Keep Students in College with a Comprehensive Student Success Course Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker What should I visit if I were to travel to your city? Think Pair Share

Overview Program description Program results Key elements Course Credit Career planning Learning style Technology

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. 6 out of 10 transfer students give up their plans or drop out in one semester. Sources: Achieving the Dream website, PACE Research

How can we help college students be successful? Think Pair Share

Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success 8000 students enrolled in college 1600 take PDC 124 each year One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college 56 sections a year

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

Course Choices Face to Face 22 sections Blended Online 12 sections

College Success Course 3 units Transfers to four year universities One of the top 15 revenue producing programs in the college

Key to Success: Make it Count Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding Transfers to University of California

The Transfer Approval Process Academic Rigor Broad Scope Careers Lifelong Success Articulate with Universities

Bridge High School Community College University

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!

Keys to Success The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career.

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

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

How did you choose your major? Career?

How to Choose a Major Self Assessment Personality Interests Values Learning Style Career Research

Personality Carl Jung and personality type Online:

Keys to Success The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner.

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas Perceptual Environmental Emotional Sociological Physical

Keys to Success Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable.

New Millennials Our current college students Most were born since 1990 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 E-text Online portfolio

Technology helps guide students through the critical first two weeks Make sure all students have started Monitor progress from the beginning Engaging material for the New Millennial Generation

Take a Look

Resources for Faculty Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts www.collegesuccess1.com Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links

Questions? Evaluation forms