Supporting Student Success: the Hybrid Approach Thank you for Joining – The presentation will begin Shortly

Introductions Sue Liu, Project Director, Manhattan Strategy Group Debra Bragg, University of Washington – Community College Research Initiatives Dianne Lee, Academic Lead, MoSTEMWINs, St. Louis Community College

SuE Liu Manhattan Strategy Group

Presentation Roadmap Overview of the Supporting Student Success Project The Challenge Supporting Research Program Spotlight: St. Louis Community College What is Next? Question/Answer

What is Supporting Student Success To identify promising practices that: Focus on strengthening the coordination of adult education and developmental education programming at community colleges Support community college learners to be better prepared for the 21st century workforce

Project Overview First Year Evidence-based framework used to develop rubrics Sites selected Second Year Knowledge dissemination Product development

Debra Bragg University of Washington – Community College Research Initiatives

The Challenge: Low rates of college completion among students Learners enter community colleges not ready for college level coursework Students also often arrive at college facing other non-academic challenges such as: Work/family obligations Limited experience navigating the complexities of higher education and related requirements Underprepared students face more pressing challenges Urgency to simultaneously address college-level coursework and to make new social/financial/academic adjustments The proportion of college ready students is even lower among older and other non traditional learners

Supporting Research Three out of ten community college students earn a degree or credential within six years of enrollment Promising approaches to program delivery: Acceleration Contextualization Student Support Hybrid Unlocking the Gate (2011)

Dianne Lee St. Louis Community College

Program Spotlight: St. Louis Community College – Hybrid Practices Adult Learning Academy (ALA) History ATD, Funding through four rounds of TAACCCT Vision – College Ready/Career Ready Collaborative Faculty Educational Assistants Career Pathway Coach

Program Spotlight: Adult Learning Academy Adult Learning Academy (ALA) ALA approaches (small group, one-on-one, and technology enabled instruction) Highly flexible with rolling admissions Completion proves that students have fulfilled their Dev Ed requirements Blended full-time/part-time faculty and professional staff Career pathways coach Reduced time to complete Dev Ed coursework and increased success rates

MoWINs ALA Outcomes ALA Pre-Algebra Average completion 7 weeks 69% success rate ALA Literacy Collapsed ENG020, ENG030, RDG020, RDG030 into one integrated course Average completion 15 weeks 42% success rate, MoSTEMWINs 72% due to recent adaptations

STLCC MoHealthWINs ALA Profile TAACCCT Eligibility ALA Successful Completers Unemployed Under Employed Trade Impacted Low Skilled Veteran Before 65% Unemployed 74% African American 70% 25 and Older After 44% Completed a training program 41% Enrolled in credit courses 76% Employed

ALA Employment Outcomes 126 of ALA Participants Started As Unemployed and had Developmental Education Needs in Two or More Academic Areas* 76% employed after ALA program completion with an Average Annual Wage of $24,500 * Academic skills assessed at entry include: English, Math, and Reading

ALA Results Variables B Exp(B) ALA Participant or Not 2.813 11.738 Gender -0.383 0.714 Race -0.029 0.918 Age 0.025 1.013 ALA participants were nearly 12 times more likely to have completed a college credential/award AND secured employment than students who enrolled in traditional development education coursework Model Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Coefficient = 213.172, p<.001 Nagelkerke R-Squared = .295

Future Efforts Supporting Student Success Webinars: Student Support models with Amarillo College: May 9, 2017 at 2pm EST Videos with accompanying discussion guides Managing Change Supporting Student Success via Professional Development Integrating Adult Education and Developmental Education

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THANK YOU! Contact Information: Supporting Student Success: Jeana Davis – jdavis@manhattanstrategy.com Dianne Lee, St. Louis ALA – dlee@stlcc.edu Debra Bragg – ddbragg@uw.edu Compliant PowerPoint available upon request: Contact Jeana Davis