 Higher lifetime earnings  More job security  Transferring is easier  Sense of accomplishment Why is completion important to me?

 Fiction: You can get a good job without finishing college.  Fact: 60% of all jobs by 2020 will require a college credential. Leaving college may mean a job instead of a career

 Finish what you start.  What if life gets in the way?  Work while you learn.  Transfer guarantee. Why Complete an Associate’s Degree?

What are your academic and career goals? Goals

 What are some examples of milestones you have already reached, goals that you have achieved that you are proud of?  What motivated you to achieve these milestones? Milestones and Motivation

 How do you see the importance of personal responsibility in past success?  Can you identify examples of things, behaviors, thoughts that helped you to be successful? Personal Responsibility

 What resources (skills, attitudes, experiences, conditions, access to mentors, etc.) do you already possess that will help you achieve these goals?  What are the various ways you can help DCC (our faculty, staff, and facilities) assist you in meeting your goals? How could you take more steps in fostering these beneficial relationships? Inventory of Resources

 Fiction: Students who drop out eventually return to college.  Fact: While 65% of students who drop out plan to return, only about 38% do return. Leaving college often means leaving behind your dreams

One Student’s Story Click on picture to play video

Write a letter to yourself in the future, at Graduation Day, after you have successfully completed your degree. A letter to your future self