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Smarter Choices, Faster Completion : Indiana’s Complete College America Grant Initiative

Smarter Choices, Faster Completion: A national nonprofit founded in 2009, focused on supporting state policy reforms to increase college completion and close the attainment gap. The initiative includes a national grant competition, core completion strategies, and implementation partners.

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Smarter Choices, Faster Completion : Indiana’s Complete College America Grant Initiative

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  1. Smarter Choices, Faster Completion:Indiana’s Complete College America Grant Initiative

  2. National nonprofit founded in 2009 • Focused on supporting state policy reforms that boost college completion: • Increasing the number of students successfully completing college degrees and certificates of value • Closing the college attainment gap for underrepresented populations

  3. 29 Member States Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana KentuckyLouisiana MaineMaryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Nevada New MexicoOhio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont West Virginia

  4. The Completion Innovation Challenge • $1 million national grant competition open to all 50 states • 33 states entered contest, 10 states selected • Winners receive 18-month grant to implement innovative, high-impact completion initiatives

  5. Core Completion strategy Themes • Time • Choice • Structure

  6. Smarter Choices, Faster Completion KEY STRATEGIES: • Remediation Redesign • Structured Student Support • State Policies, Metrics & Incentives IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS: • Ivy Tech Community College • Indiana University (Regional Campuses) • Commission for Higher Education

  7. Redesigning Remediation CHALLENGE: • More than two-thirds of Indiana’s community college students require remediation • Fewer than 25% of students placed in remedial courses ever earn a degree OPPORTUNITY: • Targeted identification of student need • Tiered Interventions: • Co-Requisite Component • Modular/Emporium Component

  8. Structured Student Support CHALLENGE: • Less than a third of college freshman graduate within four years (29.5%) • Just over half graduate within six years (52.6%) OPPORTUNITY: • “Smart Choices” degree maps and advising • Block scheduling (including summer coursework) • Cohort-based enrollment opportunities

  9. State Policy Priorities • Clear Completion Targets • Type: Degrees and Certificates • Level: State, Institution, Campus • Performance Funding Formula Refinements • New Strategic Plan: Reaching Higher 2.0

  10. NEXT STEPS • Planning & Design • August 2011 to December 2011 • Implementation & Evaluation • January 2012 to December 2012 • Replication & Scaling • January 2013 and Beyond

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