Progress Report on CUNY’s Strategic Framework Completion Agenda DAVID CROOK AND DONNA LINDERMAN PRESENTATION TO FACULTY AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD FEBRUARY 2018
Completion is one of the key areas where teams of central and campus leaders are working to advance CUNY’s goals. Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, Board of Trustees, Cabinet Standing councils, groups & Campus leadership & Central offices committees governance Strategic framework implementation planning teams Access & College New Economic Knowledge Career Success Completion Readiness Creation Model Communications & Engagement Operations & Technology Support Research & Evidence 1
Graduation rates are rising, and we are committed to more. Completion Rate Trends and Goals 70% 6-year Baccalaureate rate for full-time freshmen 64.8 60% 56.7 54.8 50% 51.0 40% 2011 baseline for 10 point increase 35.6 30% 3-year Associates rate for full-time freshmen 20% 19.2 17.8 10% 10.3 2013 baseline for doubling 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Entering cohort year 2
ASAP has scaled up rapidly so that nearly a third of associate freshmen are now served. Percenta ntage ge of Full-Time me First st-Time me Freshm hmen en in ASAP Fall 2011 1 to Fall 2017 50.0 45.0 40.0 34.5 35.0 29.5 30.0 25.0 20.0 16.1 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 (Preliminary) All Community College Total Comprehensive College Total 3
ASAP expansion will be a major driver of associate graduation rate increases. ASAP participants graduate at a rate of around 50%. Fall 2014 4 3-Year r System m Gradu duation ation Rates s (Prelimina minary) Overall all and ASAP 50.6 48.9 37.0 22.5 19.2 8.3 Community College Total Comprehensive College Total Total All ASAP 4
The ACE pilot at John Jay has shown great promise in increasing credit completion. Enrollment Rate On Track to 4-Year Graduation (out of initial cohort) (15 or More Cumulative Credits/Semester) 100.0 100.0 95.4 100.0 80.9 82.8 79.0 78.2 80.0 70.6 74.0 75.5 80.0 92.0 64.5 56.7 77.8 60.0 70.9 60.0 65.9 42.5 37.2 40.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 Fall 2015 Spring Fall 2016 Spring Fall 2017 Fall Spring Fall Spring 2016 2017 2015/Winter 2016/Summer 2016/Winter 2017/Summer 2016 2016 2017 2017 ACE (N=262) Comparison Group1 (N=261) (1) Comparison group is made up of students who met the ACE eligibility criteria. Matched using one-to-one Greedy propensity score matching with a 0.2 caliper. The overall treatment group sample loss is 0.4%, a loss of 1 student. (2) On-track to 4-year graduation is defined as still enrolled at the college with at least 15 cumulative credits per semester and at least a 2.00 GPA. 5
The momentum campaign sets ambitious goals for making rapid progress in each activity strand. Fall 2019 9 Ful ull-ti time me Fresh shme men n Goals Associate Goals for Bachelor’s Goals Gateway At least 60% of freshmen will At least 75% of freshmen will Course se successfully complete a gateway math successfully complete a gateway math Comple pleti tion on course course in in First t Baseline rate is 36%. Baseline rate is 69%. Year At least 85% of freshmen will At least 90% of freshmen will complete successfully complete a freshman a freshman composition course composition course Baseline rate is 82%. Baseline rate is 64%. Credit its At least 25% of freshmen will At least 60% of freshmen will Earn rned d in successfully complete 30 credits successfully complete 30 credits First t Year Baseline rate is 10%. Baseline rate is 49%. Degree ee By fall 2019, all undergraduate majors will be fully mapped for first-time freshmen Maps and publicly available for students, advisers, and faculty. 6
Remediation reform includes several strategies that raise student success. Traditional remedial courses carry no college credit and a high percentage of students drop out before entering credit course work. We are now implem emen entin ting new pro roven en approac aches: hes: Recent ent results lts: 1. 1. More e accur urat ate e initia tial l cour urse se Associate freshmen assigned to placeme ement nt and cour urse e exit remediation in 2017 fell to 61%, process cesses down from 78%. 2. 2. Cur urric iculum m redes design gn • Pre-matriculation CUNY START, Math Start Added 2000 students to Math Start in 2017 and University Skills Immersion reduce remedial need Co-requisite Statistics at LaGuardia, Hostos • Combining extra support with regular credit and BMCC led to 8 point increase in 3-year courses (co-requisite courses) has doubled graduation rate in one study. or tripled success in other States • Alternatives to college algebra, like Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning for non-STEM majors
Accelerating credit accumulation and speeding time to graduation benefits students. CUNY students who take 15 vs. 12 credits in their first semester… • Earn slightly higher GPAs in first term Have a higher probability of re-enrolling in the next term • • Have a higher probability of graduating in any time frame Graduating “on - time” (2 or 4 years) brings financial benefits TAP runs out in 4 years • • Excelsior requires 30 credits a year • Additional years of school defer earnings available to degree-holders 8
On average, students who take more courses do better. That appears to be true of students at all levels of academic preparation. AVERAGE FIRST-TERM GPA OF BACHELOR’S FRESHMEN TAKING 12 VS. 15 CREDITS, BY HIGH SCHOOL GPA 4 First- Term College GPA 3.51 3.5 3.27 3.15 2.88 3 2.84 2.6 2.56 2.5 2.34 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 75-79 80-84 85-89 90+ High School GPA 12 Credits 15 Credits 9
On average, students who take more courses do better. That appears to be true of students at all levels of academic preparation. AVERAGE FIRST-TERM GPA OF ASSOCIA IATE FRESHMEN TAKING 12 VS. 15 CREDITS HOURS, BY HIGH SCHOOL GPA: FALL 2014 FRESHMEN 3.5 First- Term 3.2 3.2 College GPA 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90+ High School GPA 12 Credits 15 Credits 10
Momentum is especially important for black and Hispanics students. Not only do they graduate at lower rates than white and Asian students, but black and Hispanic graduates are less likely to be “on time” than white and Asian graduates. ASSOCIATE GRADUATION RATES, BY RACE AND PERIOD: BACHELOR’S GRADUATION RATES, BY RACE AND PERIOD: FALL 2012 FRESHMAN COHORT FALL 2010 FRESHMAN COHORT 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 70 61.1% 59.1% 60 60 48.6% 45.0% 50 50 40 40 6-year 3-year 30 30 22.0% 4-year 2-year 19.3% 18.0% 20 13.9% 20 10 10 0 0 Asian Black Hispanic White Asian Black Hispanic White 11
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