Palo Alto College: Performance Update

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8,376

8,671

9,108

9,368

9,852

8,0008,2008,4008,6008,8009,0009,2009,4009,6009,800

10,000

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018

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Fall Headcount Enrollment

Source: IRES Student Profile

Student Profile Fall 2018Enrollment Intensity• 21% (2,075) Full-Time• 79% (7,777) Part-TimeGender• 61% (5,978) Female• 39% (3,874) MaleEthnicity• 78% (7,694) Hispanic• 4% (426) African-American• 14% (1,415) White• 1% (78) Asian• 3% (239) Other

Dual Credit Students• 29% (2,848)

Fall 2018 FTIC Freshman• 15.9% (1,545)• 68% (1,051) FTIC Require Remediation

Economically Disadvantaged – Fall 2017 • 44% - Excluding dual credit; [3,015/(9,368-2,462 dual)]• 32% - Including dual credit (3,015/9,368)

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Source: THECB Accountability System, Student Profile, FADS

Course Completion Rates

89.7%90.7% 91.3% 91.7%

90.7%

80%

85%

90%

95%

Fall 14 Fall 15 Fall 16 Fall 17 Fall 18*

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* Fall 2018 is preliminary

Productive Grade Rates

75.5%79% 79.4% 78.8%

75.5%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

Fall 14 Fall 15 Fall 16 Fall 17 Fall 18*

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* Fall 2018 is preliminary

Number of High Challenge Courses

14 13 1315

21

0

5

10

15

20

25

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018*

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* Fall 2018 is preliminary

High Challenge Courses Action Plans & Strategies

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Action plans developed for each high challenge courses with the following strategies implemented: • Required embedded tutoring for Math & English high challenge courses.

Tutors & peer mentors will provide the educational support.

• English and Math Faculty are redesigning the co-req delivery model.

• Increase Flex sectioning – Fall 2019: Data collected indicates improved student success in the 8-week format for some math courses. Fall schedule will be designed to allow students to schedule all Flex sections, all full-term, or a combination of both. There are flex options in each core component area. Advisers have been provided with a summary of scheduling options.

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)Results Student Engagement Domain 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Active & Collaborative Learning 55.8 48.9 49.4 48.2 49.4

Student Effort 52.6 49.0 49.3 50.6 55.8

Academic Challenge 52.3 48.7 46.7 46.5 51.6

Student/Faculty Interaction 53.2 48.4 50.1 48.3 53.0

Support for Learners 54.0 53.2 53.9 51.7 58.2

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Source: CCSSE Spring 2017

Percentage of Students Rating their Entire Educational Experience as “Good or Excellent”

86.2% 86.8%88.4%

92.2%

80%

85%

90%

95%

National Avg Texas CC Avg Alamo Colleges PACSource: CCSSE Spring 2017

Would you Recommend this College to a Friend or Family Member?

94%

95.5% 96%97%

90%

91%

92%

93%

94%

95%

96%

97%

98%

National Avg Texas CC Avg Alamo Colleges PAC

Source: CCSSE Spring 2017

Source: CCSSE Spring 2017

Fall-to-Fall FTIC Persistence Rates

41.6% 41.3% 39.4%43.1% 42.6% 42.8%

59.2% 62.1% 62.8%67.2%

62.1% 62.7%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18

Part-Time Full-Time

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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18

FTIC Persisted FTIC Persisted FTIC Persisted FTIC Persisted FTIC Persisted FTIC Persisted

FT 336 199 417 259 497 312 479 322 494 307 668 419

PT 1002 417 929 384 881 347 893 385 877 374 983 421

FT FTIC Comparative Persistence Rates

58.5%62.7% 62.7%

66.6%71.8%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

State Avg VLCC Avg PAC Alamo San Jacinto

Three-Year FTIC Graduation Rates

13.3% 15.8%20.9%

25.5% 27%

36%

4.9%7.6% 8.8% 11% 13.1% 14%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Full-Time Part-Time

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads

FT 495 66 469 74 339 71 419 107 497 134 479 172

PT 906 44 968 74 1004 88 931 102 881 115 894 125

9%Increase in one year

3-Year FT FTIC Graduation Rates

22.3% 22.3%

29.7%

36%

44.9%

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

VLCC Avg State Avg Alamo PAC Texarkana

Four-Year FTIC Graduation Rates

13.6%18.2%

21.3%

29.2% 29.6% 31.8%

6.7% 8.4%12.6%

16.1%18.7% 20.7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Full-Time Part-Time

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads FTIC Grads

FT 809 110 495 90 469 100 339 99 419 124 497 158

PT 593 40 906 76 968 122 1004 162 931 174 881 182

4-Year FT FTIC Graduation Rates

24.8% 25.2%30.6% 31.8%

41.5%

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

State Avg VLCC Avg Alamo PAC Lee College

Degrees Conferred

Degrees and Certificates Awarded

Source: District IRES - KPI Benchmark & THECB Accountability Report

930

11651,287

1,498

1,6761,801

9301,165

1,3631,549

1,714

0

250

500

750

1000

1250

1500

1750

2000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 WIG TARGET

WIG TARGET Awarded

6-Year FTIC Transfer Rates(Based on NSC Data)

22.7%20.8% 20.5% 22.0% 23.5%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Source: National Student Clearing House

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Where PAC Students Transfer (AY ‘18)

1. UTSA (1,035)2. Texas A&M SA (683)3. Texas State University (314)4. University of the Incarnate Word (246)5. Texas A&M University (174)

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Students Employed and/or Enrolled Within 6 Months of Graduation

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Source: THECB: Texas Higher Educational Almanac

FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017Academic 86.4% 87.1% 91.2% 89.0% 92.3%Technical 96.5% 94.9% 98.5% 91.5% 90.2%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Fall 2015 FT FTIC 3-Year Tracking*

29.7% 974 36.0% 172

16.1% 527 8.1% 39

16.6% 544 11.7% 56

20.5% 671 28.0% 134

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Alamo Colleges PAC

Left in Good StandingStill EnrolledNational TransferGraduated from Alamo

82.8% 2,716 83.7% 401

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*Fall 2015 preliminary; Due to rounding, summations may not equal total.

Personal Assessment of the College Environment (PACE) Results

4.00 4.034.22 4.12 4.23

3.72

1

2

3

4

5

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Norm Base

*Five-point scale from a low of “1” to a high of “5.”

Cooperative Leadership

Consultative Leadership

Collaborative Leadership

Coercive Leadership

Student Success Agenda Increase Faculty Mentoring

Development of Advisor Recognition Program

Experiential Learning Initiative launched by the Chancellor in December 2018

Advocacy Symposium-Fall (Advocacy Efforts)

Financial Wellness Summit- Spring

Student Health Advocacy Resource and Engagement Center (S.H.A.R.E)

Emergency Aid Program

2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence – Rising StarPalo Alto College named “Rising Star” by national Aspen PrizeThe Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program announced today that Palo Alto College isa "Rising Star" award winner of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, thenation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America'scommunity colleges.

Awards & Recognitions 2018-2019

2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence – Top 10Named to a list of the top 10 community colleges in the U.S. eligible to compete for the 2019Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of highachievement and performance in America’s community colleges. Palo Alto College wasselected from a pool of nearly 1,000 public two-year colleges nationwide to compete for the$1 million Aspen Prize and was one of only three first-time finalists for the 2019 award.

2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence – Top 150 For the first time in our history, Palo Alto College and three other colleges in the AlamoColleges District have been named to a list of the top 150 community colleges in the U.S.eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’ssignature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s communitycolleges.

Awards & Recognitions 2018-2019Top 50 Veterinary Technician Programs for 2018The only school in Texas to be named to the Top 50 Veterinary Technician Programs for 2018by TheBestColleges.org. The program, which launched in 1995, has been accredited by theCommittee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities of the American VeterinaryMedical Association since 1998 and is one of only five programs fully accredited in the stateof Texas.

2018 Best Colleges in TexasNamed as one of the top three community colleges on the 2018 Best Colleges in Texas byBestColleges.com. The rankings are based on key performance indicators includingacceptance, retention, graduation, enrollment rates and loan default percentages as ameasure of graduates’ success.

2019 Best Online Community Colleges in TexasPalo Alto Community College in Texas offers a number of online degree and certificate programsthrough its Distance Learning Program. Students who enroll in distance learning will have access tothe same faculty and academics as traditional students, but will have a much more flexiblelearning schedule. Students use video conferencing, streaming software, and the Canvas learningmanagement system to interact with peers and instructors.

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