Irvine Valley Community College Opening Day Audrey Dow, Interim Co-President/ Senior Vice President
University of Southern California @ADcollegeopp
Affordability Completion College access Equity
James A. Garfield High School 1993 @ADcollegeopp
Brown University 1993-1994 @ADcollegeopp
Being Equity Minded Race Conscious How racism is produced through everyday practices Make racism visible and discussable Center for Urban Education http://cue.usc.edu @ADcollegeopp
Racism is an individual act of discrimination All students matter It's too risky We are over racism Racism is an individual act of discrimination Structural racism is hard to understand Closed academic networks are closed to critical race perspectives It's not what we know @ADcollegeopp
The Racial Equity Challenge Before Us @ADCollegeOpp
89% of Black 19-year-olds have a high school diploma GOOD NEWS 86% of Latinx 19-year-olds have a high school diploma More Latinx are graduate from high school, and more are prepared for college. 86% of Latinx 19-year-olds had a high school diploma or equivalent in 2016. 39% of high school graduates had graduated from high school prepared for college. 89% of Black 19-year-olds have a high school diploma
A-G Completion @ADcollegeopp
9 of 10 CA Latinx Attend a Public College or University Overall enrollment This is in 2016-17
Public Colleges are Critical for Black Californians Overall enrollment
College Attendance @ADcollegeopp
18% (1.3 million) of Californian’s Latinx Adults Have an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree
Community College Have Lower Completion Rates for Black Students than White Students, and These Completion Rates are not Improving @ADcollegeopp
Community Colleges have Lower Completion Rates for Latinx Students than White Students but Gaps are Closing @ADcollegeopp
Remedial Education by Race 8 out of 10 Latinx students are placed in remedial education 9 out of 10 Black students are placed in remedial education @ADcollegeopp
Students Placed in Basic Skills Are Less Likely to Complete College Enrolled directly into college-level courses Enrolled into basic skills courses
TRANSFER MAZE @ADcollegeopp Connie Castelan 3 community college districts 7 campuses 2.5 years @ADcollegeopp
Community Colleges Only Transfer 35% of Black and 31% of Latinx Students After Six Years 2% Latinx 13% 16% 31% @ADCollegeOpp
Longer Time to a Degree Average time 4.1 years Average time 4.8 years 6.4 years 7 years
Transfer Students Pay $36K-$38K More Transfer to UC Total Cost $118,400 Transfer to CSU $124,100 CSU Total Cost of Attaining a Bachelor’s Degree $85,920 UC Total Cost of Attaining a Bachelor’s Degree $82,410
FIXING TRANSFER
Associate Degrees for Transfer Awarded the 2016-2017 Academic Year 671 ADT Awards 411 ADT Awards @ADcollegeopp
Does College Leadership Look Like The Students They Serve? @ADCollegeOpp
California Community College Students vs. Faculty & Senior Leadership Demographics 68% of Students are Racially/Ethnically Diverse 62% of Faculty & Senior Leadership is White White AANHPI Black Latinx Other Unknown 2016-2017
California Community College Campus Demographics NON-TENURED FACULTY TENURED FACULTY ENROLLMENT White AANHPI Black Latinx Other Unknown 2016-2017
California Community College Campus Demographics CAMPUS ACADEMIC SENATES ENROLLMENT SENIOR LEADERSHIP White AANHPI Black Latinx Other Unknown 2016-2017
California Community College System Demographics White AANHPI Black Latinx Other Unknown 2016-2017
@ADcollegeopp 2016-2017
What Can You Do to Promote Equity? Connection Entrance Progression Completion Moving On What Can You Do to Promote Equity? What Can You Do to Promote Equity?
A Closing Thought: Trust
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