GATES GRANT:2009-2012

COASTAL BEND COLLEGE

MAY 22, 2012

Developmental Education Initiative

Achieving the Dream

Leader College

1 of 15 Nationwide4 in State of Texas

El Paso Community College South Texas Community College Houston Community College Coastal Bend College

Purpose

Institutionalize strategies that accelerate students through developmental education courses

Increase graduation rate

Identified Interventions

Institution-wide policy changesAccelerated CoursesAcademic & Student Support

Strategies

Institution-Wide Policy Changes

Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Plan

Online registrationContinuous enrollmentStudent success courseACCUPLACER Prep

Accelerated Courses

History 1301/Reading 0322 learning community

Math emporiumEnglish 1301/EDUC 1300 learning

communityFast Track (Flex) Reading(0311 &

0322)Fast Track (Flex) English (0311 &

0322)

Math Emporium vs. Regular Math (2 Semesters vs. 3 Semesters)

FastTrack (Flex) English

FastTrack (Flex) Reading

Academic Student Support Strategies

Case management* intrusive intervention (met 1-0n-1 with case manager at least 2 times)* increase retention rate (fall to spring)

Case Managed Students = 79% Non-Case Managed Students = 71% * increase success rate

Case Managed Students = 74% Non-Case Managed Students = 52%

DE Math Sequence

From three sequenced courses to Two: Math 0321 & Math 0322

Math 0310 no longer offeredPlacement

* placement chart* THECB guidelines

DE Math decentralized

Thank You!

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