University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno Nevada State CollegeCollege of Southern Nevada Great Basin College Truckee Meadows Community College

Western Nevada College Desert Research Institute

NSHE GATEWAY COURSE SUCCESS SUMMITMathematics

Today’s Summit

Why are we here and what are doing? Meeting our commitment to the White House

Achieving Complete College America goals

Tuning into the national dialogue on remediation

New metrics for measuring success and new methods for measuring the need for remediation

Focusing on models with proven success

Shifting Focus

Changing how we measure success Historical focus – Enrollment based rate

Nevada Revised Statutes 396.548 Summer and Fall enrollments only Enrollments in remedial courses only

Improved reporting for remedial rates Placement rates Capturing co-requisite, stretch, bridge, and technical courses

and skills labs Full year of System-wide enrollment captured

New Focus – Percent of students who successfully complete the gateway course in the first year (or two)

NSHE Remedial Report

2013 Reporting ChangesEnrollment v. Placement of Recent High School Graduates

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

27.8%

55.6%

Enrollment Rates(old)

Placement Rate(new)

Gateway Course Completions

Successful completion of the gateway course Critical momentum point

Sooner rather than later

Significantly increases the likelihood of graduating

Co-Requisite models for remediation

Focusing on the End Game

Gateway Course Completions

Fall 2012 CohortPercent Completed Gateway Math within First Year

UNLV UNR NSC CSN GBC TMCC WNC0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

44.7%

80.6%

12.8%10.3%

19.3% 17.8%

30.0%

Cohort Definition: First-time, degree-seeking freshmen

Data included in your team packet

Gateway Course Completions

Fall 2007 CohortPercent Complete Gateway Math within First 2 Years

Cohort Definition: First-time, degree-seeking freshmen

UNLV UNR NSC CSN GBC TMCC WNC0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

50.3%

71.2%

29.6%

12.1% 9.8% 12.8%27.1%

9.2%

8.0%

7.4%

4.9% 7.7% 6.0%

7.9%

79.2%

37.0%

16.9% 17.5%

18.8%

35.1%

Completed Gateway Math in

1st year

Completed Gateway Math in

2nd year

59.5%

Data included in your team packet

Gateway Course Completions

Fall 2007 cohort

% Completed Gateway

Math in first 2 years

150%Graduation

Rate

UNLV 59.5% 48.8%

UNR 79.2% 52.0%

NSC 37.0% 25.0%

CSN 16.9% 23.2%

GBC 17.5% 26.8%

TMCC 18.8% 31.8%

WNC 35.1% 30.9%

% not Completed

Gateway Math in first 2 years

150%Graduation

rate

40.5% 22.6%

20.8% 12.7%

63.0% 3.9%

83.1% 3.9%

82.5% 1.8%

81.2% 1.5%

64.9% 0.3%

Students who complete the gateway course in mathematics in the first two years of enrollment are significantly more likely to graduate.

Impacts on Graduating StudentsData included in

your team packet

Gateway Course Completions

Today’s Summit

Hearing from the experts Team break-out discussions

What are you doing that is working?

What could you be doing differently?

Placement – are we over-placing students?

What resources do you need to scale up models with proven success? What’s holding you back?

Policy recommendations