Nearing Completion: Getting to the Finish Line
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College Changes Everything 2012 Conference Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park, IL July 12, 2012
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4 year institutions 2 year institutionsDeVry University Joliet Junior College
Governors State University Kankakee Com. College
Illinois Institute of Moraine Valley Community College
Technology
Lewis University Prairie State College
Saint Xavier University South Suburban College
University of St. Francis Northwestern College
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Our students are: Place bound, transfer locally High percentage of minority, first
generation, low-income students 9/12 institutions have majority part-time
students, remaining 3 have residential campuses
11/12 majority of students are female
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Process allowing students who transfer to a baccalaureate institution with
a high number of credit hoursbut no degree
to apply upper division courses to lower division coursework to complete an associate degree.
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The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career SuccessGOAL 3Increase the number of high-quality postsecondary credentials to meet the demands of the economy and an increasingly global society.
“The progressively more diverse population of students has increased theneed to facilitate transfer on behalf of Illinois students and institutions of higher education.” ILLINOIS TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION INITIATIVES ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
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Policy brief from Lumina Foundation – August 2010
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Very few of today’s highly mobile students strictly conform to this pattern
Baccalaureate
institutionCommunity College
From high school
From college level
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High school dual
credit
Tech-Prep
courses
Advanced
placement
Summer break
courses at community
college
Distance educatio
ncourses
University #1
Community
College
University #2
University #1
Community
College
University #2
Individual courses Multiple or concurrent attendance
Student: Provides students with an intervening credential May increase employability or salary Requires little to no resources from student
Colleges and universities: Helps meet accountability measures at community
colleges Promotes student success by eliminating barriers Aligns with national and state goals of increasing
the number of students attaining high-quality postsecondary credentials
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Establish criteria – narrow focus Universities run report Provide list of eligible students to
university advisors Advisors interview students to receive
feedback Creation of barrier analysis and decision
tree Evaluate feedback to determine next
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Students who transferred without receiving an associate degree
Transferred in > 45 hrs Transferred from SMHEC 2-yr
institutionElementary Ed or Business majors
onlyTransferred in Fall 2009 or later -
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Interviews took place atLewis UniversityUniversity of St. FrancisGovernors State University
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Gender Status
Major Age
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Reasons for Transferring
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Associate Degree Motivational Factors
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Reasons for lack of interest in Associate Degree
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FERPA Is degree audit automated? Financial aid Graduation Policies (including residency) and
fees HLC policies – Assumed Practices Data sharing Appearances Does the student want the degree? Institutionally initiated vs. student initiated Cost
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SMHEC Institutions & DePaul partnerships with Oakton Community College & College of DuPage Additional insights:Community colleges need to articulate university courses and develop tables – IAI questionsUniversity non-alignment with IAI-GECCAdvising
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ICCB proposal to the Lumina and Kresge Foundations
Premise: Students should get credit for equal work
Institution initiated approach using enhanced degree audit systems
Student initiated approach using enhanced u.select system
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Genny BoesenExecutive Director
South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium
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