2. Andrew Buckser Camille Kluttz-LeachAdolfo Santos Patricia
Sendall Peter Wooldridge
3. Introduction More than 11 million students attend
1200community colleges in the US Enrollment rates have surged due
torecessions
4. STUDENT SUCCESS:National Trends & Issues
5. College completion rates for two-year degrees in 2009 28%
overallPresident Obama (July 2009) challenge Boost community
college graduates by 5 million by 2020 5
6. Lumina Foundations Big Goal By 2025, 60% of the American
population Hold high-quality college degrees or credentials Quality
education: Student outcomes, particularly learning outcomes 6
7. Community College Survey on StudentEngagement (CCSSE)
National benchmarks of effective educationalprocess in community
colleges Student engagement matters! 7
8. CCSSE benchmarks focus on institutional practicesand student
behaviors that promote studentengagement, and that are positively
related to studentlearning and persistence.Five benchmarks: Active
and Collaborative Learning Student Effort Academic Challenge
Student-faculty Interaction Support for Learners 8
9. Achieving the Dream (AtD): Community Colleges CountLaunched
in 2004 Goal: To increase the academic success of communitycollege
students First-Year Experience (FYE) efforts FYE programs focused
interventions 9
10. STEM for Indiana and Ivy Tech Global Competitiveness and
Ivy Tech
11. Disproportionately large number of jobs of the future will
be in STEM fields In 2010, 3.7 Billion invested in STEM education
While job growth between 2008-2018 is expected to be 10%, in STEM,
expectation is 17% 63% of Associates Degree holders in STEM earn
more than Bachelors Degree holders in non-STEM (Georgetown
University Center on Education and the Workforce, Press Release
Oct. 20,2011)
12. Average wages are 14.9% below national average Employment
growth: ranks 49th of 50 states and DC Average wage growth: ranks
50 of 50 states and DC There were 4.41 patents per 10,000 employees
vs. 6.95 for the US (Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness
State of Indiana Economic Performance Indicators)
13. Education and Health Services Ranks 3rd in Medical devices
Ranks 1st in prefabricated enclosures
14. Ivy Techs focus on technology and medical careers and
degrees positions it very well for the demand and need that
exists
15. Global Competitiveness Higher Education needs to increase
educated workforce to remain globally competitive Lumina
Foundation: By the year 2025, 60 percent of Americans need hold
high-quality postsecondary degrees or credentials Korea, Canada and
Japan all have populations of 25-34 year olds with Associate level
degrees or higher exceeding 56%. The US 41%
16. Indianas adult population excluding 65 olds and older
4,032,925 Enrollment of roughly 165,000 students/ or 4% of adult
population A six-fold increase in enrollment would mean Ivy Tech
would educate 25% of those between 18 and 65 years of age Given Ivy
Techs dominance of the community college system, it can has great
potential for growth
17. STUDENT SUCCESS:Strategies and Activities
18. STRATEGIC PLANACCELERATING GREATNESS 2013
19. STUDENT-CENTERED
20. Implement student preparedness policies and practices
Expand and improve learning support services Implement successful
scheduling, curriculum and instructional practices Mandatory
Support Services for high-risk students Comprehensive Academic
Advising System Develop incentives for associate degree completion
Simplify transfer-oriented programs Develop a general education
core Expand and improve dual enrollment courses Strategies for
successful transition from high school Align curricula, academic
rigor, assessment and communications Participate in statewide data
systems tracking on dual enrollment
21. Student Success Center Subject Area Tutoring,
WritingAssistance and Information Resources
22. RECENT HEADLINES:CHE Approves New Transfer Program for Ivy
Tech Community College Program Provides a SetCurriculum to Prepare
Students for Transfer to All Indiana Institutions
23. ACADEMIC COURSES College and Life Success Study Skills
Research Strategies Critical Thinking
24. LIFE SKILLS COURSES Health and Wellness Managing Personal
Finances
25. SEMINAR COURSES First Year Seminar New Student Seminar
26. Key learning outcome terms include proactive, self-
awareness, effective, critical thinking, and creative thinking
Designed for students with no previous college experience Fall 2010
Cohort --Students enrolled in IVY 101 persisted to the spring 2011
semester at a significantly higher rate --Students enrolled in IVY
101 successfully completed their coursework at a significantly
higher rate --Rates of persistence and successful course completion
were similar across age range, gender, ethnicity, and enrollment in
remedial courses
27. Key learning outcome terms/phrases include apply, adjust,
successfully navigate, impact, critical thinking, and explore
Designed for students with some previous college experience Fall
2010 Cohort: --Students enrolled in IVY 120 persisted to the spring
2011 semester at a significantly higher rate --Students enrolled in
IVY 120 did not successfully complete their coursework at a
significantly higher rate --Non-significant data trends suggest
that gender, age, remedial course enrollment, and ethnicity might
impact student performance
28. AtD report recommendation Communication of Enrollment
Expectations IVY 120 Prerequisite Integration of student success
course into programs of study
29. Highlight enrollment expectation Consider required
enrollment in IVY 101 or 120 for all students Explore the unique
needs of students enrolled in IVY 120 Survey students currently
enrolled in IVY 101 and 120 Survey has been developed and deployed
Survey results will be presented in January 2012
30. 30STUDENT SUCCESS:Communication Plan
31. Constituents Instructional team Student support staff
Incoming students Larger public
32. Instructional team Instructors Academic skills chairs
Liberal arts department chairs Life skills program chairs
33. Instructional team Internal course design consultation
External best practice consultation Internal logistical
communications Assessment
34. Student support staff Admissions and financial aid staff
Case managers Student support deans Senior campus and system
leadership
35. Student support staff Updates on course content,
scheduling, and staffing Consultation as needed with instructional
team
36. Incoming students Identified for participation in AtD
program
37. Incoming students Information about course content,
scheduling, costs, and support Updates on course logistics Ongoing
consultation on academic and personal issues
38. Larger public Prospective students Parents and family of
Ivy Tech students Business, government, and community leaders
Interested members of the public
39. Larger public Basic information about purposes and design
of success courses Information about impact of success courses
44. IVY Tech is well positioned to meet the emerging
educational needs of Indiana students The use of student success
courses as one piece of a FYE program is in line with national
trends and supported by AtD data gathered by participating colleges
across the nation An ongoing focus on best practices in the design
and instruction of student success courses, and a well coordinated
communication plan is critical for the college 44