1. The Gateway to the Game Changers
Data:
The Gateway to the Game Changers
Katie Zaback
Director of Research| Complete College America
COMPLETE COLLEGE
AMERICA

2. NGA/CCA Common College Completion Metrics

3. Disaggregation Necessary to Close Achievement Gaps
Full-time/Part-time Enrollment/Transfer
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Income (Pell Grant recipients)
Age Group (where applicable)
Remedial status
Discipline
= disaggregated graduation rates not available in IPEDS

4. Outcome Metrics
Indicators of successful outcomes
DEGREES AWARDED ANNUALLY (# and change over time)
GRADUATION RATES
TRANSFER RATES
TIME and CREDITS to DEGREE
Progress Metrics Measures of interim achievements strongly linked to student success
REMEDIATION: ENTRY and SUCCESS
SUCCESS in FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE COURSES (1st yr. math and English)
CREDIT ACCUMULATION
RETENTION RATES
COURSE COMPLETION
= data not available in IPEDS

5. Urgency Around the Issue
Create a Sense of
Urgency Around the Issue =
Four-Year
MYTH

6. Students are …

7. 4.9 4.4 3.6 Taking Too Much Time Time to Degree 2-Year Associate
(Full-Time Students)
2-Year
Associate
4-Year
Bachelor’s
4-Year
Bachelor’s
(non-flagship)
(flagship/
very high research)
4.9
4.4
3.6
4 Years Standard
4 Years Standard
2 Years Standard
120 Credits Standard

8. 80.9 134.6 133.5 Taking Too Many Credits… Excess Credits 2-Year
(Full-Time Students)
2-Year
Associate
4-Year
Bachelor’s
4-Year
Bachelor’s
80.9
(non-flagship)
(flagship/
very high research)
134.6
133.5
60 Credits Standard
120 Credits Standard
120 Credits Standard
Four-Year Myth

9. Total Cost of Each Extra Year
Spending Too Much Money
Total Cost of Each Extra Year
(Full-Time Students)
2-Year
Student
4-Year
Student
$22,826
$15,933
in cost of attendance
in cost of attendance
$45,327
$35,000
in lost wages
in lost wages
$50,933
$68,153
Source: fly.temple.edu and utexas.edu/enrollment-management/messages/ut-strives-improve-four-year-graduation-rates
Four-Year Myth

10. On-Time Graduation Rates
Not Graduating!
On-Time Graduation Rates
(Full-Time Students)
2-Year
Associate
4-Year
Bachelor’s
4-Year
Bachelor’s
(non-flagship)
(flagship/
very high research) 5%
19%
36%
ON TIME
ON TIME
ON TIME

11. 13% 43% 68% Not Graduating! 150% Graduation Rates 2-Year Associate
(Full-Time Students)
2-Year
Associate
4-Year
Bachelor’s
4-Year
Bachelor’s
(non-flagship)
(flagship/
very high research)
13%
43%
68%
IN 3 YEARS
IN 6 YEARS
IN 6 YEARS

12. Focus on a Key Issue =

13. Too many students start college in remediation.
61% in 2-year institution
28% in 4-year, non- research institution

14. African Americans, Hispanics and Pell Students are Over Represented
2-year Students
4-year Non-Flagship Students

15. Access to College or Remediation
For too many students, a remedial class is their first and their last college experience.

16. The System Does Not Work, Particularly for African Americans
Gateway Course Completion in 2 years
2-year college remedial students

17. Few Graduate or Transfer
Of 2-year students enrolled in remediation:
11% graduate in 3 years
18% transfer to 4-year institution (with or without a degree) in 4 years

20. Offer a Path Forward =

21. 1. Corequisite Remediation
2. Full Time is 15
3. Guided Pathways - GPS
4. Structured Schedules
5. Performance Funding

22. Provide a Road Map to Scale=

23. SUCCESS AT SCALE GOING TO SCALE
Colorado • Indiana • Georgia • Tennessee • West Virginia (2 Year Only)
GOING TO SCALE
Cohort 1
California Central Value Consortia • Hawaii • Illinois • Ohio • Oklahoma • New Mexico • West Virginia (4yr)
Cohort 2
Idaho, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Rhode Island

24. #CoreqWorks