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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
Request a FREE trial and see Features & Benefits at www.advancerlearning.com
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OPTIONAL
REAL TIME
Thank You
Questions/DiscussionQuestions/Discussion
Deborah [email protected]
Sharon [email protected]