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Glendale News Press, CA
July 23 2014
College educators examine success rates
Glendale Community College officials release new 'Student Success
Scorecard' data.
By Kelly Corrigan
July 23, 2014 | 6:02 p.m.
At Glendale Community College, 54% of students who were tracked from
2007 through 2013 went on to earn a certificate, degree or transfer to
four-year school, according to data released this week showing the
college's student success rates.
Across the state, an average of 48% of students achieved the same
success, putting the college six percentage points higher than the
state average and well above the 41% average reached by campuses in
the Los Angeles area.
The figures are part of a data set that makes up Glendale Community
College's "Student Success Scorecard," giving the Glendale campus and
fellow community colleges a comprehensive look into whether or not
students are prepared for college, how they perform in remedial and
regular classes and whether they are on a path to a degree.
Significant achievement gaps among certain ethnic subgroups emerged as
a common thread throughout the data, said Edward Karpp, dean of
research, planning and grants for the college, during a trustee
meeting on Tuesday.
"Those gaps persist and they exist for most of these measures," Karpp said.
About 30% of Hispanic students who enrolled at the college -- initially
unprepared to take college-level math or English classes -- would go on
to complete a degree, certificate or transfer. That compares to the
47% of Armenian students, 47% of white, non-Armenian students and 46%
of Asian students who did the same.
Meanwhile, 41% of Glendale's Filipino students who were not ready to
take college-level math or English classes went on to complete a
degree, certificate or transfer, while just 32% of black students
accomplished the same.
"It tells me that we have a lot of work to do," said college trustee
Vahe Peroomian.
Mary Mirch, vice president of instructional services, said educators
have tried offering students various pathways to successfully complete
college courses they may find challenging.
One option gives students the choice to spend two semesters taking a
math class that would typically be offered for a single semester.
"We are trying as many different options as we can come up with for
the underprepared," she said.
The figures also showed that 81% of female students on the Glendale
campus proved to be more "persistent," meaning they enrolled in three
consecutive semesters upon starting at the college, compared to 74% of
male students.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-college-educators-examine-success-rates-20140723,0,1768335.story
July 23 2014
College educators examine success rates
Glendale Community College officials release new 'Student Success
Scorecard' data.
By Kelly Corrigan
July 23, 2014 | 6:02 p.m.
At Glendale Community College, 54% of students who were tracked from
2007 through 2013 went on to earn a certificate, degree or transfer to
four-year school, according to data released this week showing the
college's student success rates.
Across the state, an average of 48% of students achieved the same
success, putting the college six percentage points higher than the
state average and well above the 41% average reached by campuses in
the Los Angeles area.
The figures are part of a data set that makes up Glendale Community
College's "Student Success Scorecard," giving the Glendale campus and
fellow community colleges a comprehensive look into whether or not
students are prepared for college, how they perform in remedial and
regular classes and whether they are on a path to a degree.
Significant achievement gaps among certain ethnic subgroups emerged as
a common thread throughout the data, said Edward Karpp, dean of
research, planning and grants for the college, during a trustee
meeting on Tuesday.
"Those gaps persist and they exist for most of these measures," Karpp said.
About 30% of Hispanic students who enrolled at the college -- initially
unprepared to take college-level math or English classes -- would go on
to complete a degree, certificate or transfer. That compares to the
47% of Armenian students, 47% of white, non-Armenian students and 46%
of Asian students who did the same.
Meanwhile, 41% of Glendale's Filipino students who were not ready to
take college-level math or English classes went on to complete a
degree, certificate or transfer, while just 32% of black students
accomplished the same.
"It tells me that we have a lot of work to do," said college trustee
Vahe Peroomian.
Mary Mirch, vice president of instructional services, said educators
have tried offering students various pathways to successfully complete
college courses they may find challenging.
One option gives students the choice to spend two semesters taking a
math class that would typically be offered for a single semester.
"We are trying as many different options as we can come up with for
the underprepared," she said.
The figures also showed that 81% of female students on the Glendale
campus proved to be more "persistent," meaning they enrolled in three
consecutive semesters upon starting at the college, compared to 74% of
male students.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-college-educators-examine-success-rates-20140723,0,1768335.story