1. Students Speak: Are We Listening? Teachership Academy – Phase II Orientation Session

2. PLANNING RETREAT AUGUST 9, 2012 Arleen Arnsparger Arleen Arnsparger Project Manager, Initiative on Student Success Center for Community College Student Engagement The University of Texas at Austin Irma Camacho Director of Student Success Team Lead, Texas Completes El Paso Community College Texas Completes

3. What did you hear? About “front door” experiences?About “front door” experiences? About learning and teaching?About learning and teaching? About support for students?About support for students? About what makes a difference for students?About what makes a difference for students? TexasCompletes

4. Students Need to “Get with the Program” Many community college students enroll without clear goals for college and careers.Many community college students enroll without clear goals for college and careers. CCs offer lots of programs, but most offer little guidance to help students choose a program.CCs offer lots of programs, but most offer little guidance to help students choose a program. Disadvantaged students are more likely to complete if they enter a well-structured program of study as early as possible.Disadvantaged students are more likely to complete if they enter a well-structured program of study as early as possible. To increase completion rates, colleges need to help more students get “with the program.”To increase completion rates, colleges need to help more students get “with the program.”

5. College Entry Student Success Initiatives CONNECTION ENTRY PROGRESS COMPLETION PREP Student Support Services Program RAP Summer Bridge College Readiness Consortium Early College High Schools Student Success Core Team Developmental Education Council Developmental Education Initiative Community College Developmental Education Initiative Program Case Management Achieving the Dream College Connection Texas Pathway Project Gateway to College Developmental Education Demonstration Project Learning Communities We Want You Back Dual Credit Literacy Program Achieve Texas Initiative/ Career Clusters Service Learning Program Military & Dependent Leadership Grant Math Emporiums Upward Bound RISE Faculty Data Research Team LEAP (ABE) Gear Up Start Right Initiative

6. What the EPCC Data Says TexasCompletes

7. Fall Semester Enrollment Source: EPCC Banner Files: Run 8/7/12 66% Increase in Enrollment

8. Associates/Certificates Awarded Source: EPCC Banner Files: Run 8/7/12 197% Increase in Awards

9. Retention, Fall to Spring

10. Persistence, Fall to Fall Terms

11. 3-Year FTIC Transfer Rates

12. Six-Year Graduation Rates

13. After college readiness initiatives, we start to see an increase in the percentage of entering students who are college-ready. Some Outcomes

14. Math Placement Levels Math Reading Reading Writing Writing 20032009 Some Outcomes

15. We see a reduction in the number of developmental education areas students are placing into. Some Outcomes

16. CCSSE Benchmarks El Paso Community College EPCC2012 Cohort Active & Collaborative Learning 54.9 50 Student Effort 54.5 50 Academic Challenge 53.7 50 Student-Faculty Interaction 49.6 50 Support for Learners 57.9 50 TexasCompletes CCSSE – Community College Survey of Student Engagement

17. CCSSE Benchmarks El Paso Community College FT PT Active & Collaborative Learning 60.8 51.2 Student Effort 59.7 51.2 Academic Challenge 57.5 51.2 Student-Faculty Interaction 53.8 46.9 Support for Learners 61.8 55.4 TexasCompletes

18. CCSSE Data Compared to students at other community colleges, more EPCC students report that the following are very important to them: Academic advisingAcademic advising Career counselingCareer counseling TutoringTutoring Math and English labsMath and English labs Computer labsComputer labs TexasCompletes

19. CCSSE Data Compared to students at other community colleges, more EPCC students use: Academic AdvisingAcademic Advising Career CounselingCareer Counseling Math and English LabsMath and English Labs Computer labsComputer labs Financial aid advisingFinancial aid advising TutoringTutoring TexasCompletes

20. Where do students turn for academic advising? Nationally… 52% - friends, family, other students 22% - instructors 13% - other staff TexasCompletes

21. Center for Community College Student Engagement SENSE 2007 - At EPCC, where do students turn for advising? 1.EPCC Counselor – 50% 2.Friends, family or other students 3.EPCC Academic Advisor TexasCompletes

22. CCSSE Data More El Paso Community College students report that the college: Helps them cope with non-academic responsibilities.Helps them cope with non-academic responsibilities. Provides the financial support they need.Provides the financial support they need. Provides the support they need to thrive socially.Provides the support they need to thrive socially. TexasCompletes

23. CCSSE Data Significantly moreEl Paso Community College students report that before the end of their first term, an advisor helped them: Develop an academic plan – for completing a certificate, degree or transferring.Develop an academic plan – for completing a certificate, degree or transferring. TexasCompletes

24. CCSSE Data The college is what the students experience. Do we know what our students experience? TexasCompletes

25. CCSSE Faculty Data EPCC students who say they often or very often receive prompt feedback from faculty – written or oral – about their performance… Faculty say: 89% TexasCompletes

26. CCSSE Student Data EPCC students who say they often or very often receive prompt feedback from faculty – written or oral – about their performance… Faculty say: 89% Students say: 51% TexasCompletes

27. CCSSE Data – Dev Ed More EPCC students are required to take a placement test before they can register for classes. More EPCC students took the college placement test while in high school. More EPCC students did something to prepare for the placement test…and found the college’s brush up/refresher experiences/materials helpful. More EPCC students were told they were REQUIRED to enroll in a dev ed course in their first term – AND DID IT! TexasCompletes

28. Questions to consider: What about the data surprises you?What about the data surprises you? What questions does the data raise for you?What questions does the data raise for you? What additional information do you need before designing strategies to improve student success?What additional information do you need before designing strategies to improve student success? TexasCompletes

29. EPCC/Texas Cadre Priorities: A comprehensive student advising and management systemA comprehensive student advising and management system Redesigned and more prescriptive Programs of Study, to include the TX Core alignmentRedesigned and more prescriptive Programs of Study, to include the TX Core alignment Reducing the number of students referred to developmental education and accelerating students referred into programs of studyReducing the number of students referred to developmental education and accelerating students referred into programs of study TexasCompletes

30. EPCC/Texas Cadre Priorities: A comprehensive student advising and management system Re-designing our advising and monitoring system to provide better student advisement, monitoring and tracking along the pathwayRe-designing our advising and monitoring system to provide better student advisement, monitoring and tracking along the pathway TexasCompletes

31. Redesigned and more prescriptive Programs of Study, to include the TX Core alignment Includes Core complete pathway for students who are undecided and/or plan to transferIncludes Core complete pathway for students who are undecided and/or plan to transfer Includes some form of Mandatory Orientation, Mandatory Student Success Course and Mandatory entry into a Program of Study for all FTICsIncludes some form of Mandatory Orientation, Mandatory Student Success Course and Mandatory entry into a Program of Study for all FTICs TexasCompletes EPCC/Texas Cadre Priorities:

32. Reducing the number of students referred to and accelerating students referred into programs of study Reducing the number of students referred to developmental education and accelerating students referred into programs of study Goal is to reduce the time in developmental education, or eliminate it all together. Could include modularizing, placement based on intent, contextualization.Goal is to reduce the time in developmental education, or eliminate it all together. Could include modularizing, placement based on intent, contextualization. TexasCompletes EPCC/Texas Cadre Priorities:

33. CBD Pathways Analysis: Guiding Questions CONNECTION From interest to enrollment ENTRY From enrollment to entry into program of study PROGRESS From program entry to completion of program requirements COMPLETION Completion of credential of value for further education and (for CTE) labor market advancement How can we increase the number of entering students who are motivated and prepared to choose a college- level program of study?How can we increase the number of entering students who are motivated and prepared to choose a college- level program of study? How can we accelerate the rate at which new students choose and successfully enter a program?How can we accelerate the rate at which new students choose and successfully enter a program? How can we accelerate rates at which program concentrators complete program requirements?How can we accelerate rates at which program concentrators complete program requirements? How can we ensure that our programs prepare students for further education and (for CTE programs) for career advancement?How can we ensure that our programs prepare students for further education and (for CTE programs) for career advancement?

35. CONNECTION Outreach, dual credit, early remediation, and in-time advising, student monitoring- data system ENTRY Orientation,programs of study, default schedule, student monitoring-data system PROGRESS Student monitoring-data system, feedback & recognition of milestones COMPLETION Automatic Degree, Reverse Transfer & Experiential Learning, Student monitoring- data system TABLE GROUP DISCUSSION