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A Recipe for Improved Retention:
A College Success Course plus Advising
Marsha Fralick and Susan Rush
February 14, 2010
Ice Breaker
Think, Pair, Share
Introduce yourself.
Where are you from?
If I were to visit your city, what is one place I
should make sure to see?
Presentation Overview
 Features of College Success Course
 CollegeScope Demo
 The Lone Star College System: Achieving the Dream
 The Advising Component
 Research on Program Effectiveness
 Resources for Student Success
Features
Keys to Success
• The program helps students to make a
good choice of a major and career.
Careers: A Key Component
The focus is on personal development.
Personality
Learning Style
Interests
Values
Career Research
Statistically accurate
Valid and reliable
College scenarios are easy to read and
understand.
Exercise: Job Jar Activity
Keys to Success
• The program helps students to understand
their learning style and how to become a
lifelong learner.
• Productivity Environment Preference
Survey (PEPS)
• Comprehensive
– 20 factors affecting learning style
• Helps students understand how
they learn best
20 Learning Style Factors
 Perceptual
 Auditory, visual,
kinesthetic, tactual
 Environmental
 Sound, light, heat,
design
 Physical
 Time of day, food,
mobility
 Emotional
 Motivation, responsibility,
persistence, structure
 Sociological
 Self, peer or adult
oriented
Note that a detailed list of learning strategies
for your style follows this chart.
Personalized for each student
• Based on personality and learning style
• Refers to the student by their name
Learning Style Activity
Paper Airplane
Applied Psychology
From theory to practice
Academically rigorous, yet practical
Easy to read
Structured writing assignments for new
and developmental students
Broad Scope
College success
Career success
Lifelong success
College Success
Motivation
Time and Money
Memory and Reading
Test Taking
Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Career Success
Personality and Related Majors
Learning Style and Intelligence
Interests and Values
Career and Educational Planning
Lifelong Success
Communication and Relationships
Critical and Creative Thinking
Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Appreciating Diversity
Positive Thinking
Life Stages
5 Minute Video Demonstration
Research on Program
Effectiveness
The most significant finding is
increased persistence.
Persistence
• Students who return the next semester.
• Approximately half of community college
students nationwide do not persist after
the first semester.
College Persistence Semester
to Semester 5 Year Average
at Cuyamaca College
• All successful PDC students 89%
• All students 63%
A 26% improvement!
Lone Star College System
 Located in the North Houston metro area
 Serve 1,400 square miles in Harris and
Montgomery Counties
 5 Campuses/6 Satellite Centers
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LSC-CyFair
LSC-Kingwood
LSC-Montgomery
LSC-North Harris
 LSC-Tomball
 62,000+ students taking credit classes
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Lone Star College System
 Achieving the Dream Round 3 College
 2nd Year of Implementation
 2007/2008 – Planning year
 2008/2009 – Implementation
 2009/2010 - Implementation
 2 primary Achieving the Dream Initiatives:
Student Success Course
Case Management Advising
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Success Course
Implementation
 Fall 2007/Spring 2008 – System-wide Taskforce
was developed; made up of faculty/staff from all
campuses
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Primary Discussions:
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Credit vs. Non-credit
Credit hours (1, 2 or 3)
Prefix (HUMD vs EDUC vs PSYC)
Course Objectives
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 Important Decisions made for pilot:
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3 hour course
College credit
Consistent text and syllabus
Should include the following:
Adjusting to College/
Expectations of College
College Resources
Time Management
Test Taking skills
Goal Setting
Study Skills
Career Exploration
Memory
Learning Styles
Anxiety/Stress
Critical Thinking
Motivation
Self-Exploration (MBTI/DWYA)
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Success Course
Implementation
 Reviewed 2 textbooks and brought both in for demo
 CollegeScope was chosen to use for our pilot
 Developed syllabus template
 Provided training for faculty – Dr. Marsha Fralick
provides the training each semester
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Success Course
Implementation
Fall 2008:
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Each campus offered 4 courses (20 total courses)
Not mandatory
Promoted through advisors & counselors
Spring 2009:
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Each campus doubled their number of courses
Not mandatory
Promoted through advisors & counselors
Fall 2009:
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Numbers stayed the same as Spring 2009; Not mandatory
Assigned advisors to course
Required students meet with advisor twice during the
semester
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Case Management Advising
Implementation
 Fall 2007/Spring 2008 – System-wide Taskforce was
developed; made up of faculty/staff from all campuses
 Primary Discussions:
 How to implement with 50,000+ students
 Target group
 FYE process
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Case Management Advising
Implementation
Fall 2008 Pilot:
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5 Case Management Advisors were hired
Advisors met consistently to develop similar
processes
Randomly selected FTIC students who scored into
Math 0308 (Introduction to Algebra)
Goal: To meet with the student twice during the
semester
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Advising Response Rate
Fall 2008
34%
Responded
66%
Did not respond
Campus
Total Cohort
# who did
not
respond
LSC-CyFair
117
41
LSC-Kingwood
82
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LSC-Montgomery
125
70
LSC-North Harris
129
29
LSC-Tomball
133
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TOTALS
586
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Note:
Response Rate ranges from a response
to an e-mail, phone call or a face-to-face
meeting
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Advising Response Rate
Fall 2009
14%
2 or more
sessions
86%
Campus
Total
Cohort
# who came in
for 2 or more
sessions
LSC-CyFair
117
20
LSC-Kingwood
82
18
LSC-Montgomery
125
11
LSC-North Harris
129
11
LSC-Tomball
133
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TOTALS
586
84
Less than 2
sessions
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Advising
Implementation
Spring 2009:
 “Attached” advisor to developmental Reading course to assist
with response rate; advisor came into classroom to meet
students; gave presentations to class
Fall 2009:
 “Attached” advisor to Success Course
 Required advisor sessions as part of course
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Key Components
Success Course
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Motivation
Learning Styles
Personality, Interest & Values
Career Exploration
Creating an Educational Plan
Time Management
Study Skills
Test Taking & Test Anxiety
Taking Notes
Advising Sessions
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Financial Aid
Career Goals
Academic Goals
Development of an Academic
Plan
Campus Resources
Referral to Career Counseling,
if needed
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Preparation & Registration for
next semester
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Fall 2008 Data
Retention
Retention Rates are Rising!
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90
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70
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40
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20
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95
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Overall LSCS
76
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Early
Intervention
Student
Success
Course
Intrusive
Advising
LSCS - Achieving the Dream Initiatives
Fall 2008 to Spring 2009 Retention*
*Retention – Students enrolled in the Fall 2008 semester who
also enrolled in the Spring 2009 semester (any credit course)
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Qualitative Data
 Faculty Evaluation Summary (handout)
 Student Evaluation Summary (handout)
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Next Steps …
Begin phasing in Mandatory Success
Course/Case Management Advising:
Spring 2010:
 Required for students scoring into 2 or more
developmental courses
Fall 2011:
 Required for student scoring into 1 or more
developmental course
Fall 2012:
 Required for all Full Time in College students
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College Success 1
• Resources for faculty and students
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/
Training Notes
What is
• Something you learned?
• Something you found useful?
• Questions?
• Discussion
• Evaluation