Tutors Linked to Classes A Practice that makes a Difference

Century College Community and Technical College Enrollment FY17 FYE Enrollment: 5,978 FY17 Students Enrolled: 12,346 Our Students First Generation (Fed Def): 23% Students of color: 39% Pell Grant Recipients: 51% Location White Bear Lake, MN Suburb 15 miles from Minneapolis, St. Paul Population 23,797 from 2010 census Contact Information Jackie Reichter Director of Tutors Linked to Classes 651.779.3258 Andrea Rystrom Dean of Student Affairs 651.779.5784

Objective Tutors Linked to Classes provides flexible tutoring to busy community college students. The TLC program provides tutoring to students where and when they need it; before, during and after class. This intervention is aimed at increasing student completion, retention, and engagement in gateway courses.

Tutors Linked to Classes VS Tutoring Center Integrated classroom tutoring impacts more students than parallel tutoring

Integration into the Classroom Faculty are given the opportunity to choose their tutor. Tutors are students who have taken the course from that instructor and received a high grade and are leaders in the classroom. The instructor will integrate the tutor into their classroom teaching. How does Tutors Linked to Classes Support Faculty? Course evaluations improve Valuable feedback is gained from the tutors Faculty mentors the tutor and the tutor mentors the students

Mirrors in the Classroom Tutors mirror student population Tutors have specific TLC Tutor Training and College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Tutor Training What is the impact for tutors? Build leadership and employment skills Mentored by a faculty member Practice academic skills 860 Tutors have been employed between 2007 and 2017

Tutor Demographics

Brought to Scale Tutors Linked to Classes supported 31% of FY16 headcount 12,395 students

Exponential Growth There has been a 554% increase in the number of students tutored between 2008 (431) and 2016 (2389). TLC has grown from 5 supported courses in 2007 to 211 courses in 2015-2016 Faculty buy-in has been foundational in the success of Tutors Linked to Classes. The program really took off through “water cooler talk” amongst the faculty and staff efforts to the see the program to fruition.

Evaluating Impact Using resources wisely Making a Difference Collect Tutored Student Data Submit Data to Institutional Effectiveness Review data for tutor use and impact Meet with Academic Deans to make decisions about data Continue to support course or discontinue support of course Using resources wisely Making a Difference

Performance Brings Everyone Up In addition, the entire class does better when compared to classes with no tutor affiliation

Impact – Supporting Retention Supporting Student Success Outcomes Courses with a TLC Tutor attached have a higher retention rate Courses with a tutor attached also have a higher GPA and Credit Completion Rate