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Betsy DePersisDirector of Academic Advising ServicesExcelsior College

Diane Goldsmith Former Executive DirectorConnecticut Distance Learning Consortium

Chris Tilghman Director of Program DevelopmentInsideTrack

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What is coaching?

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Where does coaching “live” at the institution?

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InsideTrack Coachingbecomes integrated with university services

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How has coaching beenimplemented?

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How InsideTrack collaborates with Excelsior Academic Advisors

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What data can you share?

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Recent Stanford research confirms the results

“The results are clear: retentionrates were greater in the coached group and the results do not change when we control for key demographic factors.  Moreover, the expenditure is much smaller than that which would be required under an alternative policy.”

Professor Eric Bettinger, Associate Professor, Stanford University

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What lessons have you learned?

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Appendix

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The CTDLC Adult Success Coach Project is support by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the Davis Educational Foundation.

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FIPSE Funded:Manchester Community College, CTMiddlesex Community College, MANorthwestern Connecticut Community College,

CTPassaic County Community College, NJ.

Davis Funded:Central Connecticut State UniversityUniversity of Hartford

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The CTDLC Adult Success Coach Project Director: Carolyn Rogers, [email protected] 860.832.3894

Additional Information about the Project: http://www.adultsuccesscenter.org/blog/ or www.adultsuccesscoach.org

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*Results weighted to match coach denominator*Results are based on students enrolled between May 1, 2010 and Feb 28, 2011 (n=2876 coached, n=728 comparison), taking examinations through Mar 9, 2011.**Results are based on students enrolled between May 1, 2010 and Dec 31, 2010 (n=2253 coached, n=573 comparison), with measurement as of Mar 9, 2011**Retention is the # of students who are ‘actively enrolled’ divided by the total number of students received

Positive impact on all key success measures

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Coached group has higher EC Student Experience completion rates in each monthly cohort

EC Student Experience (Orientation)Coached v Comparison, by monthly cohort

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Coached group has more students taking Information Literacyin each monthly cohort

Information Literacy CourseCoached v Comparison, by monthly cohort

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