Phil Palser

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CVTC Student Retention Project

• Phil Palser
• CVTC Assessment Coordinator
• ppalser_at_cvtc.edu
• Margo Keys
• CVTC Vice President Student Services
• mkeys_at_cvtc.edu

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CVTC Student Retention Project

• The Journey
• NCA- AQIP Action project Fall 2006
• Steering Committee formed
• Metrics defined.
• Program Retention
• Course Retention/Completion
• Persisters (Retained in program)
• Return Customer

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Ongoing process

• Student Retention Data Analysis
• Ongoing improvements through data analysis
• Annual integrated monitoring cycle

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Supporting Information

• Graduation Rate
• Course Completion
• Program/Term Persistence

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Supporting Information

• Dept Actions
• Academic Services
• Early Alert
• CCSSE

• Graduation Rate
• Course Completion
• Program/Term Persistence

• COMPASS
• Student Performance Profile

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Retention interventions

• Existing interventions
• Academic Services
• R-List
• Required Information sessions
• Counseling services
• Early alert system
• Prepared Learner courses
• etc

• New interventions
• Faculty development
• CCSSE Community College survey of student
  engagement
• SPP Student Performance profile
• Data Integration

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Pivotal Works and Background

• Vincent Tinto (1975, 1993) Academic and Social
  Integration Retention Model
• Braxton, et. al (2004) Theory of Student
  Departure in Commuter Colleges
• William Sedlacek (2004) NCQ The Big Test
  Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education
• Lotkowki, Robbins Noeth (2004) ACT Policy
  Report The Role of Academic and Non-Academic
  Factors in Improving College Retention
• Alan Seidmen (2005) Retention Formula
  RETEID(EINC)IV

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PROFILE

• Data gathering instrument for Leading Indicator
  development at CVTC
• 58 profile items targeted to entering program
  students
• Combines demographic background, achievement
  information, and nine forced-choice attitudinal
  scales

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PROFILE

• Provide retention risk ranking, prediction and
  probability
• Suggest effective retention needs and
  interventions for individual students

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PROFILE

• Thirteen Demographic Items
• Prior Education
• Achievement
• Parents Education
• Working Hours
• Study Time
• Academic Confidence

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PROFILE

• Nine Forced-Choice Attitudinal Scales
• Career Choice
• Degree Focus
• Financial Resources
• Social Support
• Prior Experience
• Reading Interest
• Learning Habits
• Verbal Confidence
• Math-Science Confidence

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• http//www.cvtc.edu/pages/843.asp
• Student Performance Profile

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE PROFILE
Participating Programs

• Accounting
• Barber- Cosm.
• Dental Hygiene
• Auto Collision
• Health Info Tech
• Fire Medic
• Auto Maint.
• Air Cond Tech
• Nursing
• Renal Dialysis
• Refrig Serv Tech

• Paralegal
• IT Programmer
• Radiography
• Wood Technics
• Machine Tool Technics
• Marketing
• Hotel Restaur Mngt
• Civil Eng Tech
• AgriScience
• Pharmacy Tech

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Career Choice Degree Focus Financial
Resources Social Support Prior Experience Reading
Interest Learning Habits Verbal
Confidence Math-Sci Confidence
Career Choice Degree Focus Financial
Resources Social Support Prior Experience Reading
Interest Learning Habits Verbal
Confidence Math-Sci Confidence
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Integrated Information Support
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Multicultural designation appears here
Non-traditional occupational selection appears
here
Pell grant participation indicating possible
economic disadvantage
Demographic and context information appears here
Demographic and context information appears here
At Risk determinations appear here
Attitudinal SPP percentile scale comparisons
appear here
Navigation button allow sequential review or
selection by student name
Navigation buttons allow sequential review or
selection by student name
Transcript of previous college grades here
Cognitive test scores appear here
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The same attitudinal, cognitive, demographic and
contextual information still appears on this
screens
Additional contact information now appears here
A dialogue box for Success Prescriptions and
Intervention action details now appears here
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This pull-down list allows assignment of an
advocate for this retention intervention
This pull-down list allow domain identification
from SPP or other factors for the planned
intervention
Multiple interventions may be planned and
assigned here by opening a new dialogue form
These checkboxes track intervention actions
These checkboxes track intervention communications
Contact notes may be recorded here
This pull-down context list provides for
selection of an appropriate intervention for the
indicated domain
The systems records dates for the latest
intervention action and communications
The systems records dates for the latest
intervention action and communications
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Plans for 2009-2010

• SPP integration
• Continue developing interventions
• Perkins and other funding sources
• Continue developing systems integrated for
  tracking, data collection
• Integrate into admissions process
• First Semester Experience

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Small Group Discussion

• Is there general support for this concept?
• Would a model such as this work in your
  institution?
• If so, what challenges exist for you?
• What benefits await you?

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Questions?

• Phil Palser
• CVTC Assessment Coordinator
• ppalser_at_cvtc.edu
• Margo Keys
• CVTC Vice President Student Services
• mkeys_at_cvtc.edu