| Initiative Title | Student Success Program |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2012 |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | To improve student retention |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | With the assistance of a High Needs Nursing Grant, we were able to fund a tutoring and advising center in our department on both campuses. This academic year we had an improvement in our retention rates and reached our benchmark 3 year graduation rate of 70%. The grant ended effective spring 2013 and we have been maintaining limited tutoring and advising hours utilizing peer and volunteer tutors. Most of our efforts this AY were aimed at supporting our continuing second year students. As a result, we are seeing a decline in retention rates beginning with the incoming fall 2013 freshman class. Of 110 students accepted in the fall 2013, only 61 are continuing for the fall 2014 for a 55.5% retention rate. |
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| Department Goals | •Utilize high quality tutoring, faculty advising and other initiatives to increase student retention rates. |
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| Programs | AAS Nursing-Day, AAS Nursing-Evening |
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| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
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| Estimated Completion Date | 08/01/2015 |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | High |
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| Funding Source | Operating Budget |
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| Created | 05/23/2014 11:16 am |
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| Updated | 05/23/2014 11:30 am |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- STRATEGIC
- Priority V: Expand and enhance programs, services and operations to ensure the College is accessible to all members of an increasingly diverse community.
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This initiative will provide studnets with academic access to programs and support services |
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Allow for the establishment of an advising center and maintain current level of academic tutoring |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Hire a tutoring coordinator |
chair |
1 |
| Hire additional part-time tutors and advisors |
tutoring coordinator |
2 |
| Educational materials: books, videos and software |
tutoring coordinator |
3 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| student retention rates will increase by 10% |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Other |
Enter other assessment method |
measure actual retention statistics |
tutoring coordinator |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$52,000.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$10,000.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Educational materials |
$2000.00
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- Library
- Information Technology, CIO Office
- Nursing
- Academic Advising
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| TOTAL: |
$2,000.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| coordinator and ancillary staff |
$40000.00
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| TOTAL: |
$40,000.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| training of tutors |
$10000.00
/ 10000.00 (1st year)
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| TOTAL: |
$10,000.00 / $10,000.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |