1. Student Engagement & Equity
Focusing on the Transition from high school to college

2. Why focus on the first-year transition at DVC?
We want to retain our students:
- Only % of First Year students return for second semester
We want to help support our students who are struggling academically
We want to help our students succeed:
Approximately 70% are underprepared for college level math and English and don’t make it through transferable courses

3. Cohort Programs P.U.M.A. Center houses:
MESA
Puente
Umoja
The center serves as a community for students, a place to study, and a place to build mentoring and leadership opportunities.

4. College Now
The program is a collaboration between the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and DVC, offering a dual enrollment option for high school students through a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) agreement.
Target population = 11th grader
Goals:
Help students identify appropriate career pathways
Expose students to academic opportunities and courses not available at comprehensive high schools
Provide students the support services needed to be successful in high school and college courses
Give students a solid foundation of skills required to be a successful college student
Emphasize that college is accessible to all students
Give underserved students an opportunity to pursue higher education

5. College Now Inaugural Year
Fall 2016 Cohort – “the Mighty 19”
Representing the following high schools:
College Park
Concord
Mt. Diablo
Northgate
Ygnacio Valley
12 females; 7 males
About 75% on free-and-reduced lunch
Most are first-generation to college
Spring 2017 – “the additional 9”
5 females; 5 males
Contact: Mandy Ganz, Counselor

6. First Year Experience (FYE)
The goals of FYE programs are to:
Prepare students for the transition from high school to college
Improve persistence, retention and success of first year students in an equitable and inclusive way
Make First Year students feel part of the community (supported and welcomed) so they succeed academically and emotionally/personally

7. Key FYE Program Components
Welcome Day
FYE Learning Community
First Year Seminar
Summer Bridge
Peer Mentoring

8. FYE Pilot Fall 2016 For all first year students:
Welcome Day (August 12 & 13, 2016)
PHC = 398 students
SRC = 76
Total = 474
Student Success Workshops
Embedded workshops in developmental English classes
Fall 2016 FYE Program:
Learning Community with English, GE class (Psych at Pleasant Hill, History at San Ramon) and Counseling course
PHC = 48
SRC = 21
Future Goals:
Expanded learning communities
Peer mentoring
Hold the date for Welcome Day 2017 = August 11 (SRC) & 12 (PHS), 2017
Summer Bridge (stay tuned for summer 2017)