Completion by Design Scott Markland, Ph.D. August 2012

Completion By Design Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goal:Raise community college completion rates for low-income students under 26 years of age 2

Campuses:Partners:

Statewide Advisory Board 4 Dr. Ron Abrams OACC Stephanie Davidson Ohio Board of Regents Donna Demerling Retired Trustee, Stark State College Cathy Dietlin REACHigher P-16 Council Hon. Dan Foley Commissioner, Montgomery County Larry Goodman Trustee, Lorain County Community College Jeff Hoagland Dayton Development Coalition Bruce Johnson Inter-University Council of Ohio David Kaminski Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Sen. Gayle Manning Ohio Senate Education Committee Steve Morey Team Lorain County Adrienne O’Neill Stark Education Partnership Rich Petrick Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy Sasheen Phillips Ohio Department of Education Rep. Gerald Stebelton Ohio House Education Committee Mark Thompson LJB, Inc. Piet Van Lier Policy Matters Ohio Brett Visger Ohio Board of Regents Dr. Reggie Wilkinson Ohio College Access Network Barney Wright Trustee, Sinclair Community College

Loss & Momentum Framework CONNECTION Interest to Application CONNECTION Interest to Application ENTRY Enrollment to Completion of Gatekeeper Courses PROGRESS Entry into Course of Study to 75% Requirements Completed COMPLETION Complete Course of Study to Credential with Labor Market Value STUDENT DATA SYSTEM (From Day 1 to Completion) STUDENT ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP FOCUSED ON COMPLETION

Examples of Key Findings from Data Quantitative: Students who enter a program of study (take three classes within the major) within one or two years are more likely to graduate Qualitative: Students need more structure, advising, and orientation and that it should be mandatory. 6

Removing Silos through Cross-Cutting Conversations Engaged with approximately 1,500 faculty and staff and 1,000 students – CbD added to existing meeting agendas – Focus Groups and Surveys 7

Strategic Priorities Accelerating Students through Pathway Academic Pathway Redesign and Contextualization Integrated Student Support and Development Institutional and State Policy 8

Cadre-Wide Strategies and Tactics 9 1.Early Placement Testing and Interventions in High School 2.Redesign of Developmental Education 3.Create Academic Pathway 4.Early and Regular Faculty Mentoring and/or Faculty Advising 5.Robust Experiential Learning Opportunities 6.Holistic Development of Students 8.Early and Continuous Career Advising 9.Phased-in Mandatory Academic Advising 10.Financial Literacy and Planning Services 11.Mandatory New Student Orientation 12.Student Incentives for Persistence 13.Statewide Policies Incentivizing Earning a Credential Prior to Transfer 14.Reverse Transfer

Lessons Learned 10 Be more prescriptive Move to systems thinking Get students into a program of study more quickly Start with the end outcomes in mind Balancing perspectives: student responsibility vs. institutional responsibility

Ohio Cadre Goal Increase graduation rate by 40% for the 2015 cohort. 11

Questions? 12