2. COMPONENTS OF OUR FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM Orientation College Success Course Campus Community

3. ORIENTATION Mandatory starting Fall 2010 Components: Welcome Session Advising Session Registration for Classes

4. COLLEGE SUCCESS COURSE College Skills 103 – specific first year classes Components Included: Community Service Career Awareness (QEP) Peer Mentoring (Fall 2013)

5. COLLEGE SKILLS (CONT’D) Financial Literacy – Partnership with Sun Trust Bank GTC’s Financial Aid Office

6. CAMPUS COMMUNITY Information Fair for new students Welcome tents Workshops hosted in Fall 2012 Stress Management Time Management Note Taking

7. ORIENTATION DATA ` Term Number of Students in NSO Students in intervention as % of total enrollment Students in intervention as % of target population (Students New to GTC) 2010FA3,95123.65%95.01% 2011SP1,70412.00%90.54% 2011FA*4,78529.83%*90.86%* TOTAL9,53818.73%96.40% Source: GTC Datatel Colleague, XPAS Screen *Note that Fall 2011 includes Summer 2011

8. ORIENTATION PERSISTENCE Fall 2010Spring 2011Fall 2011Spring 2012 NSO Participants Percent Returned NSO Participants Percent Returned All Students3,95169.12%4,78569.01% Black/African American98471.85%1,19172.80% White/Non-Hispanic2,26875.66%2,51775.73% Other Races/Ethnicities69944.06%1,07749.12% Pell Recipients2,13480.88%2,65179.52% Source: GTC Datatel Colleague

9. ORIENTATION RETENTION Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012 NSO Participants Number Returned Percent Returned Data Not Yet Available All Students3,9511,71843.48%N/A Black/African American98439840.45%N/A White/Non-Hispanic2,2681,11449.12%N/A Other Races/Ethnicities69920629.47%N/A Pell Recipients2,1341,08150.66%N/A Source: GTC Datatel Colleague

10. COLLEGE WIDE PERSISTENCE PERSISTENCE: ALL STUDENTS Spring 2008Spring 2009Spring 2010Spring 2011 Percent Returned All Students62.50%66.80%71.70%72.50% Black/African American57.50%64.70%72.50%71.50% White/Non-Hispanic64.60%67.90%72.40%72.80% Other Races/Ethnicities61.00%64.80%67.70%72.60% Pell Recipients76.50%79.10%79.90%78.90% Source: CERS Extract, GTC Datatel Colleague

11. COLLEGE WIDE RETENTION Fall 2008Fall 2009Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012 Percent Returned All Students41.80%43.20%45.00%46.50%N/A Black/African American37.80%40.10%43.40%44.20%N/A White/Non-Hispanic43.10%44.40%45.80%47.20%N/A Other Races/Ethnicities43.40%43.00%44.00%47.30%N/A Pell Recipients52.90%50.80%49.70%50.30%N/A Source: CERS Extract, GTC Datatel Colleague

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13. CONTACT INFORMATION Steve Valand, Vice-President Academic Affairs Email : Steve.Valand@gvltec.eduSteve.Valand@gvltec.edu Phone: 864-250-8185 Lori Trumbo, Faculty Leader for Achieving the Dream, Speech Email: Lori.Trumbo@gvltec.eduLori.Trumbo@gvltec.edu Phone: 864-250-8788