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Taking Stock

Taking Stock. Kapi‘olani Community College. Remedial/Developmental Education. Increased demand because of Hawai’i demographics K-12 improvements are not short term Math is most serious barrier “1.5” generation immigrants Increase in special education support.

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Taking Stock

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  1. Taking Stock Kapi‘olani Community College

  2. Remedial/Developmental Education • Increased demand because of Hawai’i demographics • K-12 improvements are not short term • Math is most serious barrier • “1.5” generation immigrants • Increase in special education support

  3. Remedial/Developmental Education • Holomua program is well established • Significant reduction in student repeats • Issues are not just academic • Credit vs non-credit and implications for financial aid, faculty classification, etc.

  4. Remedial/Developmental Education • Need to expand services but tuition does not cover marginal costs • Need more R&D on strategies related to math success • Need additional support for immigrant ESL programs • Need special education support programs - LD counseling, deaf interpreters, psychological counseling

  5. Baccalaureate Transfer • Increased demand/need for baccalaureate training • New baccalaureate paths for technical programs in health, culinary arts, business • Possible planned shift of students to Kapi’olani from Manoa • Kapi’olani as gateway for native Hawaiian, minority, low income individuals

  6. Baccalaureate Transfer • Strong success upon transfer • Rich array of courses • Relatively low transfer rates • Articulation issues still linger • Transfer policies work against internal transfers

  7. Baccalaureate Transfer • Need to resolve policy and practice issues once for for all • Need additional baccalaureate paths for technical students • Need “Second year experience” programs • Need transfer transition programs • Need specialized support programs for native Hawaiian and other high risk students • Need classrooms and laboratory space

  8. Workforce Development • Demands continue in health, small business, and hospitality education • New certification requirements in education • New economies such as new media arts, biotechnology, exercise and sports science • Technology needed in all fields • Lifelong relationship with worker • Education as economic development

  9. Workforce Development • Close tie with economic development directions • Success in placing and preparing students • Low completion rates of degrees • Relatively low rate of attendance by post-25 year old population • Policies and practice work against life-long learning • Adequate space and equipment limited

  10. Workforce Development • Need better rapid response policies • Need additional space, modern equipment, faculty, faculty professional development • Need strategies to reach older incumbent worker • Need to restructure relationship with students/alumni to further continuing, lifelong education • Need to develop higher end education opportunities like Cannon Club site

  11. International Education & Diversity • Continued interest in Hawai’i as an education destination • Kapi‘olani as gateway to baccalaureate • In Hawai‘i’s interest to have a population that is internationally educated • Needs of native Hawaiian students are unmet • In Hawai‘i’s interest to have a population that is host culture educated and supportive

  12. International Education & Diversity • 450 international students (7% of enrollment; 40% of tuition revenue) • Significant private support and recognition - Honda Center, Freeman Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropy, NASFA, ACE) • Native Hawaiian enrollments at 10.8%; faculty and staff rates are lower • Native Hawaiian student success is not acceptable

  13. International Education & Diversity • Need better support for more international students (additional 250) • Need to increase native Hawaiian and success rates to population norms • Need to move native Hawaiian counseling and program support from extramural to college funds • Need professional development and recruitment strategies for native Hawaiian faculty

  14. Other Issues • Faculty workload • Faculty compensation and salary benchmarking • Building on the new SIS • Assessment and program review • University business process redesign

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