College Changes Everything 2012 Conference Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park, IL July 12,

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4 year institutions2 year institutions DeVry University Joliet Junior College Governors State UniversityKankakee Com. College Illinois Institute of Moraine Valley Community College Technology Lewis UniversityPrairie State College Saint Xavier UniversitySouth Suburban College University of St. FrancisNorthwestern College 3

Our students are:  Place bound, transfer locally  High percentage of minority, first generation, low- income students  9/12 institutions have majority part-time students, remaining 3 have residential campuses  11/12 majority of students are female 4

5 colleges Process allowing students who transfer to a baccalaureate institution with a high number of credit hours but no degree to apply upper division courses to lower division coursework to complete an associate degree.

6 colleges The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Success GOAL 3 Increase the number of high-quality postsecondary credentials to meet the demands of the economy and an increasingly global society. “The progressively more diverse population of students has increased the need to facilitate transfer on behalf of Illinois students and institutions of higher education.” ILLINOIS TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION INITIATIVES ANNUAL REPORT

7 Policy brief from Lumina Foundation – August 2010

8 Very few of today’s highly mobile students strictly conform to this pattern Baccalaureate institution Community College

From high school From college level 9 High school dual credit Tech-Prep courses Advanced placement Summer break courses at community college Distance education courses University #1 Community College University #2 University #1 Community College University #2 Individual courses Multiple or concurrent attendance

Student:  Provides students with an intervening credential  May increase employability or salary  Requires little to no resources from student Colleges and universities:  Helps meet accountability measures at community colleges  Promotes student success by eliminating barriers  Aligns with national and state goals of increasing the number of students attaining high-quality postsecondary credentials 10

 Establish criteria – narrow focuscriteria  Universities run report  Provide list of eligible students to university advisors  Advisors interview students to receive feedback  Creation of barrier analysis and decision tree  Evaluate feedback to determine next steps 11

 Students who transferred without receiving an associate degree  Transferred in > 45 hrs  Transferred from SMHEC 2-yr institution  Elementary Ed or Business majors only  Transferred in Fall 2009 or later - IPEDS 12

Interviews took place at  Lewis University  University of St. Francis  Governors State University 13

14 Gender Status MajorAge

15 Reasons for Transferring

16 Associate Degree Motivational Factors

17 Reasons for lack of interest in Associate Degree

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 FERPA  Is degree audit automated?  Financial aid  Graduation Policies (including residency) and fees  HLC policies – Assumed Practices  Data sharing  Appearances  Does the student want the degree?  Institutionally initiated vs. student initiated  Cost 19

SMHEC Institutions & DePaul partnerships with Oakton Community College & College of DuPage Additional insights:  Community colleges need to articulate university courses and develop tables – IAI questions  University non-alignment with IAI-GECC  Advising 20

 ICCB proposal to the Lumina and Kresge Foundations  Premise: Students should get credit for equal work  Institution initiated approach using enhanced degree audit systems  Student initiated approach using enhanced u.select system  September 2012 start date if selected 21

Genny Boesen Executive Director South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium