AZTransfer Summit April 13-14, 2017 Reaching the Graduation Finish Line NPC’s Efforts Toward Higher Degree Completion AZTransfer Summit April 13-14, 2017

NPC Contextual Info Established in 1974 Operates 4 campuses and 5 centers Serves 3 Native American Tribes Covers 21,158 square miles (≈ West Virginia) Challenges include: distance, limited infrastructure, high poverty levels, and low educational attainment

Fall 2016 Student Demographics Race/Ethnicity Age, Gender, and Status Average age = 24 Female students = 58% Male students = 42% Part-time students = 79% Full-time students = 21%

Previous Graduation Statistics Degrees & Certificates Awarded

New Completion Scholarships Finish Line Scholarship College Bound Scholarship

Finish Line Scholarship Criteria Started in 2014 to help students complete degrees Requires students to meet with an academic advisor Must provide a degree audit showing 12 credits or less to complete a degree Applies to Associate Degrees only Must be an in-state resident

College Bound Scholarship Criteria Started in 2014 for High School students Covers up to 7 AGEC credits per semester (28 credit limit) Requires students to meet with a guidance counselor Must have a 3.0 High School GPA (or placement test) Must be an in-state resident and at least 14 years old

Scholarship Outcomes Finish Line Scholarship Awarded $116,221 to 232 students Conferred 286 degrees College Bound Scholarship Awarded $218,356 to 331 students Conferred 227 certificates and degrees

Related Efforts Eliminated $25 Graduation Fee Improved NPC Foundation Began new fundraising events for scholarships 40th Anniversary Scholarship Fund Pedal the Petrified Offered two new $500 grants Fill-the-Gaps Grant Leg-Up Grant

Improved Graduation Statistics Degrees & Certificates Awarded

Other Completion Initiatives Strategic Priority: Removing Barriers to Student Success HLC Persistence and Completion Academy: Proactive Advising for Student Success (PASS) SOAR for Employees Starfish Retention Management System

Starfish Retention Management System Early Alert/Early Warning System that allows us to identify students that are at risk Instructors use the system to track and document student performance System sends notifications to a student’s support network when there are concerns Students are contacted and directed to services – tutoring, library, writing centers, etc.

Project Phases sox Pilot Project completed in previous semesters Undergoing full implementation for all faculty Rollout to students expected in Fall 2017 Review and update student orientation – available online to dual enrollment students

Next Steps sox Revise and improve Student Orientation Make degree audits available to students Finish proposal for “Auto-Awarding” process

What student completion initiatives has your school tried?? We want to hear from you! What student completion initiatives has your school tried??

Questions sox ??

Jeremy Raisor Josh Rogers Director of Enrollment Services jeremy.raisor@npc.edu Josh Rogers Director of Student Services joshua.rogers@npc.edu