mississippi Community and Junior College Relations

1. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeSpring Planning WorkshopReginald SykesAssistant Commissioner for Community and Junior College Relations

2. mississippi.edu Community and Junior College Relations

3. IHL Strategic Goal Increase Number of Baccalaureate Degrees Increase Number of CJC Transfers and Graduates Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers

4. Creating a Culture of Transfer “It takes two to transfer” “Transfers are built on trust, and it takes time”

5. BarriersTransfer Pipeline Risk Factors Family Full-time Work, Part-time Attendance Finances (Rising Tuition Costs & Limited FA) Proximity Transfer Process (Seamless, First Year Experience)

6. Potential StudentsFall 2009 Total Credit Enrollment 76,000

7. First-Time Mississippi CJC TransfersFall 2009 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

8. First-Time Mississippi MGCCC TransfersFall 2009 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

9. First-Time CJC Transfer EnrollmentNumber and Percentage ChangeFall 2008 – Fall 2009 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

10. IHL System First-Time Mississippi CJC TransfersFall 2005-2009 9.8 % increase from 06 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

11. IHL First-time Enrollment Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College TransfersFall 2005-09 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

12. Total IHL Enrollment Mississippi CJC TransfersFall 2005-09 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

13. Top Ten Mississippi CJC Transfer MajorsFall 2009 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

14. MGCCC Transfer Cumulative GPAFall 2009 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

15. Legislative Graduation Rate Task ForceRecommendations Create a Seamless Transfer and Articulation Process Straight-forward System for Accepting Credit for BA/BS Degrees Concentrate on Popular Majors Create an Articulation and Transfer Website

16. Seamless Transition for CJCTransfers Create a Culture of Transfer Reduce Transfer Barriers Continuous Interaction and Feedback Between Place Bound Students Need Based Financial Aid