In Southwest Texas Junior College's 15/30/40+ Credit Hours Interventions, Success Coaches meet with students whom are seeking an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science when they meet key credit milestones. Success Coaches meet with each student to monitor student progress and plan future courses to keep students on track using student planning at each marker of 15/30/40+. Transfer pathways are also part of student planning. 15/30/40+ are markers for retention and completion. Once a student reaches the 40+ credit mark, the college's transfer team contacts each student to discuss graduation and transfer
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
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 collected
FYE's Mission The First-Year Experience Program (FYE) is committed to supporting first-year-in-college-students …
FYE's Mission The First-Year Experience Program (FYE) is committed to supporting first-year-in-college-students through peer mentorship as they transition into university life. FYE Peer Mentors meet with students one-on-one to provide academic, social, and personal support in order to enhance student success.
FYE's Goals Connecting incoming first-year students with student leaders who can provide guidance from experience to make their first year a positive experience.
Equipping first-year-in-college students with knowledge and access to resources.
Facilitating first-year student exploration in their academic studies.
Fostering a sense of campus community and belonging for first-year students.
FYE's Values Teamwork - supporting one another professionally and personally and student leaders in their growth
Collaboration - working with individuals and other campus programs to enhance the student experience
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Development, Leadership, Belonging, and Academic Support Programs
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Demetrius Johnson at demetrius.johnson@utsa.edu or 2104583072
The First-Year Experience (FYE) program at El Paso Community College (EPCC) provides …
The First-Year Experience (FYE) program at El Paso Community College (EPCC) provides evidence based transformative holistic advising and wraparound services for First-Time in College students (FTICs). The FYE program integrates cohort instructional models, early alerts and retention collaboratives with high FTIC enrollment courses, peer academic and faculty coaching, ongoing workshops and seminars, case management holistic advising approach, and individualized educational plans. The FYE Program has reformed EPCC’s advising model from a one-size fits all approach to proactive case management. The primary goal is to increase students’ completion rates. The three main objectives are the following: • To increase FTIC students’ retention rate (fall to fall enrollment), • To increase the number of FTIC students in good academic standing, and • To increase FTIC students’ three-year graduation rate. The FYE Program, through its integrated advising model provides a safety net and a strong foundation for students transitioning to college.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
PROGRAM OUTCOMES: On average, the First-Year Experience (FYE) Program serves approximately 5,500 students every fall semester. Students advised by the FYE Program have demonstrated a 10% improvement in retention. From fall 2017 to fall 2022, FYE Program advisees had higher rates than non-participants on the following performance indicators: • 14% higher persistence rate; • 5% higher percentage of students on good academic standing; • 4% higher three-year graduation rates; and • 5% more credit hours earned.
The Integrated Education and Training (IET)- Contextualized Learning allows students seeking a …
The Integrated Education and Training (IET)- Contextualized Learning allows students seeking a high school equivalency credential or English language attainment the opportunity to participate and complete a credential of value that could ultimately lead to a career advancement and/or 'stackable' higher education degrees. The IET skills training leads to a high wage, high demand occupation and runs simultaneously with the GED and ESL program, additionally including a course that is focused on the reading, writing, verbal, and/or math skills needed to achieve and exceed in the training and career field. The IET program allows a student to accelerate the transition between an academic readiness program into workforce preparation training, which ultimately leads to credential completion and employment. The IET program provides tuition and supplies for those that qualify to help Adult Education students transition to a workforce Credential of Value while providing additional academic support to ensure student success.
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: 5
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Adult Education and Literacy
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Tiffani Price at tprice@odessa.edu or 4323556891
The Intercultural Network's goal is to encourage intercultural awareness, inclusiveness, and academic …
The Intercultural Network's goal is to encourage intercultural awareness, inclusiveness, and academic achievement on and off campus. The mentoring component is one aspect of our overall approach of creating a safe & collaborative space for students of color in order to help them successfully complete their educational goals at TCC.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: The Intercultural Network
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Sean Madison at SEAN.MADISON@TCCD.EDU or 817-515-1002
Peer Mentors have successfully completed the Learning Frameworks course and now work …
Peer Mentors have successfully completed the Learning Frameworks course and now work closely with the First-Year Seminar instructor to provide peer mentoring and instructional support to one section of the Learning Frameworks's first-year and transfer students. Coordinating with an assigned Learning Frameworks faculty member to prepare for each weekly lesson, peer mentors serve as liaisons between students and faculty. Peer mentors are also clearinghouses for student success resources and campus events. They exemplify critical thinking by modeling class assignments, assessing weekly writing assignments, and facilitating small group discussions. During weekly peer mentor-student conversations about academic success tips, co-curricular opportunities, and targeted workshops, they create an atmosphere of trust, responsibility, and encouragement with students.
The First-Year Seminar Peer Mentor Program also benefits peer mentor cohorts. Peer mentors develop leadership skills vital to college and professional success; receive mentorship from faculty supervisors; create a close community within their cohort through shared trainings and experiences; cultivate fairness by engaging in challenging assumptions about cross- and intra-cultural diversity; and participate in professional development opportunities such as presenting at academic conferences, moderating First-Year Seminar events, and networking with campus and community leaders.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: College of Human Sciences and Humanities
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Anne Gessler at gessler@uhcl.edu or 281-283-3471
Project Graduation (PG) is a pathway to success and completion at TSU. …
Project Graduation (PG) is a pathway to success and completion at TSU. PG is a Campus Wide Accountability System that maps out the steps you should take each semester in the areas of Academics, Financial Planning, Career Exploration, and Wellness. Utilizing a passport model, pathways defined by student success points are outlined for what you should have completed by 30, 60, 90, and 120 credit hours.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Enrollment and Student Success
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Erin Gilliam at erin.gilliam@tsu.edu or 713-313-7387
The Recruitment Student Success Mentor role serves as a liaison to higher …
The Recruitment Student Success Mentor role serves as a liaison to higher education resources and advocates a college-going culture among high school students. Establishes, manages, and visits a higher education resource center at a designated high school/college campus(es). Provides practical assistance, mentorship, and support services to high school students and their families. This is an educative role requiring the Student Success Mentor to create and conduct continuous info-sessions, presentations, and “how-to” workshops related to common college-going procedures (including on a virtual setting). Attends higher education trainings and community events to promote post-secondary education and/or stay up to date with higher education procedures.
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: 1000
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 collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Recruitment and School Relations
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Mirian Granados at mirian.granados@tamiu.edu or 956-326-2771
There are eight programs in the School of Health Careers at Angelina …
There are eight programs in the School of Health Careers at Angelina College and each program requires specific prerequisite and corequisite courses. Retention and remediation has two major goals: (1)orientation camp for all students entering programs (2) general requirements of mandatory remediation for any student who is not successful in a unit exam or in a clinical/practicum area.
The target population is a student currently enrolled in one of the eight programs. During orientation camp, a risk factors survey is obtained and even prior to being unsuccessful, the student may be seen by faculty to provide strategies to avoid dropping below the passing benchmark. Identified risk factors include but are not limited to (1) first-generation college student; (2) responsibility for children or other family members (e.g. parents); (3) English as a Second language; (4) employment part-time or full time; (5) socio-economic status; (5) entering overall GPA at the 2.5 level; (6) geographical location in relationship to the main campus.
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: 150
HOW TO ENROLL: All stakeholders have access to this program. As such, there is no enrollment process
EVALUATION STATUS: No data related to outcomes have been collected from this program
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Winifred Ferguson Adams, Dean School of Health Careers
Sophomore Summit seeks to build the community of freshman at Criswell College …
Sophomore Summit seeks to build the community of freshman at Criswell College through fun activities, teaching, and building relationships by being removed from the rest of the world at Camp Bonita in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Services - Criswell College
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Roman Browning at rbrowning@criswell.edu or 2148181395
Under the direction of the Director of Student Retention, the goal of …
Under the direction of the Director of Student Retention, the goal of the Student Success Coaches is to build rapport with students through communication and trust. The Success Coaches use an early alert program called CRM Advise to identify students that are at risk, as they enter the College. The markers used are socioeconomic factors, test scores, EFC numbers, and FTIC status. Success Coaches are responsible for communicating with these students, to ensure that they are aware of services, on campus activities, and social clubs. Using the CRM Advise program, faculty members are also able to send alerts to the Success Coaches when there is a student that is exhibiting at risk behavior(s) in the classroom. The factors that are used would be missing class, assignments, not prepared, and poor performance on assignments. When a professor creates an at-risk alert in Advise, the Success Coach will contact the students through text, email, and phone calls. The Coaches will attempt to build a rapport with the student in an effort to figure out where they can help. In many cases, the student will be referred to on-campus resources, offered time management tips, study strategies, and test taking strategies. The Success Coaches also act as academic advisors to all students and a Financial Aid advisor to students. Finally, the Success Coaches are responsible for all New Student Orientations (NSO). These orientations are offered as a face-to-face option and an online option. The NSO is the first step to improving the first-year experience for the students. The Success Coaches give the students an understanding of what it will take to be successful, while also providing the new students with a clear picture of what is expected of them.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of Student Retention, Divionsion of Student and Enrollment Services
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Adrian Sora at adrian.sora@templejc.edu or 2546819668
The Honors Program at Tyler Junior College is designed to serve highly …
The Honors Program at Tyler Junior College is designed to serve highly motivated and creative students by providing an intellectually enriching, interdisciplinary two-year experience. The program fosters an atmosphere of educational excellence with a focus on intellectual exploration, community involvement, and leadership through service learning.
The TJC Honors Program is a focused academic program with unique admissions guidelines and procedures, specialized honors seminar-style courses, dedicated honors faculty, individual advising and planning, reserved housing, and special transcript notation and distinction at graduation. The honors program is open to students from all majors. We pride ourselves on being academically accommodating while also ensuring that students have an intellectually rigorous experience during their time with us.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
Honors College students have the unique advantage of experiencing an intellectually and …
Honors College students have the unique advantage of experiencing an intellectually and socially vibrant environment while having access to the vast resources of a major research university at Texas Tech. Honors College students simultaneously benefit from being with others of the same intellectual preparation and commitment while enjoying the advantages of a university environment actively engaged in exploring all areas of human interest and concern.
All students who are admitted to Texas Tech and the Honors College also enroll in a disciplinary college and pursue one or more of the 150+ available majors and concentrations, including one major housed within the Honors College, Honors Sciences & the Humanities. Their education is the result of the integration of all colleges at TTU, including the Honors College, and cultivates the talents and interests of Honors College students while meeting their changing needs as they develop academically and socially.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program is in-person only.
PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Office of the Dean, Honors College
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Dr. Robert Peaslee, Associate Dean, at robert.peaslee@ttu.edu or (806) 742-1828.
UT Success Programs (UTSP) are housed in our individual schools and colleges …
UT Success Programs (UTSP) are housed in our individual schools and colleges and provide students with a home on campus and a network of support. The University of Texas at Austin has success programs in each of our undergraduate schools and colleges, with the exception of the Jackson School of Geosciences and School of Information. UTSP provide academic, social, and development support to students throughout their first year and in some cases throughout their first two years. Each program provides an academic learning community that includes peer mentoring, group and individualized advising, learning skills training, tutoring, and peer-to-peer teaching. These academically focused success programs are distinct, reflecting the particular environment and pedagogy of their associated colleges and student populations.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 2349
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants are invited to participate in the program. Invitations are based on the eligibility requirements.
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
PRELIMINARY OUTCOMES DATA: Since 2013, the number of students served in a success program each year increased from 870 to over 2,200 – over an 200% increase. Four-year graduation rates for those schools with an active academic success program increased approximately 9.2%. Newer programs who do not yet have 4-year graduation rates, achieved an average first-year retention rate of 96.6%, an average increase of over 1.3% percentage points. Most notable are the improvements in closing the 4-year graduation rates for Students of Color and for Pell-Eligible students. Since 2013 these two populations’ four-year graduation rates have improved by approximately 16% percentage points.
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: School of Undergraduate Studies - Student Success Initiatives
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Kathy Uitvlugt at kathy.uitvlugt@austin.utexas.edu or 5124759675
Weatherford College’s (WC) International Student Organization (ISO) serves as a vehicle to …
Weatherford College’s (WC) International Student Organization (ISO) serves as a vehicle to ensure that our international students are given the extra support needed to have a successful learning experience at Weatherford College. ISO partners with International Student Inc. (a national organization), c2 (a community-based organization), and local churches to serve WC’s international students.
Our ISO: - Helps to build camaraderie among the international students - Helps to connect international students to other non- international students - Provides mentoring to international students via faculty, staff, student peer mentors and community members. - Provides engaging and meaningful events and activities for international students on campus and in the community. - Provides international students with the opportunity to learn more about the Weatherford community first hand - Provides international students with the opportunity to volunteer in the community. - Provides international students with the opportunity to learn more about our community through cultural field trips - Provides international students with the opportunity to visit four year universities in case they wish to continue their education after completing Weatherford College. - Provides international students with the opportunity to help foster global citizenship in the community.
PROGRAM SCALE: Small-scale (reaches fewer than 10 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 52
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
WEBSITE TO APPLY: Www.wc.edu
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Weatherford College
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Adam Finley at Afinley@wc.edu or 817 598 8831
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