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Students Speak
Are We
Listening?
AACC
2012
Am I Ready for College?
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I Have a Goal!
On the SENSE survey, entering students say…
79% want to obtain an associate degree.
73% want to transfer to a four-year institution.
59% want to complete a certificate program.
85%
…of new students responding to the
SENSE survey say they’re
academically prepared for college.
75%
of new students responding to the
SENSE survey learned that they are
not ready for college-level courses
that require skills in reading, writing
and/or math.
48%
drop out by the start of their second year.
Only
45%
have completed a certificate or degree,
transferred or are still enrolled after 6
years.
Students Speak
Bringing data alive
through student voices…
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What did you hear?
 About “front door” experiences?
 About learning and teaching?
 About support for students?
 About what makes a difference for students?
David Conley, Distinguished Professor, University
of Oregon:
 “Nobody manages the transition very well. For
most institutions of higher education, it isn't a
transition at all. The student just shows
up…there is very little process or systematic
thought for what is going on for the student in
terms of all the dimensions that are required to
make that transition.”
SENSE Benchmarks
for Effective Educational Practice
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Early Connections
High Expectations & Aspirations
Clear Academic Plan & Pathway
Effective Track to College Readiness
Engaged Learning
Academic & Social Support Network
Design Principles for Effective Practice
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A strong start
Clear, coherent pathways
Integrated support
High expectations and
high support
 Intensive, intentional
support
 Design for scale
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Promising Practices for Community
College Student Success
Planning for Success
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Assessment and Placement
Orientation
Academic Goal Setting and Planning
Registration before Classes Begin
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Structured Group Learning Experiences –
Promising Practices
 Orientation
 Accelerated / Fast-track developmental
education
 First-year experience
 Student success course
 Learning community
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What entering community college
students are telling us:
• Less than half participated in
orientation.
SENSE 2011 Cohort Data
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45%
…of entering community college
students say they never saw an advisor
during their first three weeks.
SENSE 2011 Cohort Data
Younger students are less likely to…
Use academic advising and planning
They ask their friends what to do…
54% vs. 42% for older students
CCSSE 2011 Cohort Data
What entering community college
students are telling us:
27%
enrolled in a class designed to teach
them the skills needed to succeed in
college.
SENSE 2011 Cohort Data
Group Discussion
What practices are in place at your college?
What is mandatory? For whom? What have
you brought to scale? What do your data
show?
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Registration before classes begin?
Academic goal-setting and planning?
Orientation?
Student success course?
First-year experience?
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Houston Community College
Student Success Class
Fall to spring persistence increased for all
groups except Asian students, which remained
constant at 78%.
Largest gain has been for African American
students – from 69% to 75%.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
Skagit Valley College 2007 Fall Pilot FallWinter Persistence
Stand Alone
74%
Dev LC
76%
C-E Dev LC
70%
82%
75%
80%
85%
Zane State
Mandatory testing & placement, mandatory
orientation, mandatory FYE course, mandatory
advising for at-risk students
3-year mandatory FYE course associated with
10% increase in fall-to-fall persistence.
3-year graduation rate for developmental
students now exceeds 50%.
Survey of Student Engagement
What Matters Most
for Student Success?
Some Observations about Entering
Students
• Students experience culture shock and
academic shock.
• Students don’t know what they don’t
know…but we expect them to!
• You have to ask to be told…but what if
you don’t know what to ask?
What does this mean for community college
leaders?
• Create an “on-ramp” to college life.
• Show students the relevance of what they’re
doing – help them understand the “what” and the
“why.”
• Make everything more personal – show them we
care!
• If we know what students need –
make it mandatory!
High Performing Colleges
…make student engagement
inescapable!
Imagine Success!
Inescapable…
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Kay McClenney
Director
Center for Community
College Student
Engagement
Arleen Arnsparger,
Project Manager
Initiative on Student
Success