Tulsa Community College Graduation Blitz

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Tulsa Community CollegeGraduation Blitz

• Dr. Brett Campbell
• Provost of Student Affairs
• Tulsa Community College

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• Graduation (graduation) n.
• Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or
  diploma marking completion of studies.
• A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are
  conferred a commencement.
• Blitz (blits) n.
• An intense campaign a media blitz focused on
  young voters.

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• Public two year colleges enroll 44 of all
  undergraduate students
• More than half of all new college students begin
  at the community college (AACC 2000)

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Community College enrollment over the
decades(National Profile Community Colleges,
2000)

• 1965 1 million
• 1970 2.2 million
• 1975 3.8 million
• 1980 4.3 million
• 1990 5.0 million
• 2000 5.4 million

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Graduation Rate Comparisons

• 30.9 of students who enter community colleges
  earn degrees within 3 years
• 42.9 of students who enter four year public
  schools earn degrees within 6 years
• 56.2 of four year private schools student earn
  degrees within 6 years (ACT 2000)

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Tulsa Community College

• TCC Opened in 1970 to 2600 students
• Comprehensive mission
• Technical-Occupational Programs
• University Parallel Programs
• Continuing education, non-credit programs
• Culture of Partnerships

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Tulsa Community College

• College grew by about 10 a year throughout the
  80s
• NE Campus, 1978
• SE Campus, 1984
• West Campus, 1995
• Conference Center, 1982, shared facility with
  Tulsa Technology Center

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Tulsa Community College

• Multi-faceted, comprehensive institution serving
  over 37,000 individuals annually in credit and
  non-credit programs
• AA, AS and AAS Degrees
• 11,000 enrolled in online courses
• TCC is the principle provider for the first two
  years of higher education in Tulsa

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Graduation Blitz

• Teams formed across campus lines in Spring 2003
• Teams included Registration, Financial Aid, and
  Academic Advisors
• Initial goal was to contact students regarding
  graduation checks

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Graduation Blitz

• Students identified through a query of the SIS
• Query criteria within 9 hours of graduation, in
  good academic standing, and currently enrolled
• Over 400 students called
• 4 teams

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Graduation Blitz

• TCC Foundation provided gift certificates to
  winning team
• Replicated processes for the 2004 academic year
• Teams wanted to incorporate process into standard
  procedures

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The Results
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The Results

• TCC ranked nationally per number of graduates
• 2001-02, 35th in the nation 1571 Graduates
• 2002-03, 30th in the nation 1812 Graduates
• 2003-04, 18th in the nation 2021 Graduates
• 2004-05, data not released 2284 Graduates

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Graduation Blitz

• The Third Year
• Began new process of data mining
• Use of comparative data with ONCOURSE
• Compares degree audit function with criteria set
  by enrollment managers
• Produced specific majors to focus graduation
  efforts

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Graduation Blitz

• Future plans
• Use of new technology
• Push technology email
• Auto-dialer for student reminders
• FirstStop consolidation of advising/retention
  services

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Graduation Blitz

• Additional considerations
• Assessment of program
• Articulation of published numbers
• Comparing apples to apples
• Questions