Julie JohnsonVice President | Complete College America

COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA

STRUCTUREDSCHEDULES

Building Success Into Programs

What are Structured Schedules?

Predictable schedule, constant throughout

Block schedules and sequenced courses

Students choose programs, not courses

Students go full-time as the default or part-time year round

Structured Schedules Options

Morning, afternoon, evening or weekend blocks

5-days a week or certain days

Shorter term courses

Organized by program

Why Structured Schedules?

To increase on-time completion

Reduce credits to degree

Support working and non-traditional students

Consistency facilitates progress

Baltimore City Community College

Where there is structure, there are significant results.

85% completionFirst Cohort:

• Structured career certificate programs in welding, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, mechatronics, and office technology.

IVY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMIVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

90% retentionNew Cohorts:

Where there is structure, there are significant results.

75%

avg. on-time graduate rate

14%avg. on-time graduate rate

TENNESSEE COLLEGES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES

TCAT Program Structure

75%

avg. on-time graduate rate

14%avg. on-time graduate rate

TENNESSEE COLLEGES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES

TCAT Program Structure• Students enroll in academic

programs• Full-time programs are

offered M-F 7:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. or part-time options are available

• Before they enroll, students know the program costs, the classes, time frame to graduation and what jobs are available

TCAT Program Structure

• Year around schedule- no big breaks• Small classrooms and labs• Competency based• Attendance is taken• Requires a commitment of the institution and student

Students want structure…

“That (block scheduling) would be fabulous – if you knew you could schedule your courses every semester at the same time, wouldn’t that be a dream come true?”  Guided Pathways to Success

Perspectives from Indiana College Students and Advisors

Students want structure…

“I actually like that approach because I’ve had the days where I go to class for an hour, and then I have two hours off. Well, I really don’t want to drive home just to drive all the way back. Yes, it might suck to be in class for four hours straight, but I could go into a job and say, “I go Monday through Friday from eight to noon but I can come in at one thirty or two o’clock and work with you guys.” I think employers would appreciate that more because I’ve actually missed out on a couple of jobs because of my school schedule.”Guided Pathways to Success

Perspectives from Indiana College Students and Advisors

Texas Legislation HB1583To facilitate timely degree completion by students at public junior colleges in the following associate degrees or certificate programs:

• allied health• nursing• career and technology

The college shall establish, for at least five programs notpreviously offered as a block schedule curriculum, a block schedulecurriculum under which:

(1)  courses required are offered each semester in scheduled blocks - morning, full-day, afternoon, evening, or weekend block

schedule - designed to provide scheduling predictability

             (2)  students may enroll in an entire block schedulecurriculum offered under the program in a semester