Moving the Needle! CUNY’s Newest Community College: Gifted, Named and Soaring a Year after its Establishment October 3, 2013

CUNY’s Guttman Community College

About Guttman Community College CUNY’s New Community College officially opened its doors on August 20, 2012, after four years of planning in consultation with experts from around the country and hundreds of faculty and staff across the University. Guttman Community College (GCC) enrolled its inaugural class of 300 students in the fall of As an open-admissions institution, GCC accepts applicants who have a high school diploma or a GED. The Board of Trustees of CUNY accepted a gift of $25 million from the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation on April 29, 2013, accordingly renaming New Community College the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College.

A Year After Welcoming Our First Class Growing Population  Applicants  Students  Faculty and Staff Reflecting on  Student Satisfaction  Academic Performance Revisiting the Fall 2012 Cohort  Re-enrollment Profile  Student Successes Meeting the Fall 2013 Cohort  Student Demographics

Growth Applicants Students Faculty Staff

From Admissions to Enrollment Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Applicants Group information sessions attendees Individual information sessions attendees Summer Bridge attendees Enrolled students Applications and number attending individual information sessions increased in Summer Bridge attendance decreased in 2013, but, upon completion of Bridge, a slightly higher percentage of students enrolled than in 2012 (95% vs. 94%). CUNY believes 2013 Summer Bridge attendance dropped because GCC did a better job of explaining the Guttman model in the info sessions and applicants decided at an earlier stage whether or not to pursue enrollment. Preliminary Data

Enrollment From Year One to Year Two Fall 2012 Enrollment 289 first year students Fall 2013 Enrollment 494 first and second year students

Faculty and Staff Growth Faculty and Staff Counts Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Full-time Faculty1930 Part-time Faculty69 Faculty Subtotal2539 Full-time Administration & Staff3657 Part-time Administration & Staff1720 Administration and Staff Subtotal5377 Graduate Coordinators139 Peer Mentors2850 Coordinator and Mentor Subtotal4159 TOTAL Data as of August 2013

Reflecting on Student Satisfaction Academic Performance

Student Satisfaction 74% of spring 2013 students completed the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory. 80% of respondents reported that their college experience was either much better than they expected (15%), quite a bit better than they expected (12%), better than they expected (24%), or about what they expected (28%). 69% of respondents were either very satisfied (19%), satisfied (33%), or somewhat satisfied (17%) with their college experience, thus far. 66% of respondents would either definitely (29%), probably (18%), or maybe (18%) enroll at Guttman, if they had to make the choice again. 51% of respondents indicated that Guttman was their first college choice. Respondents identified cost, financial aid, and size of institution, as the three most influential factors in their decision to enroll.

Grade Distribution Across All Courses NOTES: (1) In the case of course retakes, the most recent grades are included. (2) Total Percentage reflects each grade entry. The 2280 grade entries reflect a duplicated grade count per student (i.e., each student completed multiple courses). The total withdrawals (5%) reflect W-grade entries and not unduplicated student withdrawals from the college.

Percentage of Passing Grades Before and After Retakes

Revisiting the Fall 2012 Cohort

Fall 2012 to Fall 2013 Re-enrollment Profile As of the September 23, 2013 Census Date 216 students re-enrolled 73 students did not re-enroll

First Year Credit Attainment

Student Successes September 2013 Award Ceremony 27 students were named to the Honors List 16 students received Leadership in Student Government Awards 11 students received Leadership in Service Awards 6 students received Exceptional Community Service Awards

Meeting the Fall 2013 Cohort

Fall 2013 Cohort by Residence (N=278) Preliminary Data Fall 2012 Cohort 26% Bronx 26% Manhattan 23% Queens 22% Brooklyn 1% Staten Island

Fall 2013 Cohort by Sex (N=278) Fall 2012 Cohort 52% Female 48% Male Preliminary Data

Fall 2013 Cohort by Age (N=278) Preliminary Data Fall 2012 Cohort 67% Under 19

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