CAREER SERVICES FUNDING PROPOSAL Student Success Committee May 25, 2011

Overview  Adjunct Career Counselor (5 hours/week)  One-on-one counseling, vocational assessments, Major/Career workshops  Outreach through Summer Bridge cohorts, developmental English & Math, PD 40 classes, Center for Academic Success  Taking current counseling support to the next level  Connection to academic counseling

Components  Rationale  Having a clarified goal is positively correlated to persistence and achievement  Clarifying the goal early in the college career positively correlated to persistence and achievement  The majority of Pierce college students are “undecided”  Many Pierce basic skills students get stuck in the pipeline  Assisting students with clarifying their educational goal will lead to greater student commitment

Components cont.  Measurement  Quantitative & Qualitative data  Program will be evaluated end of Fall semester for additional funding in Spring semester  Long-term goal to track students longitudinally  Scalability  Institutionalization  Has the support of Administration  Connectivity  CATE  CAS  Professional Development  Opening Day, Spring Convocation, Newsletter, Liaison to General Counseling

Examples of Activities  Vocational Assessments  MBTI, Strong  Workshops  2 Year Pierce College  Career Exploration 101  Careers in the Green Economy  Classroom presentations  College to Career Guides

Student Success Goals & Pierce Strategic Plan  Clearly aligned with Student Success Objectives & Pierce Strategic Plan  1.5 Focus on recruiting students, retaining and preparing them through comprehensive programs and services that address their academic, personal, cultural, and financial needs.  2.2 Facilitate student readiness for successful learning by developing and promoting programs for new students to clarify goals and plan for the college experience. (also a Student Success Objective)  2.7 Identify effective practices for enhancing students’ attainment of degrees and certificates, and improve the transfer function.  Expand learning opportunities that promote student engagement and that develop personal and civic responsibility

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