Student Services Institutional Highlights Fall 2006 Engaging Sacramento City College

2 Student Access Expanded eServices –40 seat computer lab in B153 –Lab hours extended –Automated telephone reminder system for students –Online application –Online Financial Aid Award

3 Increased applications from 15,368 to 18,422 (20%). Registered 23,310 for Fall 2006 for an increase of 5.64% Awarded over $11.3 million in Pell Grants to 3,600 SCC students. Lowest official Financial Aid loan default rate within the Los Rios District, 5.6%.

4 Administered assessment tool using Accuplacer to 18 area high schools. Assessed 6,379 prospective students using Accuplacer placement for math and English. Made 58 high school visits and met with 1,170 prospective students. First time recent high school graduates come from 22 feeder high schools, and 38 non-feeder high schools in the greater Sacramento region.

5 Made 49 community agency visits and met with 1,349 prospective students. Increased participation in the annual High School Counselor Conference by 60% (125 to 200 attendees) and highlighted 11 vocational programs. Increased student participation in the Summer Bridge program (a high school transition program, a new male academy and California High School Exit Exam Bridge program. )

6 Served over 1,119 DSPS students unduplicated count (a 28% increase over the year) Increased learning disabled population by 32% from 214 in 2004/05 to 314 in 2005/06. Increased DSPS count for the fall of 2006 is already more than that of all 2005/06 at 1,185.

7 Student Success Increased the number of student contacts in Counseling from 17,362 to 17,989 by 4%. Implemented Electronic Education plan software to assist students in educational goals Increased the number of students who completed educational plans by 20%. Held Transfer Day with over 1700 student participants and over 80 colleges and universities.

8 Provided 1076 internships for 341 SCC students in over 95 district wide fields or majors SCC ranked 14th in the State for number of students transferring to UC Counseled and intervened 190 first year student athletes with an 88% completion rate of transferable units Held Career/Job Fair with 1750 student participants and over 77 employers represented

9 Assisted 5,649 students with health office services Recruited and served over 200 international students from 45 countries Assisted in the placement of 669 students for on-campus student employment requests Assisted 34,938 students seeking employment utilizing Job Connections

10 Expanded Students Obtaining Success program to increase access and retention initiatives. -SOS Welcome Back -SOS Pay to Stay -SOS What’s Next -SOS Registration

11 Created Enrollment Management Committee Created Enrollment Management Action Team Intervened and counseled 5,358 probationary and dismissed students.

12 Expanded and enhanced the Early Assistance Program to decrease attrition : -489 Students referred by faculty -1,710 first time students contacted Held 20 Cultural Awareness events which 2,100 students participated.

13 Participation of 5% of all students in leadership activities (clubs, student government) through Student Leadership & Development Program Provided for 12,000 students in five campus events (Welcome Day, Arts & Crafts Faire, Homecoming, Club Day, and UTP Election) through Student Leadership & Development Program Provided voter registration and election-related materials for 250 students during the fall semester

14 Teaching and Learning Created Student Learning Outcomes workshops for Student Services with over 30 staff attending the first workshop. Coordinated and taught 55 Human Career Development sections for approximately 1,210 students. Provided in-class tutors to assist students in Basic Skills courses.

15 Increased the number of students enrolled in work experience program by 30% Coordinated National Depression Screening day, National alcohol screening day and National Eating Disorder Screening day for approximately 300 students Proctored over 3,054 DSPS exams which amounted to over 4,159 hours of time

16 UTP Elections Successful: –SCC carried the majority of votes within the district. –Distributed over 11,000 SCC students received UTP Transit stickers for Fall 2006

17 Spring Initiatives Compressed Calendar Institutional Enrollment Plan Student Learning Outcomes Program Reviews Student Satisfaction Surveys Body of Evidence Retention Initiatives Technology –SARS –Electronic Educational Plan –Institutional Retention Initiatives