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ASPIRATIONS TO

Men of Color and Community Colleges

Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color/Palo Alto College, San Antonio

October 24, 2014

Initiative on Men of Color – 4 Components

� Student Success Institute – Improving Outcomes for Men of Color in Community Colleges

� Special Report: Aspirations to Achievement – Men of Color and Community Colleges

� Focus Group Activities and College Reports � Web Tools and Resources:

http://www.ccsse.org/center/initiatives/moc/tools.cfm

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50% Of Latino students start at a community college.

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The Facts … Participation

National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2011

31% Of Black/African American students start at a

community college.

28% Of White students start at a community college.

Students enrolled at community colleges represented

46% Of all U.S. undergraduates.

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The Facts … Participation

` 49% of Black/

African American students

` 56% of Latino

students

NCES (2014). IPEDS Fall 2012 Enrollment Survey [AACC, 2014 analysis].

I Have a Goal!

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Black/African American Males Latino Males

Certificate:

59% (N=18,861)

60% (N=23,713)

Associate Degree:

87% (N=19,092)

87% (N=23,892)

Transfer to 4-year:

82% (N= 19,121)

84% (N=23,927)

CCSSE Cohort Data (2012)

The Facts …Outcomes

IPEDS, 2011

Community college students earning certificates or degrees within three years by gender and race/ethnicity (N=157,581)

Black/African American males 5%

Latino males 5%

White males 32%

Overview of Improving Outcomes for Men of Color in Community Colleges

Focus Groups

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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

TEXAS

CALIFORNIA

MICHIGAN

Overview of Improving Outcomes for Men of Color in Community Colleges

� November 3-5, 2013, San Antonio, TX � 26 Colleges Participated � TX, MI, CA, FL � Advance work/ Homework � Short-Term Action Plan � Summary Document of Post-Plan Work

***The Work Has Continued***

Student Success Institute: Improving Outcomes for Men of Color

Example of Advance Work from Institute

Black Latino White Active & Collaborative Learning

54.3 48.0 47.1

Student Effort 51.1 47.7 41.2

Academic Challenge 52.6 48.9 43.3

Student-Faculty Interaction

53.0 46.8 44.8

Support for Learners 55.4 50.3 44.9

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2013 CCSSE Average Male Benchmark Scores Report from Participating College at the Institute

Overview of Improving Outcomes for Men of Color in Community Colleges

A SPECIAL REPORT—Aspirations to Achievement: Men of Color in Community Colleges

Center Engagement Data

And within all student groups, higher levels of engagement are associated with higher outcomes, as measured by self-reported GPAs.

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Among males, Blacks are the most engaged, followed by Latinos, followed by White males.

However, student success – credits earned or self-reported GPA - reverses the pattern: White men have stronger outcomes, followed by Latino men, with Black men reporting the lowest outcomes.

What Did We Find In Our Focus Group Work?

� Personal connections matter. � High expectations matter. � Instructors matter. � Engagement matters.

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Hearing Student Voices

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Aspirations to Achievement: Men of Color in Community Colleges

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Click on Image to Link to Aspirations to Achievement, the Video

What Did You Hear?

� About students’ early experiences? What are some challenges students bring with

them? � About teaching and learning? Instructional design and techniques? � About support for students? Inside and outside of class? � About what makes a difference for

students?

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Linking Goals to Outcomes

� What is happening on your campus to help male students of color succeed?

• Any initiatives, policies, practices targeting men of color specifically?

� How do you know if they are effective?

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What are your next steps?

Men of Color Resources

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Men of Color Tools Webpage

Men of Color Special Report Webpage

http://www.ccsse.org/center/initiatives/moc/index.cfm

Questions…Comments?

Misha Turner, Associate Director, College Relations turner@cccse.org

Emmet Campos Project Coordinator, Men of Color and Engaging Latino Students Initiatives campos@ccsse.org