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How Many Are Enrolled in Basic Skills Classes?

70-85% assess into basic skills

27.4% take basic skills classes

Where are the rest?

What is the cost of remediation?

What is the cost of remediation?

• An Analysis of Basic Skills Action Plans

What are the CCC’s Doing?

• B 3.2 – integrated counseling and instruction 43% (44/103

colleges) B 3.1– 41% (42/103 colleges) identified a proactive counseling

advising structure that includes intensive monitoring and advising

Planned actions – increasing counseling through additional hires– designating counselors to students w/ basic skills needs – increasing office hours – collaborations with instruction through “early alert”

programs– better communication about student services &

workshops and increasing workshops

Area B - Program Component

An Analysis of Basic Skills Action Plans – 11 Highest and

11 lowest Colleges – A difference of 44.6%

What are the CCC’s Doing?

• Both high and low completion rates were found at– Geographically diverse– FTES ranging from very small to very large– Urban and rural colleges– Some in each group were close to 4 year

institutions– Some in each group were far from 4 year

institutions– (1 of the highest rates did not have an action

plan; 2 of the lowest had unusable plans)

More Info on the two groups

An examination of the more successful colleges revealed their Basic Skills Plans had nothing in common with the lowest colleges Basic Skills Plans

More Info on difference between the 2 groups

Highest Success Rate Lowest Success Rates Practice

identified by 30% or more colleges

Practice identified most often

Practice identified by 36% or more colleges

Practice identified most often

Practice A A.1, A2.2, A.3, A3.1, A3.2, A4, A4.2, A5

A2.2, A.3, A4.2 A.1, A.3, A6.2 A.3

Practice B B.2, B2.3, B2.4, B.3

B2.4 B.1.1, B1.3, B3.1, B.3.2

B1.1, B3.1, B3.2

Practice C C.2, C.4, C.5 C.4 C.1 C.1 Practice D D1.1, D4.1,

D.6, D6.1, D6.2, D9.1, D.10

D.10 D2, D2.1, D2.4 D.2.1

So does ANYTHING Work??

We put basic skills students in exactly We put basic skills students in exactly the same learning environments in the same learning environments in which they have failed to learn for years which they have failed to learn for years and expect them to succeed.and expect them to succeed.

Mr. Anderson, may I be excused?My brain is full.

Next time don’t suck so hard.

We put basic skills FACULTY in We put basic skills FACULTY in exactly the same learning exactly the same learning environment in which they have environment in which they have failed to learn for years and expect failed to learn for years and expect them to succeed.them to succeed.

FIG Action Plan

• Ask a research question/Identify a problem

• Create a hypothesis• Review the secondary research • Create outcomes• Conduct primary research• Review and evaluate• Disseminate findings

Chaffey College – Who Are Our Students?

• 96% of students assessed are under-prepared in either math, reading, or writing

• 65% are deficient in all 3 categories• 31% are first generation college

students• 21% have been out of school 5 or more

years• Over 80% declare transfer as their goal

Basic Skills Success Rates

49

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1997-98 1998-99 1999-00

1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000

Success Rates 57.2% 56.2% 54.9%

Succ

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Creation of Success Centers

Instructional Program

Faculty Leadership

Serve all students and faculty

Student-centered learning community

Learning Center Pedagogy

• Promotes individualized instruction and learning

• Promotes collaborative learning • Ensures a risk-free environment• De-emphasizes grades and judgment• Promotes affective development of the

learner• Promotes a sense of community with

the institution• Supports and imitates the values of the

classroom

Unduplicated Number and Percent of Students Who Accessed into

Success Centers Annually

26.7

37.1

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Number of Students Each Year Who Access the Success Centers (Annual)

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

Accessed Success Center 7,573 11,712 12,526 11,991 12,746

Unduplicated Headcount 28,312 31,531 28,741 27,596 27,857

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Relationship between Success Center Access and Success in Transfer Courses: 2004 – 2005

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Did Not Access a CenterSuccess Center

Relationship between Success Center Access and Success for Basic

Skills Students

58%65%

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Percent of Degree & Certificate Earners Who Completed at Least One “Basic

Skills” Course

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Degrees

Certif icates

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Percent of Students Who Completed at Least One

“Basic Skills” Course Who Subsequently Transferred to a Four-Year Institution

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Stud

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• Latino students: highest dropout rate in community colleges (94.1% of Latinos in CA won’t complete their AA Degree)

• From families with no college experience

• From low-income areas

• Have a record of low performance for participation in college-track classes

• Most test at pre-transfer level English course skill level

 

Puente Student Profile

• Fluent English speakers

• Many are second or third generation Mexican/Americans

 Generally avoid counselors and English classes

• Inexperienced writers

• Grade point averages are quite low

• Unclear career goals

• Few are likely to transfer to four-year colleges and universities

 

Puente Student Profile

Integrates Three Areas of Service

• Teaching• Counseling• Mentoring

Today:• 65 community colleges• 36 high schools

Puente Works!

Puente Works!

We need an educated California!