why we developed ALP
what ALP is
results
costs
future plans
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The Accelerated Learning Project
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A L Pthe accelerated learning program
Community College Baltimore County
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CCBC’s Developmental Education Program:Courses
RDG051
RDG052
MATH081
MATH082
MATH083
ENGL051
ENGL052
ENG101
ENG102
results for students who
took traditional developmental
writing in fall 06 as of June 2010
The Problem ALP Addresses
42%
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ENG 052
semester 1
Traditional ENG 052
ENG 101
semester 2
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ENG 101
semester 1
ENG 052
semester 1
ALP
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S in 05242281%
U, W, or I in 052
10219%
students who took ALP from
fall 07 to spring 10
as of June 2010
took 0522007-09
524
results for students who
took traditional developmental
writing in fall 06 as of June 2010
students who took traditional developmental
writing in fall 06
S in 05242281%
U, W, or I in 052
10219%
took 0522007-09
524
took 101524
100%
took nomore writing
courses0
0%
students who took ALP from
fall 07 to spring 10
as of June 2010
S in 05242281%
U, W, or I in 052
10219%
took 0522007-09
524
took 101524
100%
took nomore writing
courses0
0%
A, B, or Cin 101
36570%
D, F. I, or Win 101
15930%
results for students who
took traditional developmental
writing in fall 06 as of June 2010
students who took ALP from
fall 07 to spring 10
as of June 2010
19%
took 052fa 061023
results for students who
took traditional developmental
writing in fall 06 as of June 2010
passed 05270569%
have notpassed 052
31831%
took 10159458%
took nomore writing
courses11111%
passed 10135835%
did notpass 101
23623%
passed 05242281%
have notpassed 052
10219%
took 0522007-09
524
took 101524
100%
took nomore writing
courses0
0%
passed 10136570%
have notpassed 101
15930%
students who took ALP from
fall 07 to spring 10
as of June 2010
42%
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ALP Success Rates, 2007-09
traditional052
fall 06
ALPfall 07
ALPspring 08
ALPfall 08
ALPspring 09
35%passENGL
101
69%passENGL
101
58%passENGL
101
74%passENGL
101
70%passENGL
101
75%
50%
25%
ALPfall 09
71%passENGL
101
68%passENGL
101
ALPspring 10
tookENG 102
15415%
haven’ttaken
ENG 10212512%
took 10218736%
haven’t taken
ENG 10217834%
passedENG 102
10710%
F, I, or Win ENG102
475%
passedENG 102
12724%
have notpassed
10260
11%
took 052fa 061023
passed 05270569%
have notpassed 052
31831%
took 10159458%
took nomore writing
courses11111%
passed 10135835%
did notpass 101
23623%
passed 05242281%
have notpassed 052
10219%
took 0522007-09
524
took 101524
100%
took nomore writing
courses0
0%
passed 10136570%
have notpassed 101
15930%
10%
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Longitudinal Studies: degree completion
15%
5%
15%
7%
traditionalENGL 052
fall 06
ALP2007-8
Community College of Baltimore CountyAccelerated Learning Program (ALP) Preliminary Analysis of Effectiveness
Nikki Edgecombe and Davis JenkinsCommunity College Research Center
Teachers College, Columbia University
Funded by the Lumina Foundation
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500 students
Costs Under Traditional Model
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Costs Under Traditional Model
20 students per section
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25 sections of Dev Eng
X 3 faculty credit hours/section
= 75 faculty credit hours
Costs for Dev Course Under Traditional Model
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37% of traditional developmentalstudents take FYC
185 students ÷ 20 students/section= 9.25 sections
Costs for ENG 101 Under Traditional Model
.37 X 500 = 185 students
9.25 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 27.75 faculty credit hours
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Costs for FYC* Under Traditional Model
total for developmental course =
total for FYC = 27.5 faculty credit hours
75 faculty credit hours
total = 102.5 faculty credit hours
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500 students
Costs Under ALP
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Costs Under ALP
8 students per section
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62.5 sections of ALP Dev Eng
Costs Under ALP Model
X 2 faculty credit hours/section
= 125 faculty credit hours
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100% of ALP developmentalstudents take FYC
500 students ÷ 20 students/section= 25 sections
Costs for FYC Under ALP Model
1.00 X 500 = 500 students
25 sections X 3 faculty credit hours/section = 75 faculty credit hours
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Comparison of Costs for 500 Students
Traditional ALP
DEV: 25 sect X 3 cr/sect = 75.00 fch*
FYC: 9.25 sect X 3 cr/sect = 27.75 fch
TOTAL: 102.75 fch
DEV: 62.5 sect X 2 cr/sect = 125 fch
FYC: 25 sect X 3 cr/sect = 75 fch
TOTAL: 200 fch
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traditional factory
widgetsper year
cost perwidget
cost/yearto operate
$100,000
$200,000
10,000
22,000
$10
$9.09
ALP factoryALP factory
An Analogy
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traditional factory
102.75 fch
200 fch
students per year cost per studentcost per year
students per year cost per studentcost per year
175 (35%) of 500 students
pass FYC
350 (70%)of 500 students
pass FYC
.59 fch per passing student
.57 fch per passing student
ALP factory
An Analogy
ALP Summary
ALP doubles the success rate.
cuts the attrition rate in half
does it in half the time
at slightly less cost per successful student
Based on four semesters of data and 227 students, compared to traditional developmental writing:
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2009-102007-08 2008-09
160 students20
sections
640students
80 sections
2010-11
320students
40 sections80
students
2011-12
1280students
160 sections
Dissemination
El Paso Community College (Texas)
Gateway Community College (Kentucky)
Lone Star College Tomball (TX)
Patrick Henry Community College (Virginia)
Valley Forge Military College (PA)
North Central State College (OH)
Institutions that are currently offering sections of ALP:
Dissemination
Institutions that plan to offer some sections of ALP within one year:
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (WV)
The Graduate School (DC)
Middlesex Community College (MA)
Missouri State University-West Plains (MO)
Springfield Technical Community College (MA)
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (KY)
West Virginia Northern Community College (WV)
Dissemination
Institutions that are planning to offer some sections of ALP in the future:
Community College of District of Columbia (DC)
Delaware Community and Technical College (DE)
Jackson Community College (MI)
Kingsborough Community College (CUNY)
Scott Community College (IA)
Tulsa Community College (OK)
Wharton County Junior College (TX)
WorWic Community College (MD)
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