Cross Institutional Collaborations: Building Partnerships for Student Success

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1 Cross Institutional Collaborations: Building Partnerships for Student Success Denise Nadasen Alexandra List University of Maryland University College Presentation at Northeast Association for Institutional Research, November 2014, Philadelphia, PA

2 Presentation Outline Impetus Data development Research goals Research Findings Interventions Questions and Discussion

3 Impetus for the Partnership 30 Earned an A.A. 12 Earn a 4-yr Credential in 6yrs 100 Community College Students 20 Transfer to a 4-yr Institution 2 Still Enrolled 20 Still Enrolled 6 Stop Out 40 Stop Out

4 Institutional Partnerships University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Large, open-access, online university serving adult students who work and have families Maryland community colleges: Montgomery College Prince George s Community College Large, diverse institutions with lower-income students who have little or no online experience. Provides the largest number of transfer students to UMUC

5 Kresge Project Overview PGCC and MC Student Data UMUC Student Data Predict Student Success Intervene to Improve Student Performance

6 Project Stages Build partnerships across segments to better understand student needs Develop a cross-institutional database with students academic history to profile and benchmark student success Analyze student success using data mining and predictive modeling Implement interventions to promote transfer student success

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8 Research Focus Describe student performance and persistence at UMUC Use demographic factors and community college coursetaking behaviors to predict success Community College Data UMUC First Term GPA Next Semester Re-Enrollment Define student success at UMUC: First semester GPA Re-enrollment Retention Graduation Retention Graduation

9 Community College Transfer Students Are Successful at UMUC UMUC First Term GPA Re-Enrollment Retention 8-year Graduation Rate Mean GPA = % GPA % 78% 49%

10 Not Retained Retained UMUC Success Quadrants Strivers (17%) Stars (59%) Despite earning low grades, Strivers hang in and return to UMUC to continue their studies. Stars do well academically and re-enroll within a year. Slippers (15%) Splitters (9%) Low GPA, no persistence Slippers don t hang on Splitters don t stay at UMUC, even though their grades are satisfactory. GPA <2.0 GPA 2.0

11 Predictors of First Term GPA at UMUC Positive Predictors Negative Predictors Successful Course Completion at CC Minority Status CC GPA Received PELL Grant Successful Math Completion at CC Withdrawals Successful English Completion at CC Non-Significant Age Gender Taken Honors CC Cumulative Credits Taken Dev Ed Taken Online

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13 Predictors of Re-Enrollment Predictors First Term GPA at UMUC First Term GPA at UMUC was the strongest predictor Minority Status PELL Grant Received Taken Dev Ed Female CC Cum Credits Earned CC GPA While not associated with performance, minority status and receiving a PELL grant at the CC are associated with persistence

14 Predictors of Eight-Year Graduation Predictors Percent W at CC Math YN at CC PELL Grant Received at CC UMUC First Term GPA CC GPA Minority Status UMUC First Term Credits Earned CC Cum Credits Earned Strongest predictors of graduation from a four-year institution was: a. Math Course Taking at CC b. Withdrawal Rate at CC c. CC GPA d. First Term GPA at UMUC

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16 Intervention Focus Academic Support Social and Institutional Integration Goal Setting

17 Interventions to Promote Student Success Collaborative: Developmental Education Math and Accounting Alignment UMUC: Accounting 220 and 221 UMUC Student Resource Checklist College Success Mentoring Program Jumpstart Summer Community Colleges: MC: Women s Mentoring, Boys to Men, TriO PGCC: Diverse Male Student Initiative

18 Next Steps Disseminate findings from research and intervention Develop full path model of First Term GPA Re-Enrollment Graduation Pilot Success Calculators with Community Colleges Incorporate additional community colleges into the Kresge Data Mart

19 Discussion and Audience Questions

20 THANK YOU