All students are expected to select a Pathway and program map within …
All students are expected to select a Pathway and program map within their first semester. Students are monitored to stay on their path and take the course in the sequence prescribed such as taking college level math within the first semester. Career exploration is available to help students select a program if they don't know what they want to do. Student success coaches are assigned to students excluding dual credit students.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 7,000
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Administrative Team
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Pamela Anglin at panglin@parisjc.edu or 903-782-0330
All full-time, first-time-in-college (FTIC) students are enrolled in Learning Frameworks during their …
All full-time, first-time-in-college (FTIC) students are enrolled in Learning Frameworks during their first semester at Texarkana College. In the course, students study research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation; factors that impact learning; and application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 698
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are automatically enrolled in this program if they meet eligibility requirements
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes have been internally collected in the past
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Business & Social Science Department
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Dixon Boyles at dixon.boyles@texarkanacollege.edu or 903 823 3192
In 2017, Paris Junior College was one of 30 colleges chosen nationwide …
In 2017, Paris Junior College was one of 30 colleges chosen nationwide by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to lead the Guided Pathways initiative, which focuses on helping students clarify their goals, so that they can enter an educational pathway designed to help them achieve those goals and finish certificates or degrees with fewer excess hours and better preparation for employment or transfer to a four-year institution. Students choose a program within a pathway that aligns with their goals and interests. The Program Map specifies which courses the student should take and in what order, the marketable skills and outcomes and career opportunities associated with that program, and information regarding transfer to a four-year institution, where appropriate. PJC Program Maps are designed to help students stay on track with regard to their coursework and finish certificates or degrees with fewer excess hours. Academic advising is provided to all new and returning students by a Student Success Coach (Academic Advisor). Students are required to use college advising services when registering for their first semester of classes, and students who have not demonstrated college readiness are required to use advising services during each semester’s registration until such readiness has been achieved. Transfer students are also required to work with an advisor to register for their first semester. Students are assigned to a Student Success Coach at the beginning of their first term at PJC. Success Coaches assist students in the selection of appropriate educational programs, the selection of courses and the scheduling of courses. Success Coaches provide guidance and encouragement to ensure students stay on track towards graduation in their chosen academic pathway. In addition, Workforce faculty members assist with advising students in their educational areas.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 2100
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes have been internally collected in the past
PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES DATA: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 2020 Almanac shows Paris Junior College student’s average semester credit hours (SCH) to an associate degree at 70, compared to our peer college’s average of 76. The comparison of colleges also shows PJC’s average time to an Associate Degree at 3.2 years compared to our peer college’s average time of 3.6 years.
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Advising & Counseling Department
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Sheila Reece at sreece@parisjc.edu or 9037820211
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