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Christopher M. Johnson, PhD Director of Research & Development Renton Technical College STUDENT SUCCESS DATA
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Student Success Data. Christopher M. Johnson, PhD Director of Research & Development Renton Technical College. Overview. Tracks students by cohorts Groups students by demographics Developed with existing tools and a very small budget - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Christopher M. Johnson, PhDDirector of Research & Development
Renton Technical College
STUDENT SUCCESS DATA
Tracks students by cohorts
Groups students by demographics
Developed with existing tools and a very small budget
Rapid prototyping system first and more robust system later
Goal – Expand statewide as an Achieving the Dream Leader College and Washington State mentor college
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OVERVIEW
41% of full time RTC employees are accessing the data
Easy access expands culture of evidence
Open door policy and faster response
Important research questions from “fishing trips”
Regular training on access and use
Feedback loop between research & staff
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RESULTS
Since 2008-2009, Renton Technical College Student Persistence in Workforce Programs has reached 74% (see
blue areas of chart)
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PERFORMANCE
Goals of Longitudinal Analysis Identify trends Pinpoint intervention areas Use as basis for a student success intervention
How does it work? Take data snapshots and string them together Drill down and group by student characteristics
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FEATURES
Expansion to whole campus (50% Complete)
Separation of research/development and production (100% Complete)
Expansion of best practices (Whatcom CC)
Capability with new systems – especially new State CTC system (analysis & readjustment – Stage 1 done)
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ENHANCEMENTS
Public version of the Retention Model at http://www.rtc.edu/AboutUs/ResearchDevelopment/Reports/ Click on Interactive Cohort Retention Report (in MS Excel
2007) Click on Interactive Enrollment Report (in MS Excel 2007)
Contact Chris Johnson, Director of Research & Development. (425) 235-2352 x5713 [email protected]
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