credit hours earned 1 st year Time and Credits to degree Graduation rates (on time & 6yrs) Data drives change! 11
GAME CHANGER Performance Funding 12
Performance Funding 13
GAME CHANGER Corequisite Remediation 14
Remediation Too many students start college in remediation. 60% 15
Remediation Too few remedial students ever graduate. 1 in 10 16
Remediation 17
Corequisite Remediation Provide academic support as a Corequisite not as a prerequisite 18
One Semester Redesigned Gateway • 45 minutes after class Extra Time • Additional class periods • Paired Mandatory Gateway proctored Tutoring labs • 5 weeks prep plus 10 weeks Sequenced gateway content 19
One Semester Corequisite Results Traditional Corequisite Institution Subject Model Model CC of Baltimore 33% 74% English County 49% 70% English Austin Peay Quantitative State 11% 78% Reasoning University 8% 65% Statistics 20
Math Pathways 21
College Algebra’s Purpose: Preparation for Calculus S T E M College Calculus Algebra 22
STATISTICS ¡PATHWAY ¡ is ¡designed ¡for ¡ students ¡seeking ¡a ¡college-‑level ¡sta3s3cs ¡ course ¡as ¡part ¡of ¡their ¡general ¡educa3on ¡ requirement ¡for ¡majors ¡in ¡fields ¡including: ¡ • Nursing ¡ • Social ¡Work ¡ • Criminal ¡Jus3ce ¡ QUANTITATIVE ¡REASONING ¡PATHWAY ¡ is ¡ designed ¡for ¡students ¡pursuing ¡a ¡field ¡of ¡ study ¡in ¡which ¡general ¡educa3on ¡math ¡is ¡ a ¡requirement. ¡These ¡fields ¡include ¡ majors ¡in: ¡ ¡ • Communica3ons ¡ • Graphic ¡Design ¡ • Paralegal ¡ STEM-‑PREP ¡PATHWAY ¡ is ¡designed ¡for ¡ students ¡seeking ¡a ¡STEM ¡or ¡mathema3cs-‑ intensive ¡major ¡in ¡fields ¡including: ¡ ¡ • Petroleum ¡Engineering ¡ • Computer ¡Science ¡ • Chemistry ¡ 23
Corequisite Remediation State Activity DC White House Summit States Committed to Transform Remediation States Committed to Scale Coreq by 2015 24
GAME CHANGER Guided Pathways to Success 25
NO CLEAR PATH 26
Too Many Choices and Why GPS? Too Little Guidance � Most colleges have more than 100 majors and hundreds of courses. � Most students are unaware of their career options. � 45% of students haven’t seen a counselor by the third week of class. 27
Too Many Credits 2-year 4-year Bachelor’s Associate (Non-Flagship) 78.8 136.2 credits accumulated credits accumulated 60 120 credits standard credits standard 28
DO GPS: Essential Components THIS 1. Default pathways 2. Informed Choice 3. Meta-Majors 4. Academic Maps 5. Milestone courses 6. Intrusive advising 29
GPS Results Higher graduation rates More on-time graduates Closing the achievement gap Fewer lost credits — saving time and money 30
Georgia State University GPS SUCCESS � Degree maps and intrusive advising � Graduation rates up 20 percentage points in past 10 years � Graduation rates higher for: – Pell students, at 52.5% – African American students, at 57.4% – Hispanic students students, at 66.4% � More bachelor’s degrees to African- Americans than any other U.S. university 31
Guided Pathways to Success GPS State Activity DC GPS at Scale States GPS in STEM States Houston 32
GAME CHANGER Structured Schedules 33
Structured Schedules Block schedules of classes Cohorts of students Students choose programs or majors, not courses Attendance required 34
TN Colleges of Applied Technology � Highly structured, block schedule program � More than 75% of students graduate, at rate 3x higher than peers, even though slightly poorer and older � Center has certificate programs have job placement rates of 80% or higher 35
Structured Schedules State Activity DC States with Campus- Based Initiatives 36
GAME CHANGER Full Time is 15 37
Most students DON’T take the credit hours necessary to graduate on time. Full-time Students Taking 15+ Credits Per Semester 38
The Power of 15 Credits: More students graduate when they complete 30+ credits in their first year. Bachelor’s degree 79% 69% 37% 21% 30+ credits 24–29.9 credits 12–23.9 credits 0–11.9 credits 39
Full Time is 15 HAWAI’I’S “15 TO FINISH” Significant results in campaign’s first year. 15 ¡or ¡More ¡Credits ¡A>empted ¡ UH ¡First-‑Time ¡Freshmen, ¡Fall ¡2012 ¡ Maoa ¡ Hilo ¡ West ¡Oahu ¡ UHCCs ¡ 55.5 ¡ 46.9 ¡ 41.5 ¡ 39.3 ¡ 13.5 ¡ 11.2 ¡ 7.8 ¡ Fall ¡2009 ¡ Fall ¡2010 ¡ Fall ¡2011 ¡ Fall ¡2012 ¡ 40
Full Time is 15 15 to Finish State Activity DC Statewide Initiatives States with Campus-Based Initiatives 41
Working with states to significantly increase the number of Americans with quality career certificates or college degrees and to close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations. www.completecollege.org / CompleteCollege / CompleteCollege 42
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