Overall Population

Enrolled in the Same Community

Baseline: 7377
Goal: 7446

Activities that Support the Goal
  • Streamline online application and enrollment process (SAS 2.1. Action Step 1.1)
  • Establish a clear “front door” for new and returning students with clear signage, and a friendly Welcome Center with drop-in help for FAFSA, financial aid, and CCCApply (SAS 1.1. Action Step 1.1)
  • Increase the presence of peer student-to-student interactions to enhance access and services support (SAS 1.1. Action Step 1.2)
  • Implement a solution/s that provides evening and weekend students increased access to the Cashiering Services window (pay transportation fee and obtain photo student IDs), Health Services, counseling services, COM Cupboard, SAS support, and the bookstore throughout the semester (SAS 1.1. Action Step 1.3)
  • Improve the usability of online resources, including CCCApply, MyCOM portal, and website, especially for student groups who are less familiar with computers and technology (SAS 1.1. Action Step 1.4)
  • Increase the number of ED Plans for ESL students through Counseling Outreach to ESL Students (SAS 1.2. Action Step 2.1)
  • Streamline enrollment processes for noncredit ESL students (SAS 2.1.)
  • Redesign master course scheduling to ensure sufficient and timely offerings, complementary planning to avoid key conflicts to support transfer and degree attainment (IP 3.1.)
  • Institutionalize the COMPASS program designed to increase the college readiness of participating students and contribute to their academic success in high school and beyond
  • Improve communication with students who have completed CCCApply, using texts for important information

​Retained from Fall to Spring at the Same College

Baseline: 3801
Goal: 3822

Activities that Support the Goal
  • Increase number of outreach activities conducted by counselors throughout the semester (SAS 1.2. Action Step 2.3)
  • Monitor and assess academic student progress for early intervention (SAS 5.1. Action Step 1.1)
  • Develop academic support strategies for students (SAS 5.1. Action Step 1.2)  
  • Utilize varying methods of communication for students
  • Evaluate and pilot delivery modalities for just-in-time information and timeline reminders as well as targeted essential skills that are mapped by week of the semester (SAS 3.1. Action Steps 1.2 and 1.3)

Transfer to a Four-Year Institution

Baseline: 474
Goal: 486

Activities that Support the Goal
  • Outreach to students undecided on majors, or on academic/progress probation or dismissal for federal aid or California Promise (formerly BOG fee waivers)
  • Explore best practices to support students on probation (SAS 5.1. Action Step 1.2)

Completed Both Transfer-Level Math and English Within the District in the First Year

Baseline: 46
Goal: 54

Activities that Support the Goal
  • Align high school to college math and English curriculum/course content with regard to AB 705 (IP 2.1. Action Step 1.2)
  • Provide professional learning opportunities for English, ESL and math faculty to discuss alignment of curriculum with K-12 faculty (IP 6.1. Action Step 1.5)
  • Develop Math orientation
  • Evaluate effectiveness of math and English companion courses (IP 6.1. Action Step 1.3.1.)
  • Explore offering late start classes in math and English and other support options such as success workshops (IP 6.1. Action Step 1.3.3)
  • Provide professional development opportunities to share best practices in increasing student success and implementing AB 705 (IP 6.1. Action Step 1.4.)
  • Identify specific Math/English skills that are needed in core content courses that previously had prerequisites and develop innovative strategies to respond (IP 6.2. Action Step 2.1.)
  • Research and implement best practices for supplemental instruction and scheduling, such as tutoring, workshops, brush up credit/non-credit courses. (IP 6.3 Action Step 2.3)

Attained the Vision Goal Completion Definition

Baseline: 313
Goal: 339

Activities that Support the Goal
  • Outreach to students who are close to degree completion
  • Increase activities around commencement and completion
  • Improve graduation application process
  • Strengthen pipeline with industry to encourage certificate completion