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Julie JohnsonVice President | Complete College America
COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA
STRUCTUREDSCHEDULES
Building Success Into Programs
What are Structured Schedules?
Predictable schedule, constant throughout
Block schedules and sequenced courses
Students choose programs, not courses
Students go full-time as the default or part-time year round
Structured Schedules Options
Morning, afternoon, evening or weekend blocks
5-days a week or certain days
Shorter term courses
Organized by program
Why Structured Schedules?
To increase on-time completion
Reduce credits to degree
Support working and non-traditional students
Consistency facilitates progress
Baltimore City Community College
Where there is structure, there are significant results.
85% completionFirst Cohort:
• Structured career certificate programs in welding, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, mechatronics, and office technology.
IVY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMIVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
90% retentionNew Cohorts:
Where there is structure, there are significant results.
75%
avg. on-time graduate rate
14%avg. on-time graduate rate
TENNESSEE COLLEGES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TCAT Program Structure
75%
avg. on-time graduate rate
14%avg. on-time graduate rate
TENNESSEE COLLEGES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TCAT Program Structure• Students enroll in academic
programs• Full-time programs are
offered M-F 7:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. or part-time options are available
• Before they enroll, students know the program costs, the classes, time frame to graduation and what jobs are available
TCAT Program Structure
• Year around schedule- no big breaks• Small classrooms and labs• Competency based• Attendance is taken• Requires a commitment of the institution and student
Students want structure…
“That (block scheduling) would be fabulous – if you knew you could schedule your courses every semester at the same time, wouldn’t that be a dream come true?” Guided Pathways to Success
Perspectives from Indiana College Students and Advisors
Students want structure…
“I actually like that approach because I’ve had the days where I go to class for an hour, and then I have two hours off. Well, I really don’t want to drive home just to drive all the way back. Yes, it might suck to be in class for four hours straight, but I could go into a job and say, “I go Monday through Friday from eight to noon but I can come in at one thirty or two o’clock and work with you guys.” I think employers would appreciate that more because I’ve actually missed out on a couple of jobs because of my school schedule.”Guided Pathways to Success
Perspectives from Indiana College Students and Advisors
Texas Legislation HB1583To facilitate timely degree completion by students at public junior colleges in the following associate degrees or certificate programs:
• allied health• nursing• career and technology
The college shall establish, for at least five programs notpreviously offered as a block schedule curriculum, a block schedulecurriculum under which:
(1) courses required are offered each semester in scheduled blocks - morning, full-day, afternoon, evening, or weekend block
schedule - designed to provide scheduling predictability
(2) students may enroll in an entire block schedulecurriculum offered under the program in a semester