I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new. Emerson Ralph Waldo Virginia s Community Colleges 45 year track record of educational excellence and innovation 23 colleges, 40 campuses and 273,000 students 30 miles or less from a community college in Virginia 1
Virginia 2015 % of Virginia undergraduates that are enrolled in community colleges? % of community college graduates in transfer programs to pursue a bachelor s degree? % of bachelor degree recipients having some community college experience? Virginia 2014 # of employers served through workforce programs at Virginia s community colleges? # of degrees, diplomas and certificates earned in Virginia s community colleges? # of high school students in VA earning college credit through dual enrollment? 2
Almost 80,000 served through workforce training and continuing education courses in Virginia in 2014 3
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The net total impact of community colleges on the US economy was $809 billion in 2012. That is equal to 5.4% of the nation s GDP. Economic Modeling Specialists (2015) 5
The added income created in the US through increased student productivity and spending of international students supported the equivalent of 15.5 million jobs. Economic Modeling Specialists (2015) 6
America s Community Colleges Nearly A For child the ½ born of first all in time Americans the in US history, today have is younger either more likely fallen generations into remain poverty will poor be or than have less at earnings any educated other that time than classify in our them nation s their as low income elders history America s Community Colleges Fewer than ½ of students who enter community Nearly colleges with the goal of 16 earning th ½ of all community college in the world in college degree students entering a degree in or the certificate fall term have drop completion rates for 25 34 year olds out before attained the that second goal, fall transferred, terms begins or are still enrolled 6 years later 7
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REDESIGN student educational experiences REINVENT institutional roles RESET the system for success Dramatically improve college readiness Enhanced rigor and accountability Close the American skills gap Invest in support structures Increase completion rates by 50% by 2021 Refocus mission and redefine institutional roles 9
The Essential Elements of Institutional Transformation Partnership Leadership Technology Professional Development Data 10
Achievement Gap Scalable Proven Practices Stackable Credentials Skills Gap Tripling Credentials Data Informed Decisions Technology Enriched Practices Transparent Teaching Loss Momentum Framework Completion by Design Student Success Structured Pathways How well are you handling the transition? What are you doing to enhance the important transition your organization is undergoing? Who do you design for? Top, middle, or lower third? VCCS OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 22 11
When we design a class for the average student, we have designed it for no one. Each student has a jagged learning profile. Design to the edges. Todd Rose, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Professor of Educational Neuroscience VCCS OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 24 12
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Knowledge is the unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. Jacob Bronowski 14