Redesigning America s Community Colleges

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1 CCRC BROWNBAG / FEBRUARY 18, 2015 Redesigning America s Community Colleges A Clearer Path to Student Success Shanna Smith Jaggars Assistant #RedesigningCCs 1

2 Almost half of all undergraduates are enrolled at community colleges Undergraduates NOT at community colleges 55% 45% Undergraduates at community colleges Knapp, L.G., Kelly-Reid, J., & Ginder, S. A. (2012). Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2011; Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2011; and Graduation Rates, Selected Cohorts, NCES, U.S. Department of Education. 2

3 More than half of all Black and Hispanic undergraduates are enrolled at community colleges Black & Hispanic undergraduates NOT at community colleges 48% 52% Black & Hispanic undergraduates at community colleges U.S. Census Bureau, 2012; NCES (2014). IPEDS Fall 2012 Enrollment Survey (AACC analysis). 3

4 Socioeconomic distribution at colleges by selectivity, 2006 Bottom SES Quartile Third SES Quartile Second SES Quartile Top SES Quartile 16% 27% 25% 29% 37% 49% 63% 70% 30% 28% 25% 21% 29% 20% 14% 26% 21% 17% 17% 9% 9% 8% 7% 5% Community College Less- and Non-competitive Competitive Very Competitive Highly Competitive Most Competitive Carnevale, A. P., & Strohl, J. (2010). How Increasing College Access Is Increasing Inequality, and What to Do About It. In Rewarding Strivers: Helping Low Income Students Succeed in College, edited by R. D. Kahlenberg (New York: Century Foundation Press), Figure

5 Access to college for low-income African American and Hispanic students NCES: BPS: 2012 study, computation using NCES Powerstats. 5

6 Per-pupil education & related expenditures (i.e., excluding sponsored research & auxiliary enterprise) $35,596 $21,392 $16,810 $15,919 $12,363 $10,242 Private Research Sector Public Research Sector Private Bachelor's Sector Private Master's Sector Public Master's Sector Public Community College Sector Desrochers, D. M., & Wellman, J. V. (2011). Trends in College Spending (Washington, DC: Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability), figure A2,

7 Increases in total operating spending over time, AY $13,912 $4,152 $2,719 $1,973 $922 $1 Private Research Sector Public Research Sector Private Bachelor's Sector Private Master's Sector Public Master's Sector Public Community College Sector Desrochers, D. M. & Wellman, J. V. (2011). Trends in College Spending (Washington, DC: Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability), figure A2,

8 Slightly more than one third of community college students earn a degree in 6 years 100% 90% 80% 70% 44% 60% 50% 40% 20% 30% 20% 10% 36% 0% Earned a degree at any institution Still enrolled at an institution Not enrolled Shapiro et al. (2014). Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates. National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 8

9 CC Transfer Outcomes Jenkins, D., & Fink, J. (2015). What we know about transfer. New York, NY: Community College Research Center

10 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (Select 12 courses from this list of more than 300) 10 10

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12 SAP Failure Rates in One CC System (Fall 2007 entry cohort) 50% First-Term Failure of SAP Requirement 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% GPA % Credits Overall Schudde, L., & Scott-Clayton, J. (2014). Pell grants as performance-based aid? An examination of Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements in the nation s largest need-based aid program (CAPSEE Working Paper). New York: Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment. 12

13 Four Structural Components Program Structure Intake & Support Services Instruction Developmental Education 13

14 More-Structured Programs Florida State U Arizona State U Guttman CC Valencia CC Queensborough CC City Colleges of Chicago Exploratory Majors Transfer Admissions Guarantees Common Curriculum Lifemap + Pre-majors Freshmen Academies Reinvention / College 2 Careers 14

15 COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER City Colleges of Chicago Pathway introduction On ramp options Semester by semester courses and accomplishments See 15

16 Four Structural Components Program Structure Intake & Support Services Instruction Developmental Education 16

17 Intake Process Basic application Math & English placement scores Orientation Registration advising 17

18 Intake Information Students know little about college College knows little about student 18

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21 Learning Outcomes Skills Concepts Habits of Mind 21

22 Four Structural Components Program Structure Intake & Support Services Instruction Developmental Education 22

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