1. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Spring Planning Workshop Reginald Sykes Assistant Commissioner for Community and Junior College Relations

2. 2 mississippi.edu Community and Junior College Relations

3. 3 IHL Strategic Goal Increase Number of Baccalaureate Degrees Increase Number of CJC Transfers and Graduates Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers

4. 4 Creating a Culture of Transfer “It takes two to transfer” “Transfers are built on trust, and it takes time”

5. 5 Barriers Transfer Pipeline Risk Factors Family Full-time Work, Part-time Attendance Finances (Rising Tuition Costs & Limited FA) Proximity Transfer Process (Seamless, First Year Experience)

6. 6 Potential Students Fall 2009 Total Credit Enrollment 76,000

7. 7 First-Time Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Coahoma1848323182139 Copiah-Lincoln63928448013100265 East Central031599124438175 East Mississippi11531978561231350 Hinds37531751011863280502 Holmes3366513613107722362 Itawamba112119753120711483 Jones036752021270377 Meridian243117111941188 Mississippi Delta393102875496210 Gulf Coast0907111029426546 Northeast120731811056206 Northwest0266589428214399 Pearl River03322206169205 Southwest1024160075796 Total122354327123725111882112734503 % Undergraduate4.511.44.88.511.04.96.210.37.8 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

8. 8 First-Time Mississippi MGCCC Transfers Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Gulf Coast0907111029426546 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

9. 9 First-Time CJC Transfer Enrollment Number and Percentage Change Fall 2008 – Fall 2009 Fall20052006200720082009Difference% Change 2008-09 ASU160180145 122-23-15.8% DSU449376328 323 35431 9.6% JSU338389386 337 327-10 -2.9% MSU10841060114311371237100 8.8% MUW145227233 198 25153 26.7% MVSU140135141 150 118-32-21.3% UM758791724 728 82193 12.7% USM125194312471259127314 1.1% System43254101434742774503226 5.3% Source: IHLMIS, 2009

10. 10 IHL System First-Time Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall 2005-2009 TermSystem Fall 20054325 Fall 20064101 Fall 20074347 Fall 20084277 Fall 20094503 Source: IHLMIS, 2009 9.8 % increase from 06

11. 11 IHL First-time Enrollment Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Transfers Fall 2005-09 TermMGCCC Transfers Fall 2005532 Fall 2006437 Fall 2007496 Fall 2008492 Fall 2009546 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

12. 12 Total IHL Enrollment Mississippi CJC Transfers Fall 2005-09 TermUndergraduateTotal Mississippi CJC Transfers Percent Undergraduate Fall 200555,01811,39220.7% Fall 200655,34310,93919.8% Fall 200755,79611,01019.7% Fall 200855,90911,37620.3% Fall 200957,50911,81520.5% Source: IHLMIS, 2009

13. 13 Top Ten Mississippi CJC Transfer Majors Fall 2009 Program of StudyMississippi CJC Transfers All Undergraduates Percentage of Transfers Elementary Education1671431338.7% Business Administration796414219.2% Physical Education and Coaching624332118.7% Biology/Biological Sciences582222926.1% Accounting497220122.5% Social Work495201824.5% Psychology448181224.7% Liberal Arts292129722.5% Marketing/Marketing Management249125819.7% Visual and Performing Arts233111820.8% Source: IHLMIS, 2009

14. 14 MGCCC Transfer Cumulative GPA Fall 2009 Community & Junior Colleges ASUDSUJSUMSUMUWMVSUUMUSMSYSTEM Gulf Coast03.031.502.683.392.682.752.692.70 All Undergraduates2.672.692.632.78 2.662.732.662.71 MS CC Transfers2.822.652.742.632.782.832.672.662.68 Natives (Non-Transfers) 2.652.702.612.812.792.632.732.662.71 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

15. 15 Legislative Graduation Rate Task Force Recommendations Create a Seamless Transfer and Articulation Process Straight-forward System for Accepting Credit for BA/BS Degrees Concentrate on Popular Majors Create an Articulation and Transfer Website

16. 16 Seamless Transition for CJC Transfers Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers Continuous Interaction and Feedback Between Place Bound Students Need Based Financial Aid