1. Raising the Bar on College Completion
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
June 2010
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2. Every Person Deserves the Chance to Live a Healthy, Productive Life.
Bill and Melinda Gates started the foundation because they believe every person should have the chance to live a healthy and productive life.
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3. The World Today
One million students in the United States drop out of high school each year.
Almost four million adults in East Asia suffer from HIV/AIDS.
Three out of four people in Mexico lack formal financial services.
One million children in Sub-Saharan Africa die each year from malaria.
The world today is filled with inequity. For example…
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4. Move beyond access to focus on college completion
Double the number of low- income young adults who earn a postsecondary credential with value in the labor market by age 26 by 2025

5. Why community colleges?
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6. Education beyond high school vastly improves a person’s opportunities
Education beyond high school vastly improves a person’s opportunities. That’s why, by 2025, we will help dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school ready for college and go on to complete a degree with real value in the workplace.
The photo on this slide shows a student at his graduation from South Brooklyn Community High School in New York.
Focus on credentials
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7. The United States is falling behind other countries
SOURCE: NCHEMS; from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2008

8. Education Creates Opportunity
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey (CPS). Educational Attainment — People 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 2007, Work Experience in 2007, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex
Education Creates Opportunity
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9. Low-income young adults are less likely to complete college
Source: Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics. OECD, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Note: Low income defined as 185% of poverty line, consistent with K-12 free and reduced lunch threshold

10. In community colleges, graduation rates are stagnant and gaps are persistent
Graduation rate for students beginning in community colleges ( )
SOURCE: NCES - IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey. Table prepared for Digest of Education Statistics, June Represents percent of first time, full time degree seeking students who complete certificates or associate's degrees within 150 percent of normal time

11. What we’re learning

12. Many low-income students struggle to complete developmental coursework
CONNECTION
ENTRY
PROGRESS
COMPLETION
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13. What happens to students who test 3 levels below college level math?
Students that begin with high academic needs have a low probability of success
17%
Never enroll
What happens to students who test 3 levels below college level math?
83%
66%
17%
10%
SOURCE: Bailey, et al. Referral, enrollment, and completion in developmental education sequences in community colleges. CCRC (2009).

14. What practices can help raise the bar on developmental education?

15. Slide 16: Students
Acceleration

16. Structure

17. Teaching and learning

18. Use data to drive change Support faculty led innovation
Colleges must take action to improve completion rates for low-income students
Commit to completion
Use data to drive change
Support faculty led innovation
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19. With the “completion agenda” as a national imperative, community colleges have an obligation to meet the challenge while holding firmly to traditional values of access, opportunity, and quality.
April 20, 2010
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20. Use data to drive change Support faculty led innovation
Colleges must take action to improve completion rates for low-income students
Commit to Completion
Use data to drive change
Support faculty led innovation
November 17, 2018

21. Together we will ensure that all students succeed in their education beyond high school
Education beyond high school vastly improves a person’s opportunities. That’s why, by 2025, we will help dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school ready for college and go on to complete a degree with real value in the workplace.
The photo on this slide shows a student at his graduation from South Brooklyn Community High School in New York.
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©2010 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

22. Raising the bar
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