1. KCTCS Strategic Plan
Retention PM Update
Board of Regents
June 2017

2. Fall 2016 Enrollment by Type

3. Measure: Student Engagement
Goal #4
Goal: Improve student engagement, support, experiences, and success with best-in-class academic and student services.
Measure: Retention
Metric
Definition
Baseline
Target
Objective
Retention
Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS.
49.4%
55.4%
Increase retention by an average of 1.0 percentage points each year.
Measure: Student Engagement
Student Engagement
Average scores on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) benchmarks of effective educational practice.
Active Learning (47.3%)
Student Effort (50.4%)
Academic Challenge (49.2%)
Student / Faculty Interaction (52.8%)
Support for Learners (51.1%)
50.0%
Maintain CCSSE average benchmark scores at or above the national average.

4. Retention Rate – Total Cohort
TARGET
Objective: Increase retention by an average of 1.0 percentage point each year.
Source: Official Data as reported to IPEDS
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students as reported to IPEDS.

5. Goal #2

6. Top Retention Factors Credit Hours Attempted Credit Hours Passed GPA
Preparation
Major
Demographics (Age, Race/Ethnicity, Gender)
Modality Ratio
Financial Aid
Timely Registration

7. Fall 2015-Fall 2016 Retention Rates by Credit Hours Attempted
Retained
Cohort
% Retained
<3.0 4 18
22.2%
154
475
32.4%
577
1,475
39.1%
628
1,423
44.1%
3,035
5,583
54.4%
15.0+
1,497
2,257
66.3%
Total
5,895
11,231
52.5%

8. Goal #2

9. Goal #2
Average Full-Time Retention Rates For public 2-years (Fall 2014 to Fall 2015): US – 61.0% ; Southeast States – 57.9%; Kentucky – 55.8%. Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 data to be released in mid-Fall.

10. Goal #2
Average Part-Time Retention Rates For public 2-years (Fall 2014 to Fall 2015): US – 43.6% ; Southeast States – 42.4%; Kentucky – 36.1%. Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 data to be released in mid-Fall.

11. Measure: Student Success
Goal #2
Goal: Increase access and success for all KCTCS students, particularly among traditionally underserved populations.
Measure: Student Success
Metric
Definition
Baseline
Target
Objective
1st to 2nd Year retention – URM
Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students by Underrepresented Minorities (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races).
39.4%
45.4%
Increase URM retention rate by 1.0 percentage points each year.
Graduation rate - URM
Cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of normal time as reported to IPEDS limited to Underrepresented Minorities.
14.1%
20.1%
Increase URM graduation rate by 1.0 percentage points each year.

12. Retention Rate – Underrepresented Minorities
TARGET
Objective: Increase URM retention rate by 1.0 percentage point each year. Original target was to close the gap compared to the total retention rate (85% of total goal).
Source: Official Data as reported to IPEDS.
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students by Underrepresented Minorities (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races).

13. Retention Rate – URM and Total
Objective: Increase URM retention rate by 1.0 percentage point each year. Original target was to close the gap compared to the total retention rate (85% of total goal).
Source: Official Data as reported to IPEDS.
Definition: Fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, credential-seeking students by Underrepresented Minorities (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races).

14. URM Retention Rate by College

15. Resources – Initiatives
Strategic Enrollment Management
Focus on retention as well as recruitment
KCTCS Business Plan
Financial Aid
Co-Requisite Model
College Success and Orientation Courses
Degree Audit/Academic Planning
Outreach and Support for URM Students

16. Resources – Starfish

17. Resources – Civitas Illume

18. Resources – Retention Tool

19. Resources – VFA