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Low hanging fruit

Helping Students Who Have Earned a Degree to Graduate. Low hanging fruit. Background. President Obama: 5 Million additional CC Graduates by 2020 Community College League of California: Vision for 2020 Yuba College. The Vision:

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Low hanging fruit

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  1. Helping Students Who Have Earned a Degree to Graduate Low hanging fruit

  2. Background • President Obama: 5 Million additional CC Graduates by 2020 • Community College League of California: Vision for 2020 • Yuba College

  3. The Vision: In California, all residents have the opportunity to complete a quality postsecondary education in a timely manner. • Access - California should continue to lead the nation in participation. • Success - Programs and support services should be designed to maximize the ability of students to complete a postsecondary education. • Equity - Access and success should regularly be monitored in a disaggregated manner and interventions to close achievement gaps should be a campus priority.

  4. The Goals • Success: California’s community colleges will increase completions by 1 million by 2020. • Access: California’s community colleges will close participation rate gaps. • Equity: California’s community colleges will eliminate the achievement gap among enrolled students.

  5. Morally incumbent California Community College Participation Rates (age 20-24: average 173 per 1,000) American Indian: 220 per 1,000 adults Asian: 296 per 1,000 adults Black: 193 per 1,000 adults Latino: 159 per 1,000 adults White/Other: 184 per 1,000 adults By Race/ethnicity • 33% for Asian students • 27% for white students • 18% for Latino students • 15% for black students Associate Degree Completion Rates • By Age • 27% - age 17-19 • 21% - age 20-29 • 18% - age 30-39 • 16% for students over 40

  6. Eating Elephants 1 Million Additional Graduates (Degree & Certificates) Or 5% more per year

  7. My Questions • How does this affect Yuba College? • Five Year Average = 555 Degrees • 900 students annually by 2020 • Is there low hanging fruit? • Are students completing degrees and certificates, but not receiving them?

  8. Process & Method • Build the Catalog in SPSS • Which years?—most recent • Clean up course labeling • The Hyphen • Courses • General Education Requirements • Major Requirements • Validation • Degree Audit • Student Notification

  9. Results • Fall 2006-Fall 2008 Cohorts by Summer ‘10 • 2010-11 Catalog • Spring 2011 • 140 Identified Students • 57 Graduated Spring or Summer • 45 Enrolled in Fall 2011 (Without Degrees)

  10. Problems, Setbacks, & Discussions • Catalog Rights • Time/Cost • Transfer Courses • Financial Aid • Gainful Employment • Role of Counseling

  11. Acknowledgements • Oleg Bespalov • “Graduates Without Degrees”—Journal of Higher Education • Degree Gap—Californiacompletes.org • Vision for 2020—Community College League of California

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