Complete 2021 Goal and the Chancellor’s

ObjectivesJuly 6th, 2016

COMPLETE 2021 GOALVirginia’s Community Colleges will lead the

Commonwealth in the education of its people by tripling the number of credentials awarded for

economic vitality and individual prosperity.

How the strategic goal of tripling credentials “trickles down”:

Complete 2021 Goal

Chancellor’s Objectives

Colleges’ Six-Year Strategies

(Final Action Plans)

VCCS Supporting Strategies

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and Successful Transfer or Entry into Workforce

Chancellor’s Objectives: 2016-2017

Student Pathway Analysis and the Loss-Momentum Framework

Enters Program of Study

CompletesProgram, Advances to Career or Further Education

ConsidersCollege

Education

CONNECTIONFrom interest to application

ENTRYFrom entry to passing program gatekeeper

courses

PROGRESSFrom program entry to completion of program

requirements

COMPLETIONCompletion of credential of value for further education

and labor market advancement

So how will we measure our progress towards the Chancellor’s

Objectives?

With DATA, of course!

What are the Chancellor’s Objectives with regards to

the Loss-Momentum Framework?

CONNECTIONIncrease number of

Fall term applications

ENTRYIncrease amount of successful credits

earned in students’ first term/year

PROGRESSIncrease Fall-to-

Spring and Fall-to-Fall retention

COMPLETIONIncrease completions

of degrees, certificates, and

industry certifications

CONNECTION OBJECTIVE:Increase Fall admissions applications from 110,000 to 130,000.

Measure Supporting StrategiesNew online admissions applicationMultiple measures for college

readiness taskforce

• Baseline: Fall 2014 applications = 110,883

• Year 1:Fall 2015 applications = 110,243

PROGRESSION OBJECTIVE:Increase Fall-to-Fall retention to 60% and Fall-to-Spring retention to 71%.

Measures• Baseline:

Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 retention – 38.33%

Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 retention – 64.09%

• Year 1:Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 retention –

37.99%Fall 2015 to Spring 2016 retention –

65.64%

Supporting StrategiesStudent Success Leadership

InstituteJFF Student Success Center

GrantStructured programs of study

COMPLETION OBJECTIVE:Increase associates degrees, certificates and career studies certificates by 6,000 over AY2015.

Measures2014-15 2015-16

Final CountCount as of

7/5/2016Total Awards 31,286 33,466

Associate of Applied Arts (AAA) 95 76

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) 5,873 5,763

Associate of Arts (AA) 709 692

Associate of Arts and Sciences (AA&S) 3,596 3,954

Associate of Science (AS) 7,988 8,337

Career Studies Certificate (CSC) 6,004 6,526

Certificate (CERT) 6,900 7,945

Diploma (DIPL) 121 173

Supporting StrategiesStackable Credentials“Aid Like a Paycheck”

financial aid disbursement

Reverse Transfer

There are multiple sources of data that can be used to measure your progress towards meeting the

Chancellor’s Objectives (and Final Action Plans):

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