Staff Development Workshop Series: Transitioning Students Marcus Langford – Director of Student Life & Engagement Sarah Wolfe – Assistant Director of Orientation & Leadership

Learning Outcomes Review historical data of UC Blue Ash student enrollment and success Understand changes in student experience in recent history of UC Blue Ash What has been the experience for transitioning students? Brainstorm how we can better support transitioning students Opportunity to create a comprehensive “transition map” which incorporates all components that contribute to student success.

Historical Review: UC Blue Ash College Who are we? What do we look like to new students?

UC Blue Ash College Established 1967 Originally Raymond Walters College (UC Regional) Open Access Primarily 2-year degree programs 40% career-orientated 60% transfer-oriented 2 Baccalaureate programs added (since 2012) 5,000-6,000 enrolled students/semester Marcus

Mission The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College provides an excellent and accessible education for students from a wide array of educational and cultural backgrounds.  Our student-centered approach to teaching and comprehensive services engage students so that they can acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed academically, personally, and professionally. We promote innovative scholarship and creative works, free inquiry, lifelong learning, and service beyond the classroom. Marcus

A changing student body As of 2010 & 2011 (UCBA Enrollment Report, IR) The amount of traditional-age students continues to grow The fastest growing student age group is: 19 & younger: up 66% in past 5 years Greatest decline by age group: 30-39 is down by 9% in past 5 years More students are attending full-time: Full-time enrollment is up 10% Minority enrollment has grown 8% over last year African-Americans are the largest minority group (16%) Multi-Race is the fastest growing minority group with a 62% increase Hispanic is the 2nd fastest growing minority group with a 32% increase Marcus

Historical Review: Enrollment and Student Success Knowing how our students succeed when they enroll will help us support them into and through their education at UC Blue Ash and to transition and eventual graduation.

Enrollment

Student Success: Persistence

Student Success: Retention

Student Success: Transition

Student Success: Graduation

Qualitative Initiative: Increase Student Success Aligns with our student success data Meet needs of changing student population Capitalize on increased enrollment Increase % persistence and retention Improve student success Increase % transition and graduation Create seamless transition experience

A movement in redefining “open access” Since 2011 College Name Change Semester Conversion Required First-Year Orientation Professional Advising Center Conditional Admission Reverse Transfer Honors Program Center for Pathways Advising & Student Success

Initial Results Although early, we can begin to review data to see if the efforts UC Blue Ash has launched have been successful.

Persistence & Retention at UCBA Initial Fall Enrollment/Spring Persistence/Fall Retention Entering Cohort # Attendees Enrolled Avg. 1st Term GPA Persisted % Avg. 1st year GPA Retained Avg. GPA Fall 2012 918 1.96 750 81.7% 1.97 507 55.2% 2.21 Fall 2013 1034 2.06 834 80.7% 2.12 596 57.6% 2.27 Fall 2014 1296 2.03 1055 81.4% 2.09 741 57.2% 2.31 Fall 2015 1212 2.14 936 77.2% 685 56.5% 2.00 AVERAGE 4460 2.05 3575 80.2% 2.10 2529 56.7% 2.20

CPAS Average Cumulative UC GPA after 2 semesters for persisting CPAS (FS15) and CPAS similar cohorts (students w/ HS GPA < 2.0)

Graduation Rate

Next Steps: Supporting Transition Students Our first initiatives have focused on entering students and graduation. What can we do to continue supporting the students in the middle that are transitioning to complete their bachelor degree (and beyond)?

Transition Rate 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Transition to Clifton Retention UCBA Students Transitioning to Clifton Transitioning Cohort # Students Retained Retention % Avg. GPA of retained Fall 2012 570 430 75 2.996 Fall 2013 558 416 3.122 Fall 2014 614 434 71 3.1 Fall 2015 767 N/A Fall 2016 854

Transition Student Summary Overall, the number of students transitioning to Clifton campus is increasing each year The most common Clifton academic areas for students to transition to in each cohort include Psychology, Criminal Justice, Communication, Biological Sciences, and RN/BSN programs Students are more likely to be retained in their first year on Clifton campus if they did not graduate from Clermont or Blue Ash campuses than if they did graduate from those campuses The average first-year GPA is higher on the Clifton campus if they graduated from Clermont or Blue Ash campus before transitioning to Clifton The majority of students who transition to Clifton campus have enough credit hours to have junior or senior class rank Of the students who transition to Clifton campus, 15.6% graduate in less than one year When looking at the average graduation rate for the 2007-09 cohorts, the graduation rate for Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking Transition students is higher (80.3%) than the graduation for First-Time Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking students (64.6%) Students who transition as First-Years have a lower graduation rate (56.0%) than First-Time Full-Time Baccalaureate-Seeking students (64.6%) The majority of transition students finish their Baccalaureate Degree in two years Adapted from UC Institutional Research https://dataanalytics.uc.edu/#/site/Provost/views/TransitionCohortsGPARetentionAreaCom parison/SummaryofPoints?:iid=5

Next Steps: What can YOU do? As faculty and staff, we each offer a unique perspective about what students need to do to be successful throughout their education.

“Fostering a Transfer Student Receptive Ecosystem” Eileen Strempel Admissions Student Affairs Academic Affairs Financial Aid Housing Communications/Operations Information and Analytics Support Marcus

Student Success Timeline Use the timeline provided to include notes about what students can do in your department throughout their tenure to remain successful. We will compile all timelines in a “map” which will be vetted for future publication for our students. Marcus

Please turn in your timeline and take some blank ones for your next department meeting.

College Name Change 2011: Raymond Walters College becomes UC Blue Ash College UC Community Blue Ash/Cincinnati Community #findingRaymond

Semester Conversion 2011: University of Cincinnati moves from quarter- system to semester-system Opportunity to re-align pre-programs with baccalaureate degrees Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

Orientation Prior to 2011 2011-2012 2012-2014 2014-2016 No formal orientation Admission and confirmation deadlines after semester began Retention on shoulders of faculty 58% Retention 1.52 Average GPA 2011-2012 Orientation coordinator hired Mandatory orientation (registration block, can be lifted by faculty) Loose admission deadlines Introduce spring start orientation 2012-2014 Mandatory orientation (Strict registration block) Earlier deadlines Earlier orientation sessions Introduce transfer orientation Introduce placement test deadline 2014-2016 Mandatory orientation Major verification Introduce summer start orientation Student Coordinators facilitate sessions

Advising Center 2011-2012 Hire Director of Advising Center Move from 1 to 8 full-time staff academic advisors Create IEPs for semester conversion 2013-2014 Move from 8 to 10 full-time staff advisors (inc. Transition Advisor) Add registration block for all first-year students (completed less than 24 credit hours) 2014-2015 Use Starfish for Early Alert Students must complete 24 credit hours at UCBA before enrolling in main campus courses 2015-2016 CPAS Program; designed to provide more advising for at-risk students (less than 2.0 HS GPA)

Conditional Admission 2015: College Program for Academic Success (CPAS) HS GPA <2.0 automatically enrolled To maintain enrollment, students must: Meet CPAS Advisor 7 times/semester Earn 67% of attempted courses Meet GPA requirement (1st=1.75 , 2nd=2.0)

Reverse Transfer Students 2015: Grant graduation to transfer students UC Blue Ash students transition to Clifton before completing their associate’s degree Associate’s degree was either completed at UCBA or completed after a few additional courses in Clifton Grant the degree post-transition Mutually beneficial

Orientation Downward trend in GPA and course completion by orientation date

Confirmation Deadline Placement Test Deadline Orientation Earlier/enforced application and confirmation deadlines Term Application Deadline Confirmation Deadline Placement Test Deadline Orientation Deadline First Day of Class Fall 2011 September 23 None (September 15) September 21 Fall 2012 July 31 August 24 (August 23 + Late Registration) August 27 Fall 2013 July 15→ August 15 August 22 + Late Registration August 26 Fall 2014 July 15 August 1 August 19 Late Orientation: August 21 August 25 Fall 2015 July 1 August 10 August 13

Other Initiatives Quick Start Partnership with high schools and community agencies CPAS Waitlist Transition Student Support Selective Admission Programs