Students Transitioning Through Education Programs Successfully (S.T.E.P.S.): A Research-Based, Evidence-Driven Model for Effectively Serving Underserved Students (Webinar)

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 2 pm to 3 pm
Campus: 
Dayton
023 Dunbar Library
Audience: 
Current Students
Faculty
Staff

Led by Sandra Walker & Laura Clark of Paul D. Camp Community College.  Students Transitioning through Education Programs Successfully (S.T.E.P.S.) was developed by Paul D. Camp Community College (PDCCC) in September 2012, in response to the Virginia Community College System’s (VCCS), Chancellor’s College Success Coach Initiative (CCSCI). The purpose of this initiative is to increase the number of students that graduate, transfer, or earn non-credit credentials. Students are selected based upon meeting one or more of the following three criteria: First–generation, ethnic minority, Pell grant eligible and earned 14 or fewer college credits. The VCCS defines the aforementioned students as underserved. Low retention rates among underserved students are typically attributed to lack of academic preparedness, limited financial resources, family obligations, and/or social incongruence. Coaches assist students with college survival skills, goal setting, life skills development, and on/off campus resource linkages. To date, the program has served 513 students. Data reveal significant outcomes as follows: (a) 70% of students maintained a 2.0 or above GPA; (b) 134 degrees, diplomas, certificates, or other credentials have been earned; (c) over $235,000 in scholarships awarded; and (d) 3-year average retentions rates: fall to spring (77.86%) and fall to fall (49.46%), which consistently exceed the VCCS and PDCCC by 7% to 18%. 

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