Delta College Learning Days – August 26, 2010

1. Our Students Speak – We Listen! • Delta College Learning Days – August 26, 2010

2. Center for Community College Student Engagement

3. 89% • …of new students responding to the SENSE survey say they believe they have the motivation to do what it takes to succeed in college. Center for Community College Student Engagement

4. High Expectations & Aspirations Center for Community College Student Engagement

5. About Delta College Students Goals reported in 2009 CCSSE survey: Transfer: 72% Earn Associates Degree: 87% Earn Certificate: 54% Update Job Skills: 69%

6. Test Your Delta IQ! About Your Students… • % women? • % attending part-time? • % students of color? • % of students under 25 years of age?

7. Test Your Delta IQ! About Your Students… • % women? 55% • % attending part-time? 59% • % students of color? 16% • % of students under 25 years of age? 66%

8. 85% • …of new students responding to the SENSE survey say they’re academically prepared for college. Center for Community College Student Engagement

9. I Thought I Was Ready… Center for Community College Student Engagement

10. Entering students are highly motivated, are committed to achieving their academic goals, and sincerely believe they will. Center for Community College Student Engagement

11. …of our students leave before the start of their second year. 50% Center for Community College Student Engagement

12. Completion Matters!

13. Helping students succeed through the equivalent of the first semester (12–15 credit hours) can dramatically improve subsequent success rates. Center for Community College Student Engagement

14. What we’re learning about student engagement: • It’s unlikely to happen by accident. It has to happen • by design.

15. Success – Everyday @ Delta! Imagine Success!

16. Discussion Question: • In your work, what do you think makes a difference in helping students succeed? How do you know? Center for Community College Student Engagement

17. Center for Community College Student Engagement • Quantitative • CCSSE • CCFSSE • SENSE • Qualitative • Initiative on Student Success / Starting Right Center for Community College Student Engagement

18. CCSSE: Listening to Students • 9 years • 754 colleges • Almost 2 million students • 49 states, Bermuda, British Columbia, Northern Marianas, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Marshall Islands

19. SENSE & Starting Right: Listening to Entering Students • 3 years • 220 + colleges • Represents 1.4 million students • 36 states, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands • Focus Groups

20. CCSSE Benchmarks for Effective Educational Practice • Active and Collaborative Learning • Student Effort • Academic Challenge • Student-Faculty Interaction • Support for Learners Center for Community College Student Engagement

21. SENSE Benchmarks • Early Connections • High Expectations and Aspirations • Clear Academic Plan and Pathway • Effective Track to College Readiness • Engaged Learning • Academic and Social Support Network Center for Community College Student Engagement

22. Discussion Question: • What are Delta College’s strengths? What does the college do well? How do you know? What DATA support your perspective? Center for Community College Student Engagement

23. In the beginning…

24. Welcome to college! Center for Community College Student Engagement

25. Welcome to college! Center for Community College Student Engagement

26. Students don’t know what they don’t know… • but we think they should…and we behave as though they do! Center for Community College Student Engagement

27. The students in our focus groups who reported the best experience registering at their college had something in common. • What was it? Center for Community College Student Engagement

28. According to Delta College students, the most important college service is… • Academic Advising and Planning • 92% Center for Community College Student Engagement

29. Yet… • 40% • …say they never saw an advisor • (or really aren’t sure…) Center for Community College Student Engagement

30. Support Services – Delta’s students say… • [very or somewhat important] • 92% Academic Advising and Planning • 85% Career Counseling • 84% Financial Aid Advising • 74% Transfer Credit Assistance Center for Community College Student Engagement

31. Delta Students’ Most Important Services • How often do you use these services? (NEVER) • Academic Advising and Planning 40% 92% • Career Counseling 61% 85% • Financial Aid Advising 48% 84% • Transfer Credit Assistance 71% 74% Center for Community College Student Engagement

32. But we gave them the info… Center for Community College Student Engagement

33. Students don’t do optional!! Center for Community College Student Engagement

34. Younger students are less likely to… Use academic advising/planning Seek career counseling Seek financial aid advising

35. I’m Worried About… Center for Community College Student Engagement

36. I Don’t Know How To… Center for Community College Student Engagement

37. Some Observations About New Students • Students experience culture shock and academic shock. • It’s over within the first three weeks! • You have to ask to be told…but what if you don’t know what to ask?

38. Student Success courses make a difference! • Students say: This course… • Helped me to be a better student: 63% • Helped me to feel more connected to the college: 51% • Should be mandatory for new students: 74% Center for Community College Student Engagement

39. If I Ran the Zoo… • One improvement that you believe would have a significant impact on improving entering student success… (the college or your department) Center for Community College Student Engagement

40. High Performing Colleges Focus on developmental education – in a BIG way -- and students who need the most help. Center for Community College Student Engagement

41. Helping students complete their first developmental course can dramatically improve subsequent success rates. Center for Community College Student Engagement

42. What percentage of Delta’s students test into developmental courses? • Math? • Writing? • Reading? Center for Community College Student Engagement

43. What percentage of Delta’s students test into developmental courses? • Math:72% • Writing:62% • Reading:49% Center for Community College Student Engagement

44. Oh….math….

45. Let’s Speed it Up!

46. Delta College – Math Express - 2009 77% completed the course 84% C or better in Basic Math (92) 89% C or better in Pre-Algebra (96) 74% C or better in Beginning Algebra (97) Results better than for students in comparable semester-long math classes Center for Community College Student Engagement

48. Delta College CCSSE survey findings: • Celebrate! Delta’s developmental students report they are more often… • Academically challenged • Have interaction with faculty. • Have support for their learning. Center for Community College Student Engagement

49. Delta College – ISLC’s – 2009 More students persisted through fall term and were retained from fall to winter 2010 Persistence through fall term Retention fall-spring 87%ISLC 91% 82.9% all other students 78.5% 74.6% all other dev ed students 75.3% Center for Community College Student Engagement

50. I Need Help, but... Delta students tell us… 80% rarely or never met with a tutor. 72% rarely or never went to the writing or math lab.