1. Ready or Not, Here is the Data! College Readiness, College Enrollment, and College Success MARCELO PAREDES, SR. INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ANALYST, UTRGV SERKAN CELTEK, DIR. OF RESEARCH & ANALYTICAL SERVICES, STC APRIL 4, 2016

2. Outline South Texas College Dual Enrollment as Entry into College o Headcount, Completion of College Credits, Awards o GPA, Course Repeats, Academic Probation Dual Matriculation Rates, College Going of All High School Graduates College Readiness at College Entry After High School Graduation First Semester Performance Graduation Rates University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

3. First Time In College is not first time for some! A student is first time in college after high school graduation; even if they have advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school) [both federal and state definition]

4. STC Dual Enrollment Headcount Spring 2016: 16,158

5. “First Time” Students with College Hours

6. At the Finish Line * Average Hours Earned by all Dual Seniors of 2015 = 21 hours

7. Other Indicators to Consider 89% successful course completion in dual sections 7% (slightly more than 1000 dual students) were in academic probation/suspension at the end of Fall 2015

8. College Going In the Fall immediately after high school graduation * 59% of all high school graduates enrolled in college in Fall 2014 following high school graduation.

9. Not College Going

10. College (Not)Going by Dual Hours Fall 2015

11. Prior Dual Helps Fall 2015 “first-time” students who graduated from high school in spring 2015:

12. Prior Dual Helps…But Fall 2015 “first-time” students who graduated from high school in spring 2015:

13. 3-Year Graduation Rate

14. Discussions How can we increase college readiness of high school graduates? ◦Particularly, if they participate in dual, which would you prefer: ◦A dual student who has a lot of hours BUT is not college ready in all three areas? ◦A dual student who is college ready in all three areas AND has college hours? How can we increase the immediate college enrollment of high school graduates? ◦Particularly, if they have relatively few dual college hours (1-15 hours)?

16. UTRGV Fall 2015 Student Profile Total Enrollment: 28,584 o Gender o Undergraduate: 24,937 (87%) o Graduate: 3,647 (13%) o Hispanic or Latino Origin o Undergraduate: (91%) o Graduate: (76%)

17. UTRGV Fall 2015 Student Profile Total Enrollment: 28,584 o Residency Distribution – Rio Grande Valley o Hidalgo County: 61% o Cameron County: 28% o Starr County: 3% o Willacy County: 1% o Total Rio Grande Valley: 93% o Residency Distribution – Out of Valley Enrollment o Other Texas Residents: 4% o Other U.S. Residents: 1% o Mexican Nationals: 2% o Other Foreign Nationals: 1% o Total Out of Valley: 7% o Undergraduate Students Receiving Financial Aid Pell Grant o 78%

18. UTRGV Fall 2015 Admissions o First-time Freshman Applications o Applications Received: 9,055 o Applications Admitted: 7,447 (82%) o Total Enrolled: 4,191 (56%) o First-time Transfer Applications o Applications Received: 2,433 o Admitted: 2,280 (94%) o Total Enrolled: 1,377 (60%)

19. UTRGV Retention & Graduation Rates o Retention Rates o 1 st Year retention rates for Fall 2015 first-time Freshman will be available in Fall 2016 o Graduation Rates o 4-Year Graduation Rate: Available October 2019 o 6-Year Graduation Rate: Available October 2021

20. UTRGV College Readiness o Fall 2015 First-time Freshman o Overall College Ready: 88% o Mathematics College Ready: 90% o Reading College Ready: 95% o Writing College Ready: 95%

21. Some Initiatives at UTRGV for Student Success Student Engagement and Experiential Learning o Undergraduate Research Scholars Initiative o Publishing Opportunities o Tutoring Services in Critical Thinking and Critical Reading o Workshops o Service Learning

22. Centralized Advising Advisement Peer Mentoring Academic Resources Early Warning System Some Initiatives at UTRGV for Student Success

23. Career Center: Career Connection Some Initiatives at UTRGV for Student Success

24. Mapping Student Progress A Report to Success Some Initiatives at UTRGV for Student Success

25. Serkan Celtek sbceltek@southtexascollege.edu isp.southtexascollege.edu/ras Marcelo Paredes marcelo.paredes@utrgv.edu www.utrgv.edu/sair Contact