Accelerating Developmental Education at the Community College of Baltimore County and South Texas College 2013 ACCT Leadership Congress

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1 Accelerating Developmental Education at the Community College of Baltimore County and South Texas College 2013 ACCT Leadership Congress October 2-5, 2013, Seattle, Washington

2 Introduction Presenter: Mr. Roy de León, Board Vice Chair

3 Introduction South Texas College Board of Trustees Ms. Rose Benavidez Board Chair, serving on STC Board since 2009 Mr. Roy de León Board Vice Chair, serving on STC Board since 1998 Mrs. Graciela Farias Board Secretary, serving on STC Board since 2012 STC Administration Dr. Anahid Petrosian Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, serving STC since 1993 Dr. Ali Esmaeili Dean of Math, Science, and Bachelor Programs

4 Outline Brief History Achievements and Accomplishments Overview of Initiatives Successful Strategies Lessons Learned

5 Brief History Presenter: Ms. Rose Benavidez, Board Chair

6 Located in Deep South Texas

7 Six Campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley

8 Legislatively created in September 1993 to serve over 678,000 people without access to a community college Formulated as an economic development strategy Community voted to approve a taxing district for operation of the College and $118.7 million in construction bonds

9 35,000 30,000 Student Enrollment History Fall 1993 to Fall ,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

10 WINNER OF THE 2008 METLIFE FOUNDATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009 LEADER COLLEGE DESIGNATION 2012 LEAH MEYER AUSTIN AWARD FINALIST: 2013 STUDENT SUCCESS EXCELLENCE AWARD

11 How does STC rank? 4th in Awarding Associate Degrees to Hispanics 44th in Associate Degrees Awarded #1 in the Nation as the most affordable college by Department of Education (2011) Highest graduation rate of the ten largest community colleges in Texas One of three Community Colleges in Texas Accredited to offer applied bachelor degrees Source: Community College Week

12 Overview of Initiatives Presenter: Dr. Anahid Petrosian, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

13 South Texas College Overview of Initiatives Investment in Dual Enrollment Redesign of Developmental Education Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

14 Percentage of students enrolled in Developmental Education 58% Decrease in Percentage of Developmental Enrollment During the Same Period, Total Enrollment Increased by 81%. S o u r c e : S o u t h T e x a s C o l l e g e s I n s t i t u t i o n a l D a t a

15 Investment in Dual Enrollment Board Policy - Enacted in 2000 Tuition and Fees waived for Dual Enrollment students South Texas College has served over 81,000 students since 2003 tuition free. Saving families in South Texas over $85 million.

16 STC Dual Enrollment Program STC has one of the largest Dual Enrollment Program in the State of Texas Serving two counties (Hidalgo and Starr) 22 School Districts 68 High School sites Over 12,800 Students Over 1,200 Sections Over 400 faculty

17 High School Program Initiatives Dual Enrollment Program Over 12,800 students Dual Enrollment Academies Medical Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Justice 15 - Early College High Schools Over 5,000 students in the pipeline Over 60% graduate with Associate Degree High School Recovery Program Over 3,000 graduates since 2007

18 Impact of Dual Enrollment Program Accelerates the College Readiness of High School Students Become College Ready Early Receive waived tuition and fees for college courses offered at their high school site Become better acclimated to the rigor of college classes Experience the college-going culture

19 Strong Performance upon Transfer to University of Texas- Pan American (UTPA) Comparison of students at UTPA with prior dual enrollment from STC, as compared to students at UTPA with no prior dual enrollment: Retention 18% higher 1st year Cumulative GPA.75 point higher 4 year graduation rate 24% higher 6 year graduation rate 30% higher Developmental reduced from 70% to 25% or less

20 Overview of initiatives in Developmental Education Complete College America Mathways Project Non-Course Based Math + College Algebra Directed Self Placement Puente Project Reduction of courses from 3 to 2

21 Developmental Math Initiative Complete College America Description: Accelerate Developmental Math Sequence. Allows students who need extra help in math to enroll in concurrent remedial- and college-level algebra courses that require additional weekly tutoring. Results: CCA project shows high success rate. Students passed the College Algebra course and/or became College Ready Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

22 Developmental Math Initiative Mathways Project Description: The project is overseen by Dr. Uri Treisman. Purpose is to create a non-algebraic route for students who are pursuing a degree that may not require College Algebra. STC was selected as one of nine co-development partners charged to implement the project and then to mentor other colleges. Phase I: Statistic Pathway (Fall 2013) Phase II: Quantitative Reasoning (Fall 2014) Phase III: STEM pathway (Fall 2014) Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

23 Developmental Math Initiative Non-Course Based Math + College Algebra Description: New Pilot conducted during Spring 2013 semester Allowed students to co-enroll in a one hour lab (non-course based) and College Algebra. Results: Out of 72 students 57 students were successful (79% success rate). 41 students (57%) passed the College Algebra course and 16 (22%) became College Ready. Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

24 Developmental Initiatives English Reading and Writing Mrs. Graciela Farias, Board Secretary

25 Developmental English and Reading Initiative Directed Self-Placement Description: Students at the high end of the developmental placement scale have the choice to take Academic English with Webbased tutorial support. Results: Students skipped Developmental and succeeded in ENGL1301 (English Composition) Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

26 Developmental English & Reading Initiative The Puente Framework Four essential components: 1. An accelerated integrated writing /reading course 2. In-depth Advising of students in career and academic guidance 3. Mentoring by members of the professional community, who serve as role models 4. Professional Development for faculty is at the core of the model. Results: The Puente Cohort shows a higher success rate in completing DEV ENGL and completing the College English course during the following semester.

27 Developmental Education Initiatives Reducing course sequence from 3 to 2 levels Description Allows students who place in the lowest developmental levels to complete the developmental cycle in two levels rather than three. Results: New sequence courses compared to traditional sequence. Both Developmental Writing and Math courses show high success rates. Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

28 Developmental Education Initiatives Conclusions Successful Strategies Taking the College level course immediately after the developmental course Taking ENGL 1301 after the developmental classes College Algebra after Developmental Math Reducing the number of courses in the developmental sequence Concurrent enrollment in Developmental Math and College Algebra Same faculty teaching both the Developmental and the College level courses. Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

29 Developmental Education Initiatives Conclusions Lessons Learned Offer non-course based remediation Provide faculty mentoring and case management Provide diagnostic tests to students before enrolling them in a course Require mandatory tutoring Intensive advising and monitoring of students is the key to success Connection Entry Progress Completion Career

30 Contact Information Dr. Anahid Petrosian, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs (956) Contact Information Dr. Ali Esmaeili Dean for Math, Science, and Bachelor Programs (956)