Student Success
A Plenary Meeting of the ECC Academic Senate
Christina Gold, “Thinking About Our Mission and Student Success”
Kristie Daniel-DiGregorio, “Faculty Leadership for Student Success”
Francisco Arce and Jeanie Nishime, “The Student Success Initiative and the
Completion Agenda”
Group Discussions/Brainstorming and Reporting Out
The Purpose of Public Education
Thomas Jefferson
•Democratization
•Public education for upper
and lower classes to create
thoughtful citizens.
•Common Core (?)
Alexander Hamilton
•Political power held by elites
•Public education for the upper
•Lifelong learning – 1960s
class to create thoughtful citizens
and 1970s
•Public education for the lower
classes to create productive
workforce to fuel the US economy
•American Graduation Initiative
Mission of the California Community Colleges
California Education Code 66010.4
Thoughtful
citizen.
Productive
Worker
Lifelong
Learner
The California Community Colleges shall, as a primary mission, offer academic and
vocational instruction at the lower division level for both younger and older students
… [and] may grant the associate in arts and the associate in science degree.
[This includes]
•The provision of remedial instruction for those in need of it…
•The provision of adult noncredit education curricula…
•The provision of community services courses and programs…
A primary mission of the California Community Colleges is to advance
California’s economic growth and global competitiveness through education,
training, and services that contribute to continuous workforce improvement.
Faculty Leadership
for Student Success
Helping students cultivate the qualities for success
in class and in college.
Facilitating Student Learning
and Completion
 Active and collaborative learning.
 Student effort.
 Academic challenge.
 Student-faculty interaction.
 Support for learners.
Faculty Leadership
 “Moving the needle on student outcomes of community
colleges substantially depends on what happens
in the classroom.” The Heart of Student Success:Teaching,
Learning, and College Completion” Kay McClenney
 “Students most commonly recognized faculty as having
the greatest potential impact on their educational
journeys.” Student Support (Re)defined:What Students Say
They Need to Succeed
 “…faculty have always thought about and
planned for student success. In fact, student success is
the core guiding principle of our work.” Student
Success, Novel Idea? Chiabotti, D.
Conditions for
Increased Completion & Deeper Learning
 Six Success Factors:
 Directed
 Focused
 Nurtured
 Engaged
 Connected
 Valued
 Student Support (Re)defined:What Students Say They Need to Succeed,
The Research & Planning Group for CA Community Colleges.
www.rpgroup.org
Successful Students are DIRECTED
They have a goal and know how to achieve it.
In my class:
In college:
 Model/assist students in
 Guide students to resources
setting and achieving shortand long-term goals,
including learning goals for
the course.
 Better than “passing:”
encourage students to expect
more of themselves, set high
expectations. How does
doing well benefit them?
that help them develop sense
of direction.
 Help students understand and
appreciate connections
between majors and careers;
between college completion
and opportunity.
Successful Students are FOCUSED
Students stay on track.
In my class:
 Be explicit about impact of
attendance and time on task
on success.
 “Am I passing?” Help students
take ownership for
monitoring their progress in
class.
 Help students see and provide
opportunities to reflect on
their choices and the resulting
outcomes & experiences.
In college:
 Discuss completion and
encourage students to
monitor their progress every
semester.
 Highlight importance of GPA
& of passing the first time:
making sacrifices, impact of
short-term choices on longterm goals.
 Direct students to financial
resources.
Successful Students are NURTURED & CONNECTED
Others want/help them succeed; they feel part of community.
In my class:
In college:
 Encourage student-to-student
 Assist in networking with
relevant clubs, leadership
support.
opportunities.
 Model interdependence:
 Encourage students to spend
make personal connections
time on campus, allowing
with colleagues to facilitate
time to forge connections.
student referrals.
 Break down barriers to
seeking help from instructors,
campus supports.
Successful Students are ENGAGED & VALUED
Active in class and on campus; contributions are recognized.
In my class:
 Active learning: Students shift
from passive recipients to full
partners in learning.
 Student-student interaction:
Facilitate collaborative learning
in/outside class.
 Student-faculty interaction:
Communicate value for
individual student, student
understanding, feedback, office
hours.
In college:
 Emphasize importance of
building support network on
campus.
 Recognize students’ strengths,
accomplishments and
involvement on campus.
Faculty Leadership for Student
Success
 “…because faculty are at the center of every
student’s educational experience, they have
a significant opportunity and ability to influence
their students’ success not just in, but
beyond, their own classroom.”
 Student Support (Re)defined:What Students Say They Need to
Succeed.
Student Success & Support Program
(SB1456)
and the
College Completion Agenda
Student Success Act of 2012
 Senate Bill 1456 signed into law
September 2012
 SB 1456 re-names the Matriculation program as the
Student Success and Support Program (SSSP).
 Targets funding to core services of orientation,
assessment, counseling/advising to assist students with
development of education plans
 Focuses on helping new students define goals and get on
track to achievement
Key Provisions to Incentivize and
Support Goal Completion
 Mandates assessment, orientation, and education
planning
 Requires students to declare a course of study
 Sets minimum academic standards for state
financial aid
 Establishes Student Success Scorecard at all
colleges
Student Success & Support
Programs
 Fall 2014 – registration priority given to new students who
complete assessment, orientation, and educational planning
 Fall 2014 – registration priority lost for students on 2nd
semester probation or who earn 100+ units
 Fall 2015 – Board of Governor Fee Waiver (BOGFW)
students must meet academic and progress requirements to
receive a waiver of their enrollment fees
 Fall 2015 – all new students must complete assessment,
orientation, and educational planning to enroll; continuing
students with 15+ units must declare a program of study and
complete an educational plan
Coming Events….
 Statewide common assessment
 Required completion of basic skills remediation
within the first year
 Required declaration of a career goal as well as a
major
 Adult education transferred to community
colleges in partnership with K-12
 Increasing emphasis on completion of certificate,
degree, or transfer
The College Completion Challenge
 Only half of all undergraduates complete a college
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degree in six years.
38% of all U.S. students take a remedial course in
their first or second year.
More than 60% of jobs will require a postsecondary
education.
Students with a bachelor’s degree will earn 40% more
in their lifetime (29% more with a community college
degree) than students with only high school diplomas.
The U.S. is 9th in the world in college attainment for
the 25-34 year old population.
Education Requirements for Jobs, 2018
20
Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010 p. 14
http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdf
ECC and CEC Certificates and
Degrees Awarded
2500
Certificates
Degrees
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
COM
Campus
ECC
COM
2011-2012
2012-2013
ECC
Award Type
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
1-yr
change
(%)
Degrees
1,137
1,303
1,399
1,686
2,012
19%
Certificates
442
403
414
489
592
21%
Degrees
150
157
211
230
281
22%
Certificates
27
78
51
102
96
-6%
ECC and CEC Transfer Rates
1000
CalState
900
Out of State
800
Private
700
UC
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
COM
2010-2011
2011-2012
ECC
Campus
Transfer Type
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
1-yr
change (%)
ECC
ECC
ECC
UC
CalState
Private
Out of State
UC
CalState
Private
Out of State
186
644
122
89
8
79
11
30
272
749
115
130
11
88
9
42
274
719
163
168
27
133
30
54
307
769
153
175
63
227
43
71
252
930
125
153
55
326
38
44
-18%
21%
-18%
-13%
-13%
44%
-12%
-38%
ECC
COM
COM
COM
COM
Discussion
Partnering for Student Success
and Goal Completion
We Need Your Input
 How do you define student success?
 What do students need to do to improve student success?
 What do faculty need to do to improve student success?