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WyomingWyoming

SaturationStates with Highest CC EnrollmentWyoming 70%California 63%Arizona 60%New Mexico 55%Mississippi 53%Illinois 53%(2011, July 11, Community College Week)

• First institution of higher learning -- Harvard

• Passage of Morrill Act – Land Grant Institutions• 1890 Added Assurances for All Citizens

• First Community College – Joliet College

• Higher Education for American Democracy• Within 50 Miles of Every Citizen

CollegesMany Locations

Casper College 1945

Northwest College 1946

Eastern Wyoming College 1948

Sheridan College 1948

Western Wyoming Community College 1959

Central Wyoming College 1965

Laramie County Community College 1968

“A person who graduates from a high school in this state shall be admitted to a community college of this state without further qualifying examination.”

GOAL

WCCC Strategic Plan#1 – Educated Citizenry

Each College#1 – Student Success

28,031 Students2010-2011 Annual

35% Full-Time65% Part-Time

45% Men55% Women

Average Age:25 – 40

A Student is A Student is A Student

Developmental Work Required

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College Preparedness

Living in the Middle

Living in the Middle

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Living in the Middle

High SchoolLifeWorkplace

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Degree Attainmentvs

Completion Rates

Key Performance Indicators

Common Measures

What We KnowLIFO

Learning Must Be Real

An Engaged Student Is A Retained Student

Raise the Expectations

What We’ve AccomplishedCommon ACT Scores

4 out of 5 COMPASS Placement Scores in

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Consistency in Dual and Concurrent Education

Using the CCSSE Findings

What We’re Working On

Bridge Programs

Consistent Data Elements

College Completion

Continuing Opportunities

Identify Barriers

Break Down Barriers

Faculty Are Faculty Are Faculty

Tell Our Story Better Through Data

We are in the DREAM business!

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