Matriculation Whats It all About

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MatriculationWhats It all About?

• Presentation to CACCROA Region 3 4, March 17,
  2006
• Jennifer Hughes, Dean of Counseling, Skyline
  College

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Definition

• Matriculation
• An institutional process that enhances access to
  the CCCs and promotes and sustains the efforts
  of credit students to be successful.
• Matriculation is everybodys business
• Not just an upfront, student services process

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Goals of Matriculation

• Ensure that all students
• complete courses
• persist to next term
• achieve educational objectives.

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Components of Matriculation

• Admissions
• Orientation
• Assessment
• Counseling
• Follow Up
• Research and Evaluation
• Coordination and Training
• Prerequisites, Corequisites and Advisories

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Matriculation Components

• Admissions Provide a procedure for the
  processing of the admissions application. Provide
  modified or alternate services for the
  matriculation process if necessary for ethnic and
  language minority students and students with
  disabilities.
• Orientation Provide students and potential
  students with information concerning college
  programs, services, financial assistance,
  facilities and grounds, academic expectations,
  course scheduling and institutional procedures in
  a timely manner.

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Matriculation Components

• Assessment Conduct assessment for all non-exempt
  students to determine student competency in
  computational and language skills. Assist
  students in identifying their aptitudes,
  interests, and educational objectives. Evaluate
  students learning and study skills.
• Counseling Provide comprehensive academic,
  career and personal counseling services to
  non-exempt students. Develop student educational
  plan in written or electronic form. Make
  appropriate referrals to support services.

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Matriculation Components

• Student Follow Up Provide post-enrollment
  evaluation of each non-exempt students academic
  progress. Establish a follow up system that
  ensures the regular monitoring for early
  detection of academic difficulty. Make referral
  to appropriate services and curricula as
  necessary.
• Coordination and Training Develop and implement
  a program for providing all faculty and staff
  with training appropriate to their needs with
  respect to the provision of matriculation
  services.

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Matriculation Components

• Research and Evaluation Establish and maintain
  institutional research for evaluating efficacy of
  matriculation services and remedial programs and
  services.
• Prerequisites Develop and implement a board
  approved policy for the establishment and
  enforcement of prerequisites, corequisites, and
  advisories.

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Who Participates In Matriculation?

• Each College District responsible for determining
  students who should participate in the
  matriculation process.
• Matriculation status determined by the
  self-declared educational goal Most colleges
  exempt students from matriculation who
• Hold an Associate Degree or higher

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Which Students Are Encouraged To Participate in
Matriculation?

• Students who declare a goal of
• Transfer
• Associate Degree/Certificate
• Improve basic skills in English, reading or math
• Undecided on goal

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Other Students Who May Be Exempt

• Most colleges exempt a student from
  matriculation whose goals is to
• Discover/Formulate career goals
• Prepare for new career
• Sometimes, colleges exempt students based on the
  number of units a student is enrolled in

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The Matriculation ProcessFor Non-Exempt Students

• After being admitted and determined non-exempt,
  students
• Complete placement tests in reading, English and
  math (Using state validated/approved tests)
• Complete orientation session
• Meet with a counselor to review assessment
  results, goals and select courses
• Register for classes
• Meet with counselor to develop Student Education
  Plan

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Matriculation Plan and Expenditure Report

• Matriculation Plan outlines
• Each component standard
• The goals and activities for meeting the
  standard.
• Plan is updated annually
• Expenditure Report outlines
• The use of matriculation and college funds to
  meet component standards
• Report is submitted annually

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What About Prerequisites?

• Prerequisites, Corequisites and Advisories are
  conditions of enrollment students are required to
  meet prior to enrollment
• Faculty identify the courses, skills or body of
  knowledge in the prerequisite that are essential
  to the success of the students

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Why Have Prerequisites?

• Student Benefits
• Know what is expected of them without being
  denied access
• Faculty Benefits
• Faculty teach on the first day to prepared
  students

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How Do We Implement Them?

• Adopt board approved policy
• Ensure that pre- and co- requisites are necessary
  (Faculty)

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How Do We Enforce Them?

• Require students to meet conditions of enrollment
• Restrict enrollment in the course to students who
  meet prerequisites
• Provide students with procedures for challenging
  prerequisites (NO WAIVERS)

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How Do Colleges Enforce Prerequisites?

• Computer blocking
• Instructor checking on the first day of class
• This method tends to be inconsistent and places
  greater burden on instructor
• Does not happen in a timely manner that allows
  students to change classes, as needed

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How Is Matriculation Monitored Statewide?

• Submission of Annual Matriculation Plan and
  Expenditure Report
• Demonstration of District/College Contribution to
  Matriculation Program
• 75/25 Match
• Site Visits

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Is Matriculation Working?

• MIS Data Submitted Annually to the State
  Chancellors Office
• Recent Study
• 99,000

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Effect of Matriculation on Persistence of First
Time College Students
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The Matriculation Budget

• State funded
• Colleges expected to provide district Match
• 75 local funds
• 25 state funds
• 2002-03 Severe Cut in State Funds
• 29 cut statewide

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The Matriculation Budget

• 2005-06 Final 66,332,000
• 2006-07 Request 93,767,998
• 2006-07 Gov. Proposed 70,981,961

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How is Matriculation Funded

• Statewide Funding Formula
• 2.4 X new credit students continuing students
  .7 x precollegiate basic skills enrollments

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How Do Colleges Spend Matriculation Funds?

• Salaries
• Discretionary Costs
• Assessment (Site Licenses, Costs for Tests
• Supplies and Materials

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How Can You Help?

• Continue to stress the importance of
  matriculation at your college.
• Get involved on matriculation committees
• Advocate for continued state funding for
  matriculation services

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Want More Information? (Are you kidding?)

• www.cccco.org
• Click on Programs and Services
• Click on Matriculation
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