Bridge to success

Transitioning from High School to Career

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Employability/Earning power

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Challenges– Percentage who graduate from high school: 68% nationally– Percentage of graduates who enroll in college: 65.9%– Percentage of first-time students who take at least one developmental course:

83.2%– Average percentage of graduates from Union

County high schools who require some remediation in college: 68.2%

– Percentage of graduates who complete college: 18-32% in AR

Bridging the GapGetting high school students on the road to

success before they graduate

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Technical Certificate

Associate Degree

Certificate of Proficiency

Transfer to 4-yr.College

Transfer to University for Bachelor Degree or Beyond

Finding the Right

Exit Ramp Off the Bridge

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

South Arkansas Community College

Location: El Dorado/Union County (pop. ~19,000/43,000)

College established: 1992* *Formed in 1992 when Southern Arkansas University- El Dorado branch (’74) and Oil Belt Technical College (‘67) merged.

Spring 2014 Enrollment: 1669 Demographics:

– 72% Female; 28% Male– 56% Caucasian; 39% Black; 3% Hispanic– Average age: 29 (without HS concurrent)– Almost 2/3 come from Union County

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

MISSION STATEMENTSouth Arkansas Community College promotes excellence in learning, teaching, and service; provides lifelong educational opportunities; and serves as a cultural, intellectual, and economic resource for the community.

Vision Statement

South Arkansas Community College will strive to be the leading resource for accessible education, workforce training, partnerships and economic development for our region.

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

Remedial and Non-Remedial Course Success

For these measures, success is determined by the total successful number of student semester hours over the total number attempted during the academic year. All grades of “D” or better are used for non-remedial classes and “C” or better for remedial classes.

*The 2013 AY value will be updated when available. **ANC, COTO, MSCC, PCCUA, SAUT, SEAC, UACCH

Our Basic Studies Instructors are always looking into new approaches to improve the success of our students. Curriculum changes in our remedial math, reading, and writing classes have had a positive impact in these classes.AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY2013

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

82.1%

73.1%80.9% 82.5%

81.3%

Non-Remedial Course SSCH Success

AR 2 Year AverageAR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

47.4%41.8%

50.8%

62.3%

71.3%

Remedial Course SSCH Success

AR 2 Year AverageAR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

Graduation Totals

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education counts all of the credentials earned by a graduate within the academic year using the guidelines of multiple credentials at the same level with the same CIP code in the same term will only be counted once.

*The 2013 AY value will be updated when available.**ANC, COTO, MSCC, PCCUA, SAUT, SEAC, UACCH

SouthArk’s major increases in enrollments between Fall 2007 and Fall 2009 may have resulted in an increase in the number of graduates. Participation in and activities related to the College Completion Initiative may also be a source for the growth.

Go, Grow, Graduate! AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY2013

050

100150200250300350

95136 136

158185

Associate Credentials

AR 2 Year Average AR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130

50100150200250300350

123158 163

193

295

Technical Certificates

AR 2 Year Average AR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130

50100150200250300350

107143 157

280318

Certificates of Proficiency

AR 2 Year Average AR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

Total Credentials Rate

Full time enrollment (FTE) is the total number of credit hours taken during the academic year divided by 30. The total credentials rate is the percentage equivalent of all credentials earned divided by the annual FTE value/100.

SouthArk’s major increases in enrollments between Fall 2007 and Fall 2009 dramatically increased the FTE totals thereby dropping our total credential rates temporarily. As the FTE values have leveled out, South Ark's graduation totals have notably increased over the past year.

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

27.432.4 33.2

45.5

62.6

Credentials/ 100 FTE

AR 2 Year AverageAR Peer Group AverageSouthArk

ADHE Performance Funding Reports

Adult Learner and Minority Credentials

The Minority Credential total is an overall headcount of students, who self-report as Asian, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and complete a technical certificate or associate degree.

The Adult Learner Credential total is an overall headcount of adult students, those who are 25 or older, who complete a certificate of proficiency, technical certificate or associate degree.

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

130157

175

279

334Minority Credentials

AR 2 Year Average AR Peer Group Average

SACC

AY2009 AY2010 AY2011 AY2012 AY20130

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

172202 204

262

335Non-Traditional Credentials

AR 2 Year Average AR Peer Group Average

SACC

• Bridge or developmental courses

– Bridge to College Algebra (EHS)

– Possible Offering to Others of an Intermediate Algebra Course

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Scaffolding

• ACT prep

• COMPASS Testing

• Outreach Services– Routine Visits to Campus– Workshops for Parents/Students

• Financial Aid Information• Check-List for Successful Enrollment• Timeline for College Application

– Senior Day Activities at SouthArk

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Career and Technical Education

• Six secondary programs – Welding– Automotive– Cosmetology– Criminal Justice– Health– Industrial Maintenance/Process Technology/

Mechatronics (Industrial Technology)

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• 2 + 2’s with SAU-Magnolia– Criminal Justice– Process Technology– Education– Psychology– Business– Performance and Media Arts

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Concurrent or dual enrollment

• Courses must be on ACTS (Arkansas Course Transfer System)

• College/University must exercise direct oversight

• Students can use institutional resources

• Students recommended by principals

• ADHE info due June 1– MOU’s

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Digital learning opportunities

• SouthArk approved to offer distance learning

• Act 1280 –beginning in 2013-2014, – “all public school districts and public charter schools shall

provide at least one digital learning course to their students as either a primary or supplementary method of instruction”

– “beginning with ninth grade class of the 2014-15 school year, each high school student shall be required to take at least one digital learning course for credit to graduate”

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• Bridging the Gap

Over 45% of students who graduated in 2009 & 2010 with a SouthArk AA and went to a 4-Year college or university, graduated from that school within 3 years. 

That percentage is a higher rate than students who started at those 4-year schools.

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• College/University Transfer Opportunities

– Primary transfer universities: • Southern Arkansas University – Magnolia

• University of Louisiana at Monroe

• Henderson State University

• University of Arkansas at Monticello

• Arkansas Tech University

• University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

(UAMS)

• Louisiana Tech University

– Arkansas Course Transfer System(SouthArk credit transfers to any 4-yr. school in AR)

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• Questions and Answers

• Next Steps

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