Moving the Needle!
CUNY’s Newest Community College:
Gifted, Named and Soaring a Year
after its Establishment
October 3, 2013
CUNY’s Guttman Community College
About Guttman Community College
• CUNY’s New Community College officially opened its doors on
August 20, 2012, after four years of planning in consultation with
experts from around the country and hundreds of faculty and staff
across the University.
• Guttman Community College (GCC) enrolled its inaugural class of
300 students in the fall of 2012. As an open-admissions institution,
GCC accepts applicants who have a high school diploma or a GED.
• The Board of Trustees of CUNY accepted a gift of $25 million from
the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation on April 29, 2013,
accordingly renaming New Community College the Stella and
Charles Guttman Community College.
A Year After Welcoming Our First Class
Growing Population
 Applicants
 Students
 Faculty and Staff
Reflecting on 2012-2013
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Student Satisfaction
Academic Performance
Revisiting the Fall 2012 Cohort
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Re-enrollment Profile
Student Successes
Meeting the Fall 2013 Cohort
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Student Demographics
Growth
• Applicants
• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
From Admissions to Enrollment
Fall
2012
Fall
2013
Applicants
5373
7171
Group information
sessions attendees
855
838
Individual information
sessions attendees
504
555
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•
Summer Bridge
attendees
306
Enrolled students
289
Preliminary Data
293
•
278
Applications and number attending individual
information sessions increased in 2013.
Summer Bridge attendance decreased in 2013, but,
upon completion of Bridge, a slightly higher
percentage of students enrolled than in 2012 (95%
vs. 94%).
CUNY believes 2013 Summer Bridge attendance
dropped because GCC did a better job of explaining
the Guttman model in the info sessions and
applicants decided at an earlier stage whether or
not to pursue enrollment.
Enrollment From Year One to Year Two
Fall 2012 Enrollment
289 first year students
Fall 2013 Enrollment
494 first and second year students
Faculty and Staff Growth
Faculty and Staff
Counts
Full-time Faculty
Part-time Faculty
Faculty Subtotal
Full-time Administration &
Staff
Part-time Administration &
Staff
Administration and Staff
Subtotal
Graduate Coordinators
Peer Mentors
Coordinator and Mentor
Subtotal
TOTAL
Data as of August 2013
Fall Fall
2012 2013
19
6
25
30
9
39
36
57
17
20
53
13
28
77
9
50
41
119
59
175
Reflecting on 2012-2013
Student Satisfaction
Academic Performance
Student Satisfaction
• 74% of spring 2013 students completed the Noel-Levitz
Student Satisfaction Inventory.
• 80% of respondents reported that their college experience
was either much better than they expected (15%), quite a bit
better than they expected (12%), better than they expected
(24%), or about what they expected (28%).
• 69% of respondents were either very satisfied (19%),
satisfied (33%), or somewhat satisfied (17%) with their college
experience, thus far.
• 66% of respondents would either definitely (29%),
probably (18%), or maybe (18%) enroll at Guttman, if they had
to make the choice again.
• 51% of respondents indicated that Guttman was their first
college choice. Respondents identified cost, financial aid, and
size of institution, as the three most influential factors in their
decision to enroll.
2012-2013 Grade Distribution
Across All Courses
INC
1%
Withdrew
5%
Did not pass
(F or NC)
14%
A Grades
(A, A-)
22%
D Grades
(D) 8%
C Grades
(C+, C)
19%
B Grades
(B+, B, B-)
31%
NOTES:
(1) In the case of course retakes, the most recent grades are included.
(2) Total Percentage reflects each grade entry. The 2280 grade entries reflect a duplicated grade count per student (i.e., each student
completed multiple courses). The total withdrawals (5%) reflect W-grade entries and not unduplicated student withdrawals from the college.
Percentage of Passing Grades
Before and After Retakes
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
83%
76%
82%
77%
77%
78%
76%
66%
Ethnographies of Work I
(N=289)
After Fall1
Statistics A (N=248)
After Fall2
Composition I (N=223)
After Spring1
Ethnographies of Work II
(N=243)
After Spring2
Revisiting the Fall 2012 Cohort
Fall 2012 to Fall 2013
Re-enrollment Profile
Did not reenroll
25%
As of the September
23, 2013 Census Date
Re-enrolled
in Fall 2013
75%
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•
216 students
re-enrolled
73 students did not
re-enroll
First Year Credit Attainment
2012-2013
Mean
2012-2013
Std. Dev.
Equated Credits (Degree +
Developmental) Attempted
37.8
5.5
Equated Credits (Degree +
Developmental) Earned
Degree Credits Attempted
Degree Credits Earned
Grade Point Average
31.3
24.4
21.2
2.72
9.6
4.2
7.0
0.69
Re-enrolled Students (N=216)
Student Successes
September 2013 Award Ceremony
• 27 students were named to the
Honors List
• 16 students received
Leadership in Student
Government Awards
• 11 students received
Leadership in Service Awards
• 6 students received Exceptional
Community Service Awards
Meeting the Fall 2013 Cohort
Fall 2013 Cohort by Residence (N=278)
Out of Staten
Unknown
New York State State Island
3%
1%
(Outside NYC) 2%
5%
Brooklyn
24%
Queens
22%
Manhattan
20%
Preliminary Data
Bronx
23%
Fall 2012 Cohort
26% Bronx
26% Manhattan
23% Queens
22% Brooklyn
1% Staten Island
Fall 2013 Cohort by Sex (N=278)
Women
62%
Preliminary Data
Men
38%
Fall 2012 Cohort
52% Female
48% Male
Fall 2013 Cohort by Age (N=278)
25 & older
1%
19 yrs old
17%
Under 19 yrs old
68%
20-22 yrs old
13%
Fall 2012 Cohort
67% Under 19
23-24 yrs old
1%
Preliminary Data
Discussion