Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Spring Planning Workshop Reginald Sykes Assistant Commissioner for Community and Junior College Relations

2 mississippi.edu Community and Junior College Relations

3 IHL Strategic Goal Increase Number of Baccalaureate Degrees Increase Number of CJC Transfers and Graduates Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers

4 Creating a Culture of Transfer “It takes two to transfer” “Transfers are built on trust, and it takes time”

5 Barriers Transfer Pipeline Risk Factors Family Full-time Work, Part-time Attendance Finances (Rising Tuition Costs & Limited FA) Proximity Transfer Process (Seamless, First Year Experience)

6 Potential Students Fall 2009 Total Credit Enrollment 76,000

7 First-Time Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Coahoma Copiah-Lincoln East Central East Mississippi Hinds Holmes Itawamba Jones Meridian Mississippi Delta Gulf Coast Northeast Northwest Pearl River Southwest Total % Undergraduate Source: IHLMIS, 2009

8 First-Time Mississippi MGCCC Transfers Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Gulf Coast Source: IHLMIS, 2009

9 First-Time CJC Transfer Enrollment Number and Percentage Change Fall 2008 – Fall 2009 Fall Difference% Change ASU % DSU % JSU % MSU % MUW % MVSU % UM % USM % System % Source: IHLMIS, 2009

10 IHL System First-Time Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall TermSystem Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Source: IHLMIS, % increase from 06

11 IHL First-time Enrollment Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Transfers Fall TermMGCCC Transfers Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Source: IHLMIS, 2009

12 Total IHL Enrollment Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall TermUndergraduateTotal Mississippi CJC Transfers Percent Undergraduate Fall ,01811, % Fall ,34310, % Fall ,79611, % Fall ,90911, % Fall ,50911, % Source: IHLMIS, 2009

13 Top Ten Mississippi CJC Transfer Majors Fall 2009 Program of StudyMississippi CJC Transfers All Undergraduates Percentage of Transfers Elementary Education % Business Administration % Physical Education and Coaching % Biology/Biological Sciences % Accounting % Social Work % Psychology % Liberal Arts % Marketing/Marketing Management % Visual and Performing Arts % Source: IHLMIS, 2009

14 MGCCC Transfer Cumulative GPA Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Gulf Coast All Undergraduates MS CC Transfers Natives (Non-Transfers) Source: IHLMIS, 2009

15 Legislative Graduation Rate Task Force Recommendations Create a Seamless Transfer and Articulation Process Straight-forward System for Accepting Credit for BA/BS Degrees Concentrate on Popular Majors Create an Articulation and Transfer Website

16 Seamless Transition for CJC Transfers Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers Continuous Interaction and Feedback Between Place Bound Students Need Based Financial Aid