Chrisie Mitchell’s Online Student Success Initiatives at Dutchess Community College

SUNY SOL Summit – February 24th – 26th, 2010   Introduction to Online Education at DCC   Demographics   Site-specific “quirks”   Risk Factors – What to address at an institutional level?   Student Success Initiatives   “Student Success Timeline”   Individual Initiatives   Q & A DCC Facts •  Established in 1957 •  Located in Poughkeepsie, NY •  Lowest tuition of any College or University in NY State •  66% of Dutchess County Residents who attend a SUNY college are enrolled at DCC. •  96% of DCC graduates who transfer to SUNY schools graduate. •  9,794 enrolled students Fall 2009 DCC Online Education Facts •  55 online offerings in Spring 2010 •  DCC offers online courses from all 10 academic departments •  DCC does not offer online programs at this time •  1,155 enrollments at the beginning of SP10 Full Time Vs. Part Time 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 Number of unique students 100 50 0 SP00 FA00 SP01 FA01 SP02 FA02 SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05 FA05 SP06 FA06 SP07 FA07 SP08 FA08 SP09 FA09 FT 47 41 100 97 128 159 103 132 183 172 181 211 226 245 298 302 348 287 343 389 PT 35 62 64 72 82 122 95 120 181 162 202 154 160 210 225 264 259 263 325 246 Age of Online Students 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 Number of unique students 100 50 0 SP00 FA00 SP01 FA01 SP02 FA02 SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05 FA05 SP06 FA06 SP07 FA07 SP08 FA08 SP09 FA09 18-24 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 14 40 62 92 130 176 216 233 333 353 335 400 390 25-39 50 62 119 127 167 209 132 177 228 195 187 174 133 141 174 161 172 152 173 168 40+ 29 39 41 40 40 65 58 58 88 63 90 49 62 70 82 69 77 58 81 73 Credits 450 400 350 300 250 200 Number of unique students 150 100 50 0 SP00 FA00 SP01 FA01 SP02 FA02 SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05 FA05 SP06 FA06 SP07 FA07 SP08 FA08 SP09 FA09 0-11 10 16 21 24 38 48 30 30 52 56 71 45 53 53 85 118 102 90 100 148 12 - 29 22 20 35 40 48 72 57 65 84 93 105 89 99 119 134 139 160 142 187 173 30+ 50 67 108 105 124 161 111 157 228 185 207 231 234 283 304 309 345 318 381 314 GPA 350 300 250 200 150 Number of unique students 100 50 0 SP00 FA00 SP01 FA01 SP02 FA02 SP03 FA03 SP04 FA04 SP05 FA05 SP06 FA06 SP07 FA07 SP08 FA08 SP09 FA09 0-1.49 4 4 8 7 19 18 10 13 31 27 28 28 20 39 49 39 51 57 63 98 1.5-2.49 17 33 38 46 56 58 46 68 87 92 93 96 97 112 127 141 139 141 169 157 2.5-3.49 45 49 89 76 95 135 93 125 167 141 181 177 199 223 245 271 295 267 314 270 3.5-4.0 16 17 29 40 40 70 49 46 79 74 81 64 70 81 102 115 122 85 122 110   DCC does not have completely online admission at this time.   New students, FT or PT, must register in person.   Web Registration is closed well before the start of a semester. Example: Web Reg closed January 4th, semester began Jan 19th.   Advising – Most students self-advise or use the advising center.   Helpdesk – there was no Helpdesk devoted solely to student assistance with logon and LMS issues.   Organizational Structure