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Who are we? Fall 2013. Ethnicity. FT/PT Status. Age. Gender. Another Look at Ethnicity. Growth in Non-Traditional Students. Number of Credits Students Take. Remedial/Developmental Success. Persistence. First Year Success. Graduation 17%. Compare IPEDS 150% Rates. Transfer 18%.

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  1. Who are we? Fall 2013 Ethnicity FT/PT Status Age Gender

  2. Another Look at Ethnicity

  3. Growth in Non-Traditional Students

  4. Number of Credits Students Take

  5. Remedial/Developmental Success

  6. Persistence

  7. First Year Success

  8. Graduation 17% Compare IPEDS 150% Rates Transfer 18%

  9. Challenges • Enrollment • Underprepared students • Part-time students • Persistence and completion • Small island, large needs

  10. Who are we?Why are we here? The KCC Mission Kaua‘i Community College provides open access education and training in an ethical and innovative student-centered and community-focused environment, nurturinglife-long learners who appreciate diversity and lead responsible and fulfilling lives.

  11. KCC Goals • Access: for a diverse student population. • Learning & Teaching: for transfer, career/technical, and life-long learning. • Workforce Development: for employment and future career development. • Personal Development • Community Development: campus leadership and collaboration. • Diversity : To foster global understanding and appreciation for diversity.

  12. Current Strategic Priorities • Increase success of remedial/developmental students, • Improve the quality distance education • Increase outreach to k-12 • Increase overall retention and persistence to graduation or transfer • Improve the facilitation of integrative/critical thinking in courses

  13. Three Objectives for Learning To encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning, seeing themselves as the makers of meaning, rather than recipients of knowledge To create learning environments in which all students may thrive, regardless of their background, learning style preferences, or physical or cognitive challenges To facilitate critical self-awareness in students, especially with regards to how they may use education to attain goals that reflect their own personal values and passions

  14. Two Overall Themes Student Success Sustainability

  15. We have overspent our resource base. We have overtaxed the biosphere, straining the future of human and ecological systems. This is the greatest moral, intellectual and social challenge that human civilization has ever faced • People want a good life for themselves, their families and their communities. They want meaningful work, reasonable comfort and security, a clean and safe environment, good health, and opportunities for personal growth.

  16. Accomplishments and Initiatives: Accessible Education 2013-14 • Wai’ale’ale Program over 300 students, 64 certificates and degrees, over 19% of KCC Dean’s List • Kipaipai 1st Year Experience • Reaching out to Veterans • High School Outreach • Shortening the remedial/developmental pipeline • Prior Learning Assessment

  17. Accomplishments and Initiatives: Relevant Education 2013-14 • Ho’ouluwehi Institute • International Education • KCC Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Certification • Go Farm Hawai'i • Nationally Certified Career and Technical Programs • Ulu Project • Kikuchi Archives • New Faculty/Staff Orientation

  18. New Degrees and Certificates Certificates in Digital Media; Global Information Systems; Hospitality and Tourism; Sustainable Science; Medical Assisting; and Virtual Office Assistant Associate of Science in Plant Biology and Tropical Agriculture Associate of Science in Natural Sciences Associate of Science in Business, with certificates in entrepreneurship, retailing, and management

  19. Accomplishments and Initiatives: Quality Education 2013-14 • Successfully competed for grants from NSF, DOE, DOL and others • Students engaged in award-winning research and presentations • Earned 2013 ACUPCC Climate Leader Award • Ranked 16th in the nation by Washington Monthly among community colleges for student engagement

  20. Accomplishments and Initiatives: Public Education 2013-14 • Earth Day • Public Art Displays • Hosted Topic Care and the World Hula Conference • STEM public exhibit • Public events in partnership with NOAA, NTBG, Kaua‘i Museum and others • Six Community Meetings Held • 1.5 Million raised through UHF

  21. Accomplishments and Initiatives: New Infrastructure 2013-14 • New Culinary kitchen • Expansion of the Fine Arts Area • Renovation of the Campus Center • Creation of agriculture & marine science labs • Addition of grant writer, webmaster, marketing & international education positions • Installation of Kazu Kauinana sculpture and lanai gathering place

  22. Performance Measures • Degrees and Certificates Achievement • Native Hawaiian Degrees and Certificates Achievement • STEM Degrees and Certificates Achievement • Pell Grant Recipients • Transfers to UH 4-Year Institutions

  23. Degrees and Certificates53% over goal

  24. Hawaiian Degrees/Certificates18% over goal

  25. STEM Degrees and Certificates4% over goal

  26. STEM Degrees Awarded Former CC Students

  27. Pell Recipients

  28. Transfers to UH System 4-Year Schools, 0% over goal

  29. We Met Our Targets

  30. How to Move Forward Effectively Focus on our students as individuals with incredible potential E kuahui like i ka hana. 'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia. Let everybody pitch in and work together. No task is too big when done by all  Create an organization infrastructure, policies, incentives and culture that supports the elements we value Ask the right questions

  31. One Possibility for Reorganization

  32. Strategic Planning • Community Meetings • Internal Envisioning Our Future • Working through College Council • Fitting Our Plan Within UH and UHCC • Target Date Fall 2015

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