Big Sandy Community and Technical College

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• Big Sandy Community and Technical College
• Quality Enhancement Plan

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• Improving Student
• Engagement and Success
• Through
• Support for Learners

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Did you know

• Big Sandy Community and Technical College was
  once 2 colleges.

• Mayo Technical College and Prestonsburg Community
  College were consolidated in 2003.

• There are 249 full-time employees at Big Sandy
  Community and Technical College.

• There are 115 full-time faculty and 134 full-time
  staff.

• 26 BSCTC employees are husband and wife teams.

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Did you know

• Employee ages range from 23 to 69.

• 20 employees have doctorates and 90 have masters
  degrees.

• 57 employees have bachelors degrees and 32 have
  associate degrees.

• All technical faculty have significant
  occupational experiences and industry
  certifications.

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Did you know

• BSCTC has four campuses Prestonsburg, Pikeville,
  Mayo (Paintsville), and Hager Hill.

• BSCTC offers over 100 degree, diploma and
  certificate programs.

• 4637 students were enrolled in classes in Fall
  2006.

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Did you know

• 54 of BSCTC students are female.

• 46 of BSCTC students are male.

• Average age of BSCTC students is 29.4 years old.

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For every 100 Kentucky 9th graders

• 62 graduate from high school.

• 38 enter college.

• 25 are still enrolled in sophomore year.

• 15 graduate with a four-year degree in 6 years.

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Did you know

• Kentuckys adult population (ages 19-54) is about
  2 million.

• Of that 2 million, 1.34 million do not have a
  baccalaureate degree.

• Of that group only 14 are seriously considering
  further education.

• Many residents do not believe they can afford or
  fit additional education or workforce training
  into already complicated lives.

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Did you know

• Finances are the major barrier to pursuing
  postsecondary education.

• 68 of employed adults feel they have no
  opportunity for advancement.

• 1/3 of the adults without a baccalaureate degree
  would consider further postsecondary education
  online.

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Did you know

• Most BSCTC students
• Come from our five-county service area .
• Have developmental needs in one or more subjects
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• Show the greatest need is in the mathematics
  content area.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 52 public high school
  graduates in Paintsville Independent Schools.
• The graduation rate was 88.1 .
• The in-state college going rate was 64.8.
• 33.3 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 73 public high school
  graduates in Pikeville Independent Schools.
• The graduation rate was 91.3 .
• The in-state college going rate was 87.8.
• 33.3 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 362 public high school
  graduates in Floyd County.

• The graduation rate was 75.4.

• The in-state college going rate was 51.3.

• 65 of those entering Kentucky colleges required
  developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 202 high school graduates
  from Johnson County .

• The high school graduation rate was 82.1.

• The in-state college going rate was 41.9.

• 49.3 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 129 high school graduates
  from Magoffin County .

• The high school graduation rate was 76.3.

• The in-state college going rate was 41.3.

• 68.1 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 133 high school graduates
  from Martin County .

• The high school graduation rate was 80.6.

• The in-state college going rate was 35.9.

• 68.1 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• In 2004, there were 594 high school graduates
  from Pike County .

• The high school graduation rate was 81.6.

• The in-state college going rate was 54.7.

• 45.2 of those entering Kentucky colleges
  required developmental mathematics.

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Did you know

• During the 2006-2007 academic year, 1,427 COMPASS
  placement tests were given.
• Of that number, over 70 scored at or below the
  developmental level.
• Out of 787 students enrolled in developmental
  mathematic courses, only 48 (379) students
  achieved passing grades.

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Did you know

• Over 60 of students who graduated in May 2005
  had been enrolled in developmental courses.

• The percentage of developmental students passing
  their first college level math course was 65.2
  for Fall 2003 to Fall 2005.

• This is better than those students who have not
  taken developmental mathematics.

• CCSSE data for Spring 2007 reported 54 of
  full-time students surveyed indicated a need for
  developmental math course work.

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Did you know

• The Fall 2004 to Fall 2005 retention rate was
  52.14 .

• In Fall 2005, 74.2 of entering students lived
  in a household with a yearly income less than
  25,000.

•  In Fall 2005, 83 of students received
  financial aid.

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Did you know

• In Fall 2005, 58.2 of entering students
  identified themselves as the first person to
  enroll in college in their immediate family.

• Probation figures for Spring 2006 were 320 and
  for Fall 2006 the total was 403.

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Did you know

• For the Fall 2006 semester, 386 (23 ) students
  out of a total enrollment of 1,695 full-time
  students were listed with undecided as a major.

• Community College Survey of Student Engagement
  (CCSSE) data for Spring 2007 reports 25.9 of
  full-time surveyed students indicated they rarely
  or never use academic advising services.

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Did you know

• Spring 2007 CCSSE data reports 18.8 of students
  use the CER.

• Spring 2007 CCSSE data reports 9.1 often use
  career counseling services.

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Did you know

• In 2005, student grade point averages dropped to
  2.2 on a 4.0 scale-the lowest in all KCTCS
  Colleges.

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And you all know

• SHIFT happens

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What should we do?
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Did you know

• Committees and subcommittees met monthly
  and bi-monthly for 12 months.
• Writing committee meetings were held at least
  3 times per week for 5 months.
• 270 employees, students and community
  members were involved.
• The focus was on student success and student
  engagement.
• The result was the QEP.

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Did you know The Overall Goal for the QEP is
to

• Acclimate students to the college environment and
  support their persistence through the achievement
  of their established goals by implementing
  policies to address
• Transitional (Developmental) programs
• Secondary educational level
• Postsecondary educational level
• Advising
• First-Year Experience

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Did you knowThe Transitional Programs
(developmental) goal has two parts

• Secondary - High School Partnerships
•  Curricula will be aligned.
• A mentoring program between faculties will be
  initiated.
• Pre-tests and Post-tests will be administered.
• College sponsored workshops will be offered in
  the secondary schools.
• The local P-16 Council has endorsed this activity
  as a project for the council.
• This activity fits perfectly with a system-wide
  initiative to improve college and workforce
  readiness.

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Transitional Programs (developmental)

• Post-secondary to address the individualized
  needs of students enrolled in developmental
  courses.
• Identify students with borderline placement
  scores.
• Implement the use of the diagnostic component of
  the placement test for students identified with
  borderline placement scores.
• Create opportunities for individualized or small
  group instruction.
• Explore other best practices to improve student
  success.

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Did you knowThe second major goal for the QEP
is Advising

• To develop and implement improved advising
  services that increase the students ability to
  identify, select, and execute an academic plan.
• Develop policies and procedures to assist
  students in academic planning and career
  exploration through a new Center for Student
  Engagement.
• Establish procedures for systematic monitoring of
  student progress.

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Did you KnowNew and Improved Advising will

• Ensure all students have an appropriate assigned
  advisor.
• Refer undecided students to the Career and
  Transfer Services Center.
• Provide training and workshops in advising best
  practices.
• Post current academic programs requirements on
  the college website.
• Identify probation students.
• Notify advisors of students who have probationary
  status.
• Schedule advising meetings with advisees.
• Refer students to appropriate resources when
  warranted.

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Did you know
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The third major goal for the QEP is related to
the First-Year Experience

• To implement a first-year experience program that
  will engage students and establish connections to
  learner support services throughout their college
  career.
• To move the first-year experience beyond merely
  an introduction to college course. Under the
  Center for Student Engagement, this program will
  be expanded to include the coordination of
  numerous activities utilized to promote
  interaction among students, faculty, and staff.

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Did you know
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The QEP will involve and impact the entire college

• A Center for Student Engagement will be
  established and will serve as a vehicle for
  delivery of many of the improvement actions.
• Over an eight-year period of time, across all
  campus locations, we expect to
• Attract more local students who are ready for
  college level mathematics.
• Improve the success of those students who need
  developmental math after entering BSCTC.
• Engage many more students and improve student
  success.
• See greater levels of student learning.
• Experience increased retention rates.
• Improve graduation rates.
• Have more students who transfer to four-year
  colleges and achieve success.

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Did you know

• The Genesis Project requires the commitment of
• ALL

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We Know You Will Support

• The Genesis Projectour chance for a
• new beginning.
• Improving Student Engagement and Success
  Through Support for Learners.

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• Big Sandy Community and Technical College
• Quality Enhancement Plan

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