1. AZTransfer Summit April 13-14, 2017
Reaching the Graduation Finish Line NPC’s Efforts Toward Higher Degree Completion
AZTransfer Summit
April 13-14, 2017

2. NPC Contextual Info Established in 1974
Operates 4 campuses and 5 centers
Serves 3 Native American Tribes
Covers 21,158 square miles (≈ West Virginia)
Challenges include: distance, limited infrastructure, high poverty levels, and low educational attainment

3. Fall 2016 Student Demographics
Race/Ethnicity
Age, Gender, and Status
Average age = 24
Female students = 58%
Male students = 42%
Part-time students = 79%
Full-time students = 21%

4. Previous Graduation Statistics
Degrees & Certificates Awarded

5. New Completion Scholarships
Finish Line Scholarship
College Bound Scholarship

6. Finish Line Scholarship Criteria
Started in 2014 to help students complete degrees
Requires students to meet with an academic advisor
Must provide a degree audit showing 12 credits or less to complete a degree
Applies to Associate Degrees only
Must be an in-state resident

7. College Bound Scholarship Criteria
Started in 2014 for High School students
Covers up to 7 AGEC credits per semester (28 credit limit)
Requires students to meet with a guidance counselor
Must have a 3.0 High School GPA (or placement test)
Must be an in-state resident and at least 14 years old

8. Scholarship Outcomes Finish Line Scholarship
Awarded $116,221 to 232 students
Conferred 286 degrees
College Bound Scholarship
Awarded $218,356 to 331 students
Conferred 227 certificates and degrees

9. Related Efforts Eliminated $25 Graduation Fee Improved NPC Foundation
Began new fundraising events for scholarships
40th Anniversary Scholarship Fund
Pedal the Petrified
Offered two new $500 grants
Fill-the-Gaps Grant
Leg-Up Grant

10. Improved Graduation Statistics
Degrees & Certificates Awarded

11. Other Completion Initiatives
Strategic Priority:
Removing Barriers to Student Success
HLC Persistence and Completion Academy:
Proactive Advising for Student Success (PASS)
SOAR for Employees
Starfish Retention Management System

12. Starfish Retention Management System
Early Alert/Early Warning System that allows us to identify students that are at risk
Instructors use the system to track and document student performance
System sends notifications to a student’s support network when there are concerns
Students are contacted and directed to services – tutoring, library, writing centers, etc.

13. Project Phases sox Pilot Project completed in previous semesters
Undergoing full implementation for all faculty
Rollout to students expected in Fall 2017
Review and update student orientation – available online to dual enrollment students

14. Next Steps sox Revise and improve Student Orientation
Make degree audits available to students
Finish proposal for “Auto-Awarding” process

15. What student completion initiatives has your school tried??
We want to hear from you!
What student completion initiatives has your school tried??

16. Questions sox ??

17. Jeremy Raisor Josh Rogers Director of Enrollment Services
Josh Rogers
Director of Student Services