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Increasing College Graduates for Mississippi: Opportunities and Obstacles

Increasing College Graduates for Mississippi: Opportunities and Obstacles. MACJC Legislative Workshop: 2012. Focus on College Completions. Challenges . Many students aren’t college ready Many students have unrealistic expectations Time to degree is too long

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Increasing College Graduates for Mississippi: Opportunities and Obstacles

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  1. Increasing College Graduates for Mississippi: Opportunities and Obstacles MACJC Legislative Workshop: 2012

  2. Focus on College Completions

  3. Challenges • Many students aren’t college ready • Many students have unrealistic expectations • Time to degree is too long • Students often transfer or leave to work without obtaining degree/credential • Not enough high school graduates in the pipeline • Need to capture private colleges and proprietary school graduates • Diminishing financial aid

  4. Proven Strategies • Improving College Readiness • Shortening Time to Degree • Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment • Seamless Articulation (K12 to CJC to IHL) • Credit for Experience (portfolio assessment, credit by exam) • Streamlined Associate Degrees (~ 60 credit hours) • Don’t Let Students Leave Empty-Handed • Imbedded, stackable credentials • Auto-population of earned credentials • Automatic Graduation (no application, no fees) • Reverse Transfer

  5. Proven Strategies • Creating of a Campus Culture of Success • Elimination of Late Registration • Advising for Impact (Intrusive Advising, Auto Programs of Study) • Creating a Sense of Community • Changing the Way We Teach

  6. Faculty Involvement is KEY!

  7. Preliminary Graduation Numbers

  8. Mississippi CJC Graduation Rate Survey Results (2004-2010)

  9. Questions

  10. Thank you!! Debra J. West, Ph.D. Deputy Executive Director, Programs and Accountability Mississippi Community College Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-432-6251 email: dwest@mccb.edu

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