Student Success
Saddleback College
Pathway to Student Success
Reach
Goals
Celebrate
Completion
Become
Involved
Stay the
Course
Select a
Pathway
Get
Enrolled
Come
Prepared
Come Prepared
• Intersegmental Learning Councils
• Concurrent Enrollment
• Basic Skills Classes Before High School Graduation
• Early Bird Registration
• Freshmen College Readiness Courses
Get Enrolled
• Online Application Process
• Matriculation
• Math, English, and Reading Assessment
• In Person and Online Orientation
• In Person and Online Advising
• Counseling Services
Basic Skills Track
Critical Thinking
Transferable Math
English 1A
Math 253
English 200
Math 251
English 300/340
ESL Classes
Math 351
Select a Pathway
• Career Technical Education (CTE) Certificates
• Prepare to Enter Workforce
• Associate Degree
• Associate in Arts (AA)
• Associate in Science (AS)
• Four-year University Transfer
• UC and CSU Transfer Pattern
• Private and Out-of-State Institutions
Stay the Course
• Basic Skills Classes Before or During First Term
• Student Support Services
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Learning Assistance Program (Tutoring)
Financial Aid Services
Special Services
EOPS
• College Transfer Fairs
• Career Services
• Resume Preparation, Job Search and Interviewing
Techniques
Become Involved
• Interaction with Faculty Outside Classroom
• Special Projects
• Lab Experiences
• Work Study
• Interaction Outside the Classroom
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Peer Study Groups
Clubs
Honor Society
Athletic Teams
Student Leadership (ASG)
• Interaction in the Community
• Internships and Work Experience (CWE)
Celebrate Completion
• Awards
• Occupational Skills Award
• Certificate of Completion
• AA and AS Degrees
• Transfer to Senior Institutions
• CSU and IGETC Certification
• Commencement Ceremony
• Alumni Association
Reach Goals
• 70% of California Nurses and 80% of
Firefighters, Law Enforcement Personnel and
EMTS Were Trained in a Community College
• 28% of University of California Graduates and
55% of California State University Graduates
Transferred from a Community College
What Needs to be Done?
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Define “Student Success” and Develop Plan
Increase College and Career Readiness
Strengthen Support for Entering Students
Incentivize Successful Student Behaviors
Align Course Offerings to Meet Student Needs
Improve Education of Basic Skills Students
Revitalize and Re-envision Professional
Development
Defining Student Success
• Need to Develop a College-wide Definition
• Learning – Student Learning of knowledge,
concepts, skills, and values embedded in the
curriculum (SLOs)
and/or
• Achievement – Student Completion of and
Progress Through Colleges Programs (Awards)