1. Student Success in College

3. The U.S. has lost its competitive edge.

8. Education Pays DegreeMedian Weekly Earnings in 2009 Median Annual Earnings in 2009 Doctoral degree$1,532$79,664 Professional degree$1,529$79,508 Master’s degree$1,257$65,364 Bachelor’s degree$1,025$53,300 Associate degree$761$39,572 Some college, no degree$699$36,348 High school graduate$626$32,552 Less than a high school diploma $454$23,608

9. If college degrees enhance income, what problems can arise to make success in college difficult? Laziness Health problem Death in the family Job loss (no money) Car accident Biting off more than you can chew Addiction Incarceration Domestic conflict Homelessness Drama Missing basics: food, sleep, exercise, love

10. If college degrees enhance income, why do some students fail in college?

11. Cumulatively, SENSE (Survey of Entering Student Engagement) has surveyed well over 100,000 students from 199 different community colleges in 35 states, the Northern Marianas, and the Marshall Islands. Source: Kay McClenney, Ph. D., Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement Senior Associate, Achieving the Dream, The University of Texas at Austin Percentage of students who, at least once during their first three weeks of college:

12. How can students respond to challenges that pose a threat to success in college?

13. Accepting Responsibility Successful Students  Adopt the Creator role believing that their choices create the outcomes and experiences of their lives. Struggling Students  Accept the Victim role believing that external forces determine the outcomes and experiences of their lives. Source: On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and Life, 3 rd Ed., by Skip Downing

14. Adopting the Creator Role Stimulus Choice VictimCreator Response Seeking solutions Taking action Trying something new Response Blaming Complaining Excusing Repeating behavior Results Often achieves goals Results Seldom achieves goals

15. Personal Responsibility Successful Students  Make wise decisions by consciously designing the future they want Struggling Students  Make careless decisions by letting the future happen by chance rather than by choice.

16. Accepting Responsibility Successful Students often  Focus on learning Can we review my errors so I can understand all the concepts? Struggling Students often  Focus on grades Can you accept some of my wrong answers as correct so that I can earn more points?

17. Success comes by working hard long after our initial enthusiasm passes.