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Getting Placement, Course Success, and

Retention RightOne Road to Improved Retention

Getting Placement, Course Success, and

Retention RightOne Road to Improved Retention

Deborah AndersonDirector of Testing

Front Range Community CollegeFort Collins, CO

Deborah AndersonDirector of Testing

Front Range Community CollegeFort Collins, CO

Sharon Jacobsen Testing Center Manager

Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL

Sharon Jacobsen Testing Center Manager

Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL

NCTA Conference 2010Atlanta, Georgia

Session Overview

College Readiness Data

Retention/Placement ProgramsFront Range Community College

Rock Valley College

A+dvancerTM Student Data

Survey Results

Product Overview

Discussion/Questions

The Perfect StormThree forces changing our nation’s future

1.Changing economy2.Demographic trends3.Divergent skills sets

• Dropping literacy rates

• Dropping graduation rates

• Growing achievement gap

http://www.ets.org/Media/Education_Topics/pdf/ExecSummAmPerfectStorm.pdf

Different Demographics Same Great Results with

A+dvancerCity of Rockford, IL Larimer County

Population(city): 150,000 Population: 295,000

Race:68% White18% Black10% Hispanic 4% other

Race: 91% White1 % Black7% Hispanic1% Other

Median income: $38,000 Median income: $74,000

Educational attainment:22% HS drop out31% HS/GED27% Some college20% Bachelor’s degree or higher

Educational attainment:7.3% HS drop out41.8% HS/GED or some college50.9% Bachelor’s degree or higher

3 or 4 City of Rockford public high schools are identified as ‘drop out factories’ (Johns Hopkins University)

FRCC DATAPercentage of Students Placing into Developmental Courses from Accuplacer

51

72

86

51

70

83

45

72

87

STATISTICAL REPORT STATISTICAL REPORT

Where we are using A+dvancer

Front Range Community College• DVR Partnerships• Sun Grant – GED• Retest Policy

Rock Valley College• Retesting• H.S. Programs • College Readiness, Dual-Credit & Upward Bound• Pre-Placement @ Learning Opportunity Center

A+dvancertm Design

Online delivery

Aligned to most popular placement tests ACCUPLACER & COMPASS

Provides diagnostics; “What do I need to study?”

Prescribes instructional coursework (optional)

Not designed as a comprehensive developmental course

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Thank You

Questions/DiscussionQuestions/Discussion

Deborah AndersonDeb.anderson1952@gmail.com

Sharon Jacobsens.jacobsen@rockvalleycollege.edu