Community College of

Rhode Island (CCRI)

A Comprehensive Research Project

Overview of Presentation

Background Students Faculty Governance and Administration Finance Vocational Education Developmental Education Community Education Collegiate Education

Community Colleges of Rhode Island

Consists of six community college campuses

Downcity Campus-Shephard Building (Providence)

Flanagan Campus (Lincoln)

Knight Campus (Warwick)

Liston Campus (Providence)

Newport County Campus (Newport)

Satellite Campus-Westerly High School (Westerly)

(http://www.citytowninfo.com/school-profiles/community-college-of-rhode-island)

Knight Campus

Flanagan Campus

Liston Campus

Newport County

CCRI Downcity

Satellite CampusCommunity Colleges of Rhode

Island

Background CCRI

The Community College of Rhode Island opened their doors in 1964 intending to serve only 300 students

CCRI quickly surged past their expectation, and now have over 54,000 alumni

CCRI is a public open access institution that offers certificates, degrees, and noncredit workforce training programming

("Cticollegesearch," 2004) (Di Pasquale, 2009)

Background Continued

CCRI has a total current enrollment of 16,811 students

CCRI offers more than 80 certificate and degree majors

CCRI is the largest community college in the Northeast United States

CCRI is the only community college in Rhode Island

("Cticollegesearch," 2004)

Background Continued

CCRI is governed by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education

There are two other public higher education institutions in Rhode Island - Rhode Island College (RIC) - University of Rhode Island (URI)("Welcome to ribghe," 2003)

Student Characteristics

More than 70% of CCRI students transfer to a traditional four-year institution

Due to the Center for Workforce and Community Education there are more than 32,000 registrations annually

Over 54,000 students have graduated from CCRI

More than 90% of recent CCRI graduates are continuing their education , are employed, or both

(Di Pasquale, 2009)

Student Alumni Demographics Based on graduation statistics 2008-2009

Average graduate age is 30 - Female: 31 - Male: 28

Over 68% are female 90% of students are from Rhode

Island 8% of students are from

Massachusetts Over 15% minorities ("Graduate facts 2008-2009," 2009)

Current Student Demographics

Full-Time – 38% Part-Time – 62% Female – 60% Male – 40% Minority Population – 23% Non-Minority Population –

66% Unreported Population –

11% (LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Current Student Demographics

Continued Students age under 25 – 61.2% Students age 25 and over –

38.8% In-State student Population –

95% Out-of-State Student Population

– 4.6% Non-Resident Alien - .1% Students who receive Financial

Aid – 46%

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

CCRI Students

CCRI is an open-access institution

CCRI gives a variety of students the opportunity to obtain a degree or job training skills in technical and college general education courses

A high school diploma or equivalent is not a general admission requirement of the College, provided the student is 18 years of age ("Admissions information," 2008)

(Di Pasquale, 2009)

Faculty Community College of Rhode Island

Total of 330 Full-Time Faculty Members

Total of 567Adjunct Faculty Members

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Faculty Full-Time Statistics

Female Full-Time Faculty Members – 208 - 63% of the total Faculty population

Male Full-Time Faculty Members – 122 - 37% of the total Faculty population

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Faculty Full-Time Statistics Continued

The majority of faculty hold a Master’s Degree with a smaller percentage holding a Doctorate

Over 76% of faculty hold a Master’s

Over 21% of faculty hold a Doctorate(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Governance and Administration

The Community Colleges of Rhode Island is governed by the Rhode Island Board of Governors

“The mission of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education is to provide an excellent, efficient, accessible and affordable system of higher education designed to improve the overall educational attainment of Rhode Islanders and thereby enrich the intellectual, economic, social and cultural life of the state, its residents, and its communities("Board of governors'," 2004).”

("Board of governors'," 2004)

Governance and AdministrationContinued

The RI Board of Governors is responsible for evaluating and implementing changes to the curriculum, tuition, etc. of CCRI

Institutions which are not part of the RI system , such as private or proprietary schools are still held to the Board of Governors standards

("Powers and duties," 2003)

Aspects Controlled by Governors for Higher Education

Works to keep the price affordable and to make sufficient financial aid available

Establishes a clear and distinct mission statement for each of the three institutions

Encourages cooperative ventures with other education and training sectors and with institutions of higher education around the world

("Powers and duties," 2003)

Governance and Administration

Is the current CCRI system working?

According to a recent report from the Governor of Rhode Island, CCRI must start doing a better job of training Rhode Islanders for local industry- specifically technical industy

CCRI must provide “soft skills” (Jordan, 2010) wanted by employers, such as communication skills

(Jordan, 2010)

Finance Community College of Rhode Island

The overall financing is controlled by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education

CCRI has a total FY2010 budget of $98, 161,402

45 % of the budget comes from state appropriations

55 % comes from other college revenues, including tuition and fees from students

CCRI receives no local monies toward operational costs

(Di Pasquale, 2010)

("Member institutions in rhode island," 2010)

Current Budget and Financial State Funding Information

("State Appropriation as a percentage of total revenue," 2010)

Current Budget and Financial Tuition Funding Information

("Tuition as a percentage of total revenue," 2010)

Full-Time Student Tuition Rates CCRI Vs. University of Rhode

IslandCCRI

In-State: $3,080.00

Regional/Inter-State: $4,620.00

Out-of-State: $8,712.00

URI In-State: $10,661.00

Regional/Inter-State: $ 16,841.00

Out-of-State: $ 27,159.00

("Tuition & fees," 2010)

("Tuition and fee information," 2010)

Vocational EducationCCRI

Career and Technical Training is part of the overall plan of CCRI’s Center for Workforce and Community Education division

The aim of the Career and Technical training is to increase and supplement Rhode Island’s economic development

Technical education is a smaller aspect of CCRI than the Associate transfer program

Only one of the top five majors at CCRI is Vocational / Technical in nature - Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)

("Career & technical training," 2010)

Technical11%

Degree89%

Technical Vs. Degree Graduates

Technical Graduates: 162

Degree Gradu-ates: 1254

("Career & technical training," 2010)

CCRI Vocational Education

CCRI is the only publicly aligned Board of Governors community college in RI that offers technical degrees

There are eleven other technical or proprietary schools located in RI, which may explain the lack of technical degrees conferred by CCRI

("Institutions and organizations," )

Developmental Educational Findings at CCRI

Developmental Education is a developing process at CCRI

According to a 2002 study conducted by The Institute for Higher Education Policy and the New England Resource Center there were no written policies dictating Developmental Education in RI

The majority of Developmental Education was taking place at the community college level at the time of the study(Lucy-Allen, & Merisotis, 2002)

Developmental EducationContinued

CCRI has created the Developmental Education Advisory Group to evaluate and maintain Developmental Education

The mission of the Advisory Group is: “Developmental Education is designed to help students enhance their chances for academic success by providing opportunities for skill development through courses and programs designed to improve basic skills in writing, reading and mathematics ("Developmental education committee," 2008).”("Developmental education committee," 2008)

Goals for Developmental Education

Derived from the Advisory Group Developmental students will be

assessed and advised for placement in the appropriate developmental courses

Developmental students will be enrolled in the appropriate developmental courses

Developmental students will be retained in their developmental courses

("Developmental education committee," 2008)

Goals for Developmental Education

Derived from the Advisory Group

Developmental students will persist in their coursework

Developmental students will demonstrate student learning outcomes in writing, math and reading by passing developmental courses

Developmental students will be satisfied with their developmental coursework

("Developmental education committee," 2008)

Developmental Education Findings and Recommendations A clear policy statement regarding

Developmental Education will be completed

Students who are assessed and who require two or more assessment-designated courses should be automatically enrolled in a new program - General Studies Prep

Work to develop a Summer Academy program to package developmental coursework for summer completion prior to fall enrollment

("Developmental education committee," 2008)

Community Education Programs CCRI

Community Education / Personal Development

Adult Basic Education / Literacy Services

Institute for Leadership & Organizational Development

Workforce Training & Education

Community Education / Personal Development

Community Education / Personal Development at CCRI offers noncredit courses in a variety of subjects, such as:

- Community Spanish - Motorcycle Safety Training - Self Defense - SAT Prep("Community education /," 2009)

Adult Basic Education / Literacy Services

ESL- English as a Second Language

GED Testing Sites

Transition / Bridge to College Program

Workplace Literacy Programs

Adult Basic Education / Literacy Services

Transition / Bridge to College Program

The Center for Workforce and Community Education partner’s with adult education agencies to ease the transition of nontraditional students to collegiate life

Tutoring and mentoring are provided by the adult education agencies and a class is provided at CCRI

("Transition / bridge," 2010)

Adult Basic Education / Literacy Services

Workplace Literacy A grant has been obtained through

the RI Department of Education that provides literacy services to employers in Rhode Island

Classes are designed specifically to meet the employer needs

Services provided include: ESL; basic reading, writing, and math skills; and GED preparation ("Workplace literacy," 2008)

Institute for Leadership & Organizational Development

“The Institute for Leadership and Organizational Development provides high-quality customized training programs, public offerings, and certification preparation courses to the Rhode Island business community ("Institute for leadership &," 2010).”

("Institute for leadership &," 2010)

Institute for Leadership & Organizational Development

The Institute is partnered with AchieveGlobal- an “internationally recognized supplier of modular skill-based training systems focused on achieving optimal performance through organizational change ("Achieveglobal," 2008)”

("Achieveglobal," 2008)

Workforce Training & Corporate Education

Offers specifically required skills to an organization for organizational employees

Goal is to “maximize the productivity” of various Rhode Island organizations

Offers various credit and non-credit programs to train organizational employees

("Workforce training & corporate education," 2009)

Collegiate Education Statistical information provided by the Office of Institutional Research at CCRI: Fall 2009

Headcount enrollment increased by 148 students or 0.8%

Full-time Equivalency enrollment rose by 1.5%

Full-time students in the over age 25 group increased by 200 or 26.1%

Non-degree students decreased by 109 or 6.8%.

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Collegiate Education Statistical information provided by the Office of

Institutional Research at CCRI: Fall 2009

A total of 3,331 degree-seeking first-time students entered CCRI fall 2009

66.7% (2,223) plan to transfer and 28.7% or 639 of these students plan to transfer before earning a degree at CCRI(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

CCRI Student TransferStatistical Information

CCRI in congruence with the Board of Governors encourages the ability to transfer from one system institution to another

Transfer information is readily available through a Transfer Counselor

CCRI has an articulation agreement with Rhode Island College and University of Rhode Island

("Ri transfers," 2006)

CCRI Student TransferStatistical Information

Transfer Fairs are held in order to assist students with transferring to four-year institutions

Transfer guides online are readily available at various locations- on the CCRI, RIC, URI, and Board of Governors websites

The website has great transfer information and links to a wealth of information http://www.ribghe.org/ritransfers.htm

CCRI Student TransferStatistical Information

Rhode Island College (RIC) receives more incoming transfer students from CCRI than any other institution

After RIC University of Rhode Island (URI) receives the next highest number of incoming transfer students from CCRI

“Transfers to Rhode Island College increased over 29 percent from 2006 to 2007. For 2004 and 2006, the number of transfers to the University of Rhode Island (URI) were the highest on record (LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)”

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

CCRI Student TransferStatistical Information

A Washington Post article may shed light on the increase of community college transfer students

As noted in the article the economy may be the culprit of the high community college transfer rate

The cost of tuition can make all of the difference in collegiate location. As noted previously there is roughly $7000 difference between CCRI and URI(Crenshaw, 2002)

CCRI Student Retention Statistical Information

78% of first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled fall of 2008 returned for the spring of 2009

62.4% of first-time, full-time freshmen are still enrolled after one year (fall to fall)

69% of first-time freshmen had an initial goal to transfer

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

CCRI Student Completion Rates

3 Year Completion Rate: 33.4%

7 Year Completion Rate: 61% - 63%

(LeBlanc, Savastano, Gaafar, & Roberts, 2009)

Conclusion CCRI

CCRI gives students of varying academic aptitudes and interests the ability to seek higher education

CCRI appears to have a great transfer system in place for students, who wish to obtain a four-year degree

One area lacking at CCRI is Developmental Education

There are numerous community workforce programs offered by CCRI; however a couple of the programs appear to overlap

CCRI Conclusion Cont.Recent Reports

According to the Governor of Rhode Island CCRI is not doing enough to enhance the technical workforce of RI

CCRI President Ray Di Pasquale responded to the findings and noted that the budget has caused issues with the process

Apparently the issue is that only a small portion of graduates from CCRI are in the technical / vocational area

A “career pathway” is expected to be created by CCRI, which will create a clear path to key industrial technical / vocational fields (Jordan, 2010)

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