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International Seminar on Short-Cycle Higher Education in Europe and the United States. Ann Proudfit, University of Toledo Ohio, USA Herman den Heeten , Consultant The Netherlands. Factors that influence Associate degree completion.
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International Seminar on Short-Cycle Higher Education in Europe and the United States Ann Proudfit, University of Toledo Ohio, USA Herman den Heeten, Consultant The Netherlands
Factors that influence Associate degree completion and how to control on this in order to increase studysucces
Why are associate degrees important? • Provide access to livable wage, middle-skills jobs • Enable U.S. to keep pace in global knowledge economy • Support social justice by enabling graduates to contribute to society and the economy
Jobs Over Time: 1973 - 2018 34% “shift” Source: Georgetown University Center for Jobs and Education, report located at http://cew.georgetown.edu/jobs2018/
2008 – 2018 in Ohio … • New jobs in Ohio • postsecondary education grow by 153,000 (84%) • high school graduates and dropouts will grow by 29,000 (16%). 5.25 post sec job for every 1 HS job Source: Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, report located at http://cew.georgetown.edu/jobs2018/
Cuyahoga Community College Ohio’s first community college, opened in Cleveland in September 1963. More than 55,000 credit and non-credit students enroll each year. The fourth largest higher education institution in Ohio, including the four-year institutions.
Cuyahoga Community College Mission To provide high quality, accessible and affordable educational opportunities and services — including university transfer, technical and lifelong learning programs —that promote individual development and improve the overall qualityof life in a multicultural community.
Challenges “Students are spending longer than ever in college. The longer it takes, the more life gets in the way and the less likely it is that students will graduate.” Source: Complete College America
Factors of Influence How a study became a research project