Moving Forward

The Need(nationwide)

Challenge: Adult Participation

• Opportunity: Ivy Tech ranks 37th nationally in adult education. Remediation efforts, academic and non-academic advising as well as collaboration with Indiana employers are opportunities for enrollment growth.

Challenge: Demand for Remediation

• Opportunity: approximately 70% of Ivy Tech students need remediation coursework. Current initiatives aimed at early intervention (K-12) have the potential to improve academic readiness.

Challenge: Graduation Rates

• Opportunity: Ivy Tech has low graduation rates:• 2 yr=16% 3 yr=23% 7 yr= 33%• Early intervention, modifications in remediation curricula, and initiatives to improve instructional effectiveness offer opportunities for promoting student achievement and degree completion.

Challenge: Enrollment Rates

• Opportunity: Ivy Tech’s enrollment represents approximately 33% of all students in the public sector which means that it is positioned to capitalize on branding. Student success initiatives will also help the institution capture a larger share of the market.

Ivy Tech: Challenges and Opportunities

Three Ivy Tech Aspirations that Relate to Remediation Goals

• Ensure students achieve their educational goals.

• Ensure students receive training to succeed in a global workforce.

• Ensure adequate resource base for college education.

IVY Tech Current Remedial Efforts

• Accelerated Learning Project: students participate in remediation English while taking college-level English courses.

• Emporium Model of Instruction: “My Math Lab” software is a self-paced remedial mathematics curriculum.

Good Things are Happening in Small Pockets

• Efforts in remediation are driven by best practices.

• Three key outcomes were derived from Ivy Tech pilots.

Moving from Good to Great

A system-wide holistic approach to the remediation work plan is not evident

(supporting the whole person).

Strategies that connect all Indiana Stakeholders appear fragmented.

Alignment of resources to strategies could be

improve.

Remediation from Viewpoint of Stakeholders

5 Recommendations for Moving ForwardEstablish an early assessment process (k-12) to identify student deficiencies in core academic college readiness skills.

Expand collaboration with Indiana employers to increase retention and degree completion for working adults.

Provide services to help address non-academic student needs to promote academic success and degree completion.