Increase Student Persistence with a Comprehensive Student Success Course Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker Introduce yourself. Where are you from? What is one thing I should see if I were to visit where you live?

Overview Program description Program results Key elements Career planning Technology Course credit

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

Course Choices Face to Face 22 sections Blended Online 12 sections

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

Keys to Success Career planning Course Credit Technology

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

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

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

Bridge High School Community College University

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

Technology A Skill Needed for College Success

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 E-text Online portfolio

Take a look at CollegeScope http://www.collegescope.com/cuyamaca

Technology for New Millennials Individually tailored Portable Dynamic Content

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

Resources for Faculty http://www.collegesuccess1.com Classroom exercises Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links

Questions? Evaluation forms