Academic Success-Program ReviewNovember 2018

Academic Success (AS) mission is to offer professional comprehensive support for students and

community members in classes, Academic Success Centers and Testing Centers.

Who we are:

• Developmental and College Reading & Vocabulary Classes

• Academic Success Centers

• Testing Centers

ReadingPrepare students to better use and comprehend college texts, vocabulary and use critical thinking skills.

RD90 – College Reading

RD115 – Speed Reading

RD116 – College Vocabulary

RD120 – Critical Reading and Thinking

Reading Classes

RD20 – College Reading IRD30 – College Reading IIRD40 – Speed Reading for CollegeSK5 – College ConnectionSK8- Introduction to MathSK31 – College Success (both in person and on-line)SK41 – Critical Thinking (both in person and on-line)SK45 – Applied Spelling and VocabularyWR10 – Basic WritingWR20 – Fundamentals of Composition IWR30 – Fundamentals of Composition II

History Between the Years of 2002 and 2018 the number of classes has gone from 11 - 4

RD90 – College Reading IIRD115 – Speed Reading for CollegeRD116 – College VocabularyRD120 – Critical Reading and Thinking

Why?Major reasons

• Reduce the need for remediation

• Decrease length of time spent in developmental courses

• Increase success in graduating or transferring

• The goal is to encourage students to stay the course.

Academic Success Centers

Riverside Campus Redwood Campus Table Rock Campus

Monday 8:30am-5:30pm Monday 8:30am-

5:00pm Monday 8:30am-4:00pm

Tuesday 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuesday 8:30am-7:00pm Tuesday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Wednesday 8:30am-7:30pm Wednesday

8:30am-5:00pm Wednesday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Thursday8:30am-5:30pm Thursday

8:30am-5:00pm Thursday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Friday 8:30am-1:00pm Friday

8:30am-1:00pm Friday Closed

Academic Success CentersTutoring – offer comprehensive support for students in college level math, writing, science and other core courses.

Free tutoring services for all registered RCC students –Primary areas of coverage are math, writing and science however,

tutors are prepared to cover most subjects!

Wiseman Academic Success Center

Riverside Academic Success Center

Table Rock Campus Learning and Resource Center

Head Counts and FTE by Year

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Academic Success Center Headcounts

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

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FTE by Year

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Peer Tutors

• 10 hours of training for Level 1 certification

• Must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA

• Must have recommendation from Instructor in

Discipline they will tutor

• Work with Professional tutors

On-Line Tutoring

RCC is 1 of 49 colleges and universities

that is a member of the Western eTutoring Consortium

Subjects available to RCC StudentsAccounting Writing (Synchronous and Asynchronous)

Biology Statistics Calculus Spanish

Chemistry Physics Computer Science (Java & C++ only)

Microsoft Office Math (Developmental through Trigonometry)

Intro to Psychology Economics Anatomy & Physiology

Web Development (HTML, CSS, and WordPress)

eTutoring Services The eWriting Lab allows you to submit a draft of your paper to a tutor, ask for specific feedback, and receive a tutor's response within 24-48 hours.

Live Tutoring via eChat allows you to meet with a tutor in one-on-one tutoring sessions via a fully interactive, virtual online environment. Live sessions are offered in every subject.

eQuestions allow you to leave a specific question for an eTutor, who will respond within 48 hours (but usually sooner).

Testing Centers

Testing provide a high-quality testing environment that ascribes to the highest professional standards.

Testing Centers

Riverside Campus Redwood Campus Table Rock Campus

Monday 8:30am-4:30pm Monday 8:30am-

4:30pm Monday 8:30am-4:00pm

Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm

Tuesday 8:30am-7:00pm Tuesday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Wednesday 8:30am-7:30pm Wednesday

8:30am-4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Thursday8:30am-4:30pm Thursday

8:30am-4:30pm Thursday 8:30am-

4:00pm

Friday 8:30am-1:00pm Friday

8:30am-1:00pm Friday Closed

Riverside Campus Testing CenterTyler and Gidget

Table Rock Campus Learning and Resource Center

Tracie

Redwood Campus Testing Center

Emily

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Testing Center Headcounts by Year

15-16 16-17 17-18

Approximate Fees Collected by Year

15-16 $28,000.00

16-17 $30,000.00

17-18 $34,000.00

RCC has Testing Contracts with:

Testing for other Colleges and Universities

Portland Community College Western Governors University

Lane Community College Oregon State University

Eastern Oregon University Central Arizona College

Brigham Young University California State University

Linn Benton Community College SOU

Current Staffing - Faculty

1 full time faculty3-5 adjunct teaching faculty9-11 adjunct tutoring faculty

Current Staffing - Classified1- part-time shared Administrative Assistant

2- full-time test proctors1- shared full-time test proctor/librarian/ABS assistant1- 19 hour part time test proctor (in training)

Current StaffingPeer tutors

Current Enrollment

• Fall 2018

–7 Classes enrollment of 187 students

• 2 embedded tutors in 3 WR91 classes (2 at RVC and 1 at

RWC)

Current Academic Success Center Numbers

–RVC Academic Success Center enrollment as of 10/29/18 –

359 students

–RWC Academic Success Center enrollment as of 10/29/18 –

232 students

–TRC Learning and Resource Center enrollment as of 10/29/18

47 students

Current Testing Staff

–Testing Centers

• Hired 1 new 19 hour per week test proctor

• Opened position for 1 more 19 hour per week test

proctor

Questions?