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First Year Success Initiative

First Year Success Initiative. Matt Groshong Dean of Student Success Bellevue College Bellevue, Washington. Bellevue College. In Seattle metro area Largest CC in state Single campus 14,000 students per quarter (plus 5,000 continuing ed ) 35% students of color. What is FYSE? .

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First Year Success Initiative

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  1. First Year Success Initiative Matt Groshong Dean of Student Success Bellevue College Bellevue, Washington

  2. Bellevue College • In Seattle metro area • Largest CC in state • Single campus • 14,000 students per quarter (plus 5,000 continuing ed) • 35% students of color

  3. What is FYSE? • An integrated, large-scale, intrusive and mandatory approach to increase the retention and persistence of first-time, full-time college students

  4. FYSE Goals/Objectives • Goal: Integrate programs and services for first-time college students that increase retention and persistence, particularly for students of color, first-generation, low-income and students with disabilities • Objective One: Increase fall-to-winter retention rate for full-time, first-time-to-college students • Objective Two: Increase fall-winter-spring retention rate

  5. What is FYSE? • Mandatory English/math placement testing • Mandatory 30 minute one-on-one advising session • Individual peer assistance with registration • All of above completed within three hours in one drop-in visit to college

  6. What is FYSE, continued… • Mandatory one-credit student success course • Trained student leaders contact each student within first three weeks of quarter

  7. Need for FYSE • The normal factors: unacceptable retention, persistence, graduation rates…… • Increase efficiency and convenience of admission/registration/orientation process (reduce the “Bellevue Shuffle”) • Relationship, Relationship, Relationship • Tinto suggests mandatory “large n” programs are very effective but rarely used • Tinto, Gardner suggest focusing on the first quarter of enrollment if resources are limited

  8. One-Stop Matriculation • Takes mandatory English/math placement test • Peer Ambassador escorts students to Advising • Receives advising packet • Watches a ten-minute advising orientation video • Thirty-minute one-on-one advising session with trained faculty advisor • Registers with assistance of Peer Ambassador • Completes all steps within three hours on a drop-in basis

  9. One-Stop Benefits • Efficient/unified/convenient/cost-effective • $65,000 funds 2,200 student advising sessions/yr. • Flexible faculty advisor pool • Focus on English/math the first quarter • Professional advisors now focus on transfer students • 303% increase in advising sessions first year of program

  10. One-Stop Benefits, cont. • Eliminates need for scheduling testing and advising sessions • Escorting students from testing supports and encourages developmental students • Students register immediately after advising • Enrollment management • Allows for mandatory FYE course • Video saves time in advising session

  11. FYE=First Year Experience • Mandatory two-day student success course • Students earn one college-level trimester credit • 60 sections fall quarter, 10 winter, 5 spring • Self-selected affinity groups: SOC, First-Gen, veterans, athletes, adult learners • Multiple delivery modes • Most sections are pre-quarter for two days

  12. Program benefits • Most sections taught by One-Stop faculty advisers • Online section for 100% online students • Self-support via $50 course fee • Faculty compensation similar to contract rate • Fosters student-faculty contact • Students oriented to college culture prior to first day

  13. Peer-to-Peer Mentoring • 70 trained student volunteers connect new students to campus and student clubs/organizations • Student mentors plan and run the New Student Orientation event • Mentors strong presence first three days of the quarter • Trained outreach mentors call 700 to 1700 students per quarter: welcome, answer questions, and invite to clubs/activities • Response is approx. 1/3 of the students contacted

  14. Program benefits • Mentors build community and sense of belonging • Many students respond better to peers than staff • Program is a student-run and student-funded leadership development program

  15. FYSE Outcomes Assessment Fall-winter-spring retention increased 6.1% from 2007 to 2009 (n = 1300); fall-winter increased 3.7% Sharp increases in use of Library Media Center, Academic Support Center (tutoring), and Advising Strategic Enrollment Management: focus on enrolling first-quarter students into English and math led to doubling the sections offered for the developmental course two levels below English 101

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