LOS RIOS COLLEGES VETERANS RESOURCE CENTERS Art Pimentel, Ed.D. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LOS RIOS COLLEGES VETERAN’S RESOURCE CENTERS

Art Pimentel, Ed.D. District Director of Educational Services and Student Success Board of Trustees Presentation April 10, 2019

PURPOSE OF VRCS AND SERVICES:

Comprehensive Veterans Resource Centers (VRCs) serve as a one-stop where Veterans and their families can receive guidance for their educational and VA related needs. Services are geared to assist Veterans in successfully transitioning from military to college life by providing critical student and support services to Veterans.

ENROLLMENT PROFILE OF VETERAN STUDENTS:

1,376 1,329 1,273 1,293 1,191 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 673 676 664 644 610 230 220 206 238 196 159 191 177 190 176 416 387 348 357 338 200 400 600 800 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 ARC CRC FLC SCC

• Enrollment of Veterans at Los Rios colleges have declined slightly from 1,376 in fall 2014 to 1,191 in fall 2018.
• The enrollments reflect 695 Post 9-11 Veterans and 298 dependents (including surviving spouses) who attend Los

Rios colleges.

• There were over 150 disabled Veterans enrolling at Los Rios colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation in Fall 2018.

PROFILE CONTINUED…

27.7 69.6 2.7 Female Male Unknown 12.1 4.5 3.9 24.1 9.9 42.2 8.5 14.2 2.9 28.4 6.3 34.3 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 African American Asian Filipino Hispanic/Latino Multi Race White Veterans All Los Rios Students 25.9 33.7 30.6 9.8 Below Poverty Low Middle And Above Unable to Determine

LRCCD Veteran Student Enrollment by Income Level (Fall 2018) LRCCD Veteran and All LRCCD Student Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity (Fall 2018) LRCCD Veteran Student Enrollment by Gender (Fall 2018)

STUDENT SUCCESS NUMBERS:

4.5 29.8 51.6 14.0 65.7 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 Up To 5.9 6 - 11.99 12 - 14.99 15 and Over 12 and over

LRCCD Veteran Student Enrollment by Unit Load (Fall 2018)

Average Units Attempted Average Units Completed Average GPA Course Success Rate

ARC 11.78 8.74 2.63 72.5 CRC 11.37 8.13 2.50 68.6 FLC 11.72 8.49 2.57 69.9 SCC 11.89 8.88 2.66 70.4 LRCCD 11.68 8.58 2.59 70.7

• District-wide Veteran students attempted 11.68 average units and completed 8.58 average units in fall 2018.
• Average units attempted and completed for Veteran students is higher than the 8.04 and 6.06 for all students.
• The average GPA for Veteran students is 2.59 which is lower than the 2.76 for all students in fall 2018.
• The course success rate of 70.7% for Veteran students is slightly lower than the 72.4% for all students in fall 2018.

Veteran Student Outcomes by Average Units Attempted, Average Units Completed, Average GPA and Course Success Rate (Fall 2018)

VRC SERVICES AND BENEFITS:

• Assist with transition to College
• Assist with GI Bill Intake and Documents
• Assist with Admissions and Registration
• Bridge to External Services and Housing
• Coordination with other campus

programs (DSPS, Counseling, Health Services, Financial Aid)

• Employment Opportunities
• Academic Counseling Services
• Priority Registration
• Financial Assistance
• Tutoring Services
• Textbook Loan Program
• Computer Lab and Study Spaces

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT:

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Soldiers Project
• American Legion
• Elks Lodge
• California Employment Development Department (EDD)
• CalVET for Employment Opportunities
• Women Veterans Alliance
• Blue Star Moms
• Red Cross
• Wounded Warrior Project
• El Dorado County Veterans Alliance
• El Dorado County Salute to Valor

and many others…

STUDENT EXPERIENCES:

AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: CHRISTINA SEUI

COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE: JONATHON BALGOS

FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE: KEN WALKER

SACRAMENTO CITY: BRITTNEY VANN HENDERSON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Sandra Belmares (SCC)
• Betty Glyer-Culver, OIR (DO)
• Robert Heryford (ARC)
• Jake Hughins (SCC)
• Ken Walker (CRC)
• Christine Wurzer (FLC)

THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?