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THE QUEST FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES An Inside Higher Ed Webinar March 25 at 2 p.m. Eastern Presenters Scott Jaschik, editor, Inside Higher Ed, scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com Doug Lederman, editor, Inside Higher Ed,

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THE QUEST FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES

An Inside Higher Ed Webinar March 25 at 2 p.m. Eastern

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Scott Jaschik, editor, Inside Higher Ed,

scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com

Doug Lederman, editor, Inside Higher Ed,

doug.lederman@insidehighered.com

Presenters

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Why Community Colleges Matter -- I

45% of undergraduates are enrolled
41% of first-time students
44% of first-time, low-income students, with some

estimates higher (15% of high income)

50% of Latino college students and 31% of black students

started at community college (compared to 28% of white students)

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Community College Success and Public Policy

Impact on state appropriations
Policies that disproportionately affect community colleges

(summer Pell)

President Obama’s free community college plan

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Why Student Success Isn’t a Sure Thing

Community college graduation rates (using the federal

methodology) are around 22%

Of first time students at community colleges, 34 percent

earn some college credential within 6 years

Two statewide studies have found that about 25 percent of

the students from one semester don’t come back the next

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Poll: The Federal Rate

On a scale of 1-5, how valid is the federal graduation rate in measuring the quality of a community college?

1. Not valid at all
2. Valid a little
3. Neutral
4. Somewhat valid
5. Very valid

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Strategies on Registration / Orientation

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Strategies on Remediation

Required or not?
Taking for-credit courses or not?
How much is too much?
Mini-units or entire courses?
Technology / adaptive

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Strategies on Choice

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Strategies on Technology

Online learning
Early warning
Lecture capture
LMS plus
Online tutoring
Adaptive learning

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Strategies on Competency

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Strategies on ‘High Impact Practices’

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Strategies on Transfer

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How to Measure Success

Graduation/retention rates
Transfer rates
Employment rates / salaries
Cost, price and debt
Time to degree
Role in community

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Poll: How Much Progress?

For those who work at community colleges: In the last two years at your institution, have retention/graduation rates:

1. Improved significantly
2. Improved marginally
3. Remained flat
4. Gotten worse

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More Resources

To download the full booklet:

https://www.insidehighered.com/download/sscc.html

Archive of articles about community colleges:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/focus/community_ colleges

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Q&A

Your questions
Your suggestions for future coverage

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