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Vice President Complete College America Dr. Dhanfu E. Elston

Game Changers: College Completion Opportunities for Missouri 5 Dhanfu E. Elston, Ph.D. (dah-nee-foo) Vice President for Alliance

Working with states to significantly increase the number of Americans with quality career certificates or college degrees and to close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations.

8 DC COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA The Alliance of States

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Enrollment at Peak of Recession  Record enrollment  More minority students  More low-income students  More first-generation students 12

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17 On-Time Graduation Rates 2-Year4-Year (non-flagship) (flagship/ very high research) 5%19%36%

18 13%43%68% 150% Graduation Rates 2-Year4-Year (non-flagship) (flagship/ very high research)

Too Few Missouri Students Graduate 4 year colleges 19 23% Within 3 years 31% Within 6 years (non-flagship) 2 year colleges (full-time)

Remediation Missouri Community Colleges Students Who Require Remediation 20 58% 85% 64% White African AmericanHispanic

Few Missouri Remedial Students Complete College Gateway Courses at 2-year Colleges 21 47% DON’T Complete Corresponding Gateway Course

22 Excess Credits - Missouri 60 Credits 120 Credits Year4-Year (non-flagship)

23 Time to Degree - Missouri 2 Years 120 Credits Standard Years Years Year4-Year (non-flagship) (flagship/ very high research)

24 Yearly Cost of Attendance 2-Year Commuter $3,264 $7,466 $1,270 $1,708 $2,225 tuition and fees room and board books and supplies transportation other expenses $15,933

25 4-Year In-State $8,893$9,498 $1,207 $1,123 $2,105 tuition and fees room and board books and supplies transportation other expenses Yearly Cost of Attendance $22,826

26 Extra Year 2-Year4-Year $15,933 $35,000 attendance lost wages $22,826 $45,327 attendance lost wages $50,933$68,153

27 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UT-AUSTIN On Time In 6 Years $20,000$35,000 On Time In 6 Years $19,000$32,000 Debt After Graduation ~70% increase

1. Performance Funding & Metrics 2. Corequisite Remediation 3. GPS – Direct Route 4. Structured Schedules 5. Full Time is Fifteen

Metrics: Data Drives Change!  Rates and number of degrees  Momentum points (remediation, gateway courses, first-year credits, time to degree)  By race, age, gender, income Adopted by National Governors Association

GAME CHANGER Performance Funding

33 Metrics and Data DC State & Institutional Data Reported Some Data Reported

GAME CHANGER Corequisite Remediation

Too many students start college in remediation… 60% Too few remedial students ever graduate… 1 in Remediation

Few Ever Get to Gateway Math 70% of those referred to remedial math had not even attempted a college level math class within 2 years.

Provide academic support as a Corequisite not as a prerequisite 37 Corequisite Remediation

One Semester Redesigned Gateway 38 Gateway Extra Time Mandatory Tutoring Sequenced Paired proctored labs 45 minutes after class Additional class periods 5 weeks prep plus 10 weeks gateway content

One Semester Corequisite Results InstitutionSubject Traditional Model Corequisite Model CC of Baltimore County English 33%74% Austin Peay State University English 49%70% Quantitative Reasoning 11%78% Statistics 8%65% 39

Ivy Tech Community College  Only 25% of students referred to English remediation completed the college English course in three semesters.  Now over 50% complete in one semester.  Only 9% of students referred to math remediation completed the college math course in three semesters.  Now over 50% complete in one semester.

Math Pathways

College Algebra’s Only Purpose: Preparation for Calculus 42 College Algebra Calculus

Math Is Aligned with Meta-Majors Quantitative Reasoning/ Statistics

Placement

Current Model Enrolls Most Students into Remediation 45 Percent of Students Student Placement Data 30%70% Gateway Remediation

New Model Enrolls Most in College 46 Percent of Students Student Placement Data 30% 10% 60% Gateway Test Prep or Technical Certificate Gateway Course with Corequisite Support

COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV Results- Math Traditional Model, Fall Gateway Success after 2 years One Semester Model, Fall Gateway Success first semester Blue Ridge CTC 10%n/a BridgeValley CTC 19%70% Eastern CTC 27%n/a Mountwest CTC 12%74% New River CTC 27%67% Pierpont CTC 12%70% Southern WV CTC 13%37% WV Northern CC 9%n/a WVU at Parkersburg 10%71% System-wide 14%62%

TENNESSEE: Completion of Gateway Math by ACT Sub-score Community College Pre-requisite Model vs. Co-requisite Pilots

GAME CHANGER GPS: Direct Route

NO CLEAR PATH

Too Many Choices and Too Little Guidance  Most colleges have more than 100 majors and hundreds of courses.  Most students are unaware of their career options.  45% of students haven’t seen a counselor by the third week of class. Why GPS?

1 counselor : 400 students Why GPS?

Behavioral Economics: Choice Too much choice — especially uninformed choice — leads to indecision or poor decisions. Why GPS?

Behavioral Economics: Default A substantial number of people accept — even welcome — a default choice designed by informed professionals. Why GPS?

Behavioral Economics: Default Organ Donation Rates Austria (OPT- OUT) 99% Germany (OPT- IN) 12%

New Model – Structured Programs 57 An academic semester-by- semester plan: a clear path to graduation. Choice Architecture NursingEngineering Honors

GPS: Essential Components 1. Purpose First: Informed Choice 2. Academic Maps 3. Meta-Majors 4. Default Pathways 5. Critical Path Courses 6. Intrusive Advising DO THIS

Questions for a Potential Nursing Student  Are you prepared for Chemistry 101?  Do you like working with people? “Real-Life Questions”  How do you feel about working with BLOOD and BEDPANS?

62 ©2013 U.S. Education Delivery Institute ACADEMIC MAPS: 4 essential components – the narrative, sample schedule, milestones and employment opportunities The narrative explains the use of academic maps and any specific information about degree requirements, including admissions requirements The sample schedule outlines which courses should be taken in which specific term in order to satisfy all requirements The milestones identify critical courses for timely progress and the last semester in which they can be completed for on-time graduation. Critical grades for Milestone courses may be included. List of Representative Job Titles and Potential Employers

Meta Majors BUSINESS STEM SOCIAL SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION HUMANITIES ARTS

Meta-Major to Majors  Help students make the big choices (a meta major/major).  Once in a meta-major, help students narrow their study to a major.  A semester-by-semester academic map is the sequential, prescriptive schedule of classes for the meta-major and the major.

The Default Path 65 Students don’t “discover” the right path; after choosing a major, the academic map is the default schedule. Behavioral Economics

Critical Path Courses  Prerequisite courses are designated for each semester.  Taken in the recommended sequence.  The college guarantees the critical path courses are available.

Intrusive (Proactive) Advising  Students must see their advisors before registering for classes if: – they do not complete the critical path course on schedule – they fall 2 or more courses behind on their academic map – they have a 2.0 GPA or less for the semester

Georgia State University  Degree maps and intrusive advising  Graduation rates up 20 percentage points in past 10 years  Graduation rates higher for: – Pell students, at 52.5% – African American students, at 57.4% – Hispanic students students, at 66.4%  More bachelor’s degrees to African- Americans than any other U.S. university GPS SUCCESS

GAME CHANGER Structured Schedules

 GAME CHANGER Structured Schedules Block schedules of classes Cohorts of students Students choose programs or majors, not courses Attendance required

Baltimore City Community College

City University of New York

Where there is structure, there are significant results % 3-year graduation rate for associate degrees Doubled graduation rates using structured scheduling, whole programs 3X higher graduation rate than national avg. for urban community colleges ASAP PROGRAM CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Where there is structure, there are significant results % avg. on-time graduate rate 14% avg. on-time graduate rate TENNESSEE COLLEGES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Where there is structure, there are significant results % completion First Cohort: Structured career certificate programs in welding, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, mechatronics, and office technology. IVY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM 90% retention New Cohorts:

GAME CHANGER 15-To-Finish: Time & Intensity

Time and Intensity The longer it takes…the more life gets in the way.

The Power of 15 Credits: More students graduate when they complete 30+ credits in their first year.

Most students DON’T take the credit hours necessary to graduate on time. Full-time Students Taking 15+ Credits Per Semester

% First-Time, Full-Time Students Enrolled in 15+ Credit Hours (1 st semester)

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