Achieving the Dream Lone Star College System Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker What are your goals for this workshop? Think Pair Share

What is the dream that students have when they begin college?

The American Dream Get a degree Get a better job Improve the quality of life Increase self-respect Be the best you can be

The Reality What Happens? After 8 years, only 53% of those seeking degrees achieved their goals 40-50% of the students don’t even return the next semester Source: Achieving the Dream website

Achieving the Dream is Difficult Lack of basic skills in reading, writing and math Poor study habits Lack of clear goals for college and careers Unfamiliar with available on-campus resources College success courses help students achieve their goals. From Community College Research Center CCRC Brief

Overview Helping students achieve the dream Program description Research What makes us different Benefits for students and faculty

Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success 8000 students enrolled in college 2000 take PDC 124 each year One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college 56 sections a year

Course Choices Face to Face 22 sections Blended Online 12 sections

Bridge High School Community College University

What should be included in a college success course? Think Pair share

College Success Motivation Time and Money Memory and Reading Test Taking Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

Career Success Personality and Related Majors Learning Style and Intelligence Interests and Values Career and Educational Planning

Lifelong Success Communication and Relationships Critical and Creative Thinking Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Appreciating Diversity Positive Thinking Life Stages

Program Results Program Review 2000, 2005

The most significant finding is increased persistence.

Persistence Students who return the next semester Approximately half of community college students nationwide do not persist after the first semester

All successful PDC students 89% All students 63% A 26% improvement! College Persistence Semester to Semester 5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College All successful PDC students 89% All students 63% A 26% improvement!

Student Confidence The course helped 62% of students feel more confident about their academic skills

Student Satisfaction 88% of students rated the course as very good or good.

Grade Improvement 72% of student agreed or strongly agreed that the course helped to improve grades

College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition Community College Review

The Successful Student Had a definite goal or college major Earned a B+ or better in high school Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.

Choosing a Major The course helped 52% of students choose a major

How to Choose a Major Self Assessment Personality Interests Values Learning Style Career Research based on Onet (BLS)

Personality Key theme throughout course Carl Jung and personality type Online:

How can a knowledge of personality type help a student to become successful? Think Pair Share

Understanding Type Helps Increase Student Success Helps all students understand their gifts and talents and matching careers Help at risk students to develop strategies to achieve their goals Research has shown that ENFP, ESFP, INFP, ISFP have higher dropout rates

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile

Take a Look www.collegescope.com/cuyamaca

Time for a Break?

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) College reform based on research Recommendations based on surveys of 700,000 students from 548 colleges in 48 states over the past 5 years

CCSSE Strategy #1: Set High Expectations and Clear Goals The SSP program helps students set educational and career goals and provides the tools for reaching their goals Emphasis Career Planning Educational Planning

CCSSE Strategy #2: Focus on the Front Door Helping students succeed the first semester dramatically increases retention Emphasis Early monitoring and follow up Early alerts

CCSSE Strategy #3: Elevate Developmental Education In addition to reading, writing and math, students need to know how to study and learn Emphasis on learning style Becoming a lifelong learner

CCSE Strategy#4: Use Engaging Instructional Approaches Active and collaborative learning increases persistence and retention Emphasis Technology appeals to the New Millennial student and is used to help students interact with the material Classroom exercises focus on active and collaborative learning

CSSE Strategy #5: Make Engagement Inescapable The SSP program facilitates engagement between faculty and students It connects students to your student services: Counseling and Advising Financial Aid Health Services

America’s Perfect Storm Technological innovation and globalization have changed the world of work. Higher levels of education equal higher pay. Large numbers of students lack literacy skills, especially disadvantaged minorities. The population is becoming older and more diverse. Most new growth from immigrants with lower skills..

Many of our students are not prepared for the storm

To Achieve the Dream Students need to understand career trends of the future and how they can prepare for them. This is a major strength of the SSP program.

What else makes us different?

Key to Success: Make it Count Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding Transfers to University of California In Texas, in process for approval as an applied psychology course

Applied Psychology From theory to practice Academically rigorous, yet practical Broad scope Careers Lifelong Success

Technology A Skill Needed for College Success and the Future World of Work

New Millennials Our current college students Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5 Cyber generation The connected generation 82% are online daily Average 12 hours per week online

Where are you in the technology continuum? Baby boomer 1946-1964 Generation X 1965-1977 New Millennials 1977-1995 How much technology did you use in college?

Rationale for Using Technology Your students use it It captures their attention Education on demand Any time or place Increased access New roles for faculty

Using Technology Online career and learning style assessment Interactive E-text Online portfolio

Technology for New Millennials Individually tailored Portable Dynamic content College of the future Less bricks More clicks

Customized Each student’s account is personalized based on their personality type and learning style SSP uses your logo and college information We can make changes according to your preferences

Resources for Faculty Training notes Classroom exercises Syllabus http://www.cuyamaca.edu/collegesuccess Training notes Classroom exercises Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links

Faculty Training Professional development for your faculty Using SSP Techniques for engaging students in learning

Overcoming some objections Some faculty prefer using a traditional printed text. College and Career Success is available in a printed format and includes an access code for DWYA and PEPS. It does not have the interactive features and benefits available in the SSP.

Summary of Benefits

Summary of Benefits Personality type and learning style are key themes Focus on careers for the future Cutting edge technology that appeals to the New Millennial student Database available for research on your institution

Summary of Benefits Emphasis on student engagement Retention tools Early alerts and monitoring student progress Customized for your school and students Proven results

Questions?