1. Dispelling Myths about Concurrent Students
Dustin Maroney
Associate Dean of Institutional Research
Rio Salado College
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2. Who We Are Part of Maricopa District Founded in 1978
College without walls
Serve non-traditional students
First courses online in 1995
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3. Who We Are One course, many sections
Small cohort of residential faculty
40+ start dates each year
Financial Aid block calendar
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4. Rio Belief: Up to 50% of our students are “Swirlers”
Fact or Myth?
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5. Fact or Myth? Why is this important? What challenges will they face?
How do we advise them?
How will we treat them?
Where do they belong?
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6. FY16
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7. All Students – FY16 32% intend to earn a credential
44,908 Credit-seeking Students
9,131 Degree-seeking
5,154 Certificate-seeking
30,623 Non-seeking
32% intend to earn a credential
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8. Non-seeking Block Calendar Non Degree Seeking (44%)
Dual Enrollment (24%)
Courses for University (15%)
Transfer to a Bachelor Degree Program (10%)
Enhance Job Skills (4%)
Post-Bac Teacher Preparation Program (2%)
Undeclared (<1%)
Block Calendar
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9. Online Students – FY16 33% intend to earn a credential
29,229 Online Credit-seeking Students
8,659 Degree-seeking
1,009 Certificate-seeking
19,481 Non-seeking
33% intend to earn a credential
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10. Advising Visits 10,972 met with an advisor 24% of all FY16 students
9,642 Online students met with an advisor
33% of FY16 Online students
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11. Advisor to Student ratios
1 advisor for every 1,200 – 1,500 students
Limited pro-active advising
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12. Persistence rates 38% according to IPEDS 29% according to VFA
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13. Transfer-out rates 28% according to IPEDS 32% according to VFA
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14. Graduation rates 4% according to IPEDS 14% according to VFA
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15. MythBusters
Discovering the Truth
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16. National Student Clearinghouse
Financial Aid Servicing
MCCD reports students at only 1 college
Not all Rio students are in NSC
Only access known Rio students
Delays in reporting
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17. ASSIST Only access to Rio students Only state institutions
Ad hoc query
Delays in reporting
Anonymized data
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18. ASSIST Identify all online course section numbers
Identify all online Rio students
Check for concurrent enrollment
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19. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
FALL-2013
SPRING-2014
FALL-2014
SPRING-2015
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20. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
16,778
FALL-2013
15,278
SPRING-2014
15,213
FALL-2014
14,147
SPRING-2015
14,333
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21. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
16,778
16,780
FALL-2013
15,278
SPRING-2014
15,213
FALL-2014
14,147
SPRING-2015
14,333
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22. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
16,778
16,780
1,213 7%
FALL-2013
15,278
1,127
SPRING-2014
15,213
1,234 8%
FALL-2014
14,147
1,264 9%
SPRING-2015
14,333
1,344
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23. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
16,778
16,780
1,213
2,498 7%
15%
FALL-2013
15,278
1,127
2,210
14%
SPRING-2014
15,213
1,234
2,301 8%
FALL-2014
14,147
1,264
2,154 9%
SPRING-2015
14,333
1,344
2,278
16%
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24. ASSIST IRIS UV Flag CC Flag Any Flag
Semester
ASSIST
IRIS
UV Flag
CC Flag
Any Flag
SPRING-2013
16,778
16,780
1,213
2,498
3,621 7%
15%
22%
FALL-2013
15,278
1,127
2,210
3,269
14%
21%
SPRING-2014
15,213
1,234
2,301
3,443 8%
23%
FALL-2014
14,147
1,264
2,154
3,337 9%
24%
SPRING-2015
14,333
1,344
2,278
3,523
16%
25%
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25. Rio Belief: Up to 50% of our students are “Swirlers”
Fact or Myth?
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26. Prefix Rio Online Enrollment Enrollment from ASU Enrollment from MCCD
% of Rio Enrollment
ACC
989
220 91
31%
ECN
491 83 60
29%
CHM
761 33
160
25%
MAT
2,897
156
413
20%
COM
1,403 81
153
17%
PSY
1,320 62
16%
BIO
1,603 48
205
GBS
969 69 76
15%
ENG
2,119 35
240
13%
CIS
2,447 50
169 9%
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27. Rio Credits ASU Credits 01-03 04-06 07-09 10-12 13-15 16+ 23 20 15 5 3 31 26 13 2 1 25 27 10 78 55 6
154 85 12
16-18
165 80 16
19+ 21 19 4
Total
497
312 72 17
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28. 70% are more than full-time
Rio Credits
ASU Credits
01-03
04-06
07-09
10-12
13-15
16+ 23 20 15 5 3 31 26 13 2 1 25 27 10 78 55 6
154 85 12
16-18
165 80 16
19+ 21 19 4
Total
497
312 72 17
70% are more than full-time
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29. GPA by Class Standing Uv Term Gpa Uv Cumul Gpa Cc Term Gpa Freshman
Uv Term Gpa
Uv Cumul Gpa
Cc Term Gpa
Freshman
2.72
2.77
2.70
Sophomore
2.93
3.02
2.53
Junior
2.83
2.94
2.12
Senior
3.01
3.06
2.36
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30. Now what?
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31. What has changed Reframing of thinking
New dialog (administrators & faculty)
Better understanding
Additional outreach
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