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AcademicAdvisingandCareerCoaching:AStudentSuccessModelforAdultLearners
Dr.CraigSmithDirectorofStudentSuccessandRetention
PresentationOverview
• Introduction• MontgomeryCountyCommunityCollege• TheAdultLearner• IntrusiveAdvising• AdvisingReform:iPASS andRCT• CareerAdvising:TheTool
MCCCataGlance
Mission:Servetheneedsofourcommunitythroughacommitmenttotheeducationalsuccessofourstudents.
Goals:ChampionStudentSuccess,FosterMeaningfulExternalRelationships,EnsureaSustainableOrganization
FastFacts:• 74%areparttime• 39.5%ofthestudentbodyiscomprisedofethnicandracialminorities• Averageageis25• 82%oftheCollege'sstudentsliveinMontgomeryCounty• 62%ofalumniareemployedinMontgomeryCounty• 95%areemployedintheCommonwealthofPennsylvania• 15,000students,virtual,threecampuses
TheAdultLearner27isthenew18!
FastFacts:• “PostTraditionalStudents”• CareerTransitions/Related
eventsismy“why”• Needtoretool/reeducate• Preferacceleratedandyear
roundofferings• Morecareerfocused/clarity
HigherEducationDigitalMarketingTrends,2017
YOU ARERESPONSIBLE!
• SustainedOngoingsupportratherthanan“inoculation”approach
• StrategicDifferentiatedservicestomaximizecapacity
• IntegratedServicesarenotviewedasstand-aloneinterventions.
• Proactive
Servicesareanintegralpartofallstudents’
experiences.
• PersonalizedStudentsreceivethesupporttheyneedwhentheyneedit, fromanindividualwhoknowsthemwell.
Advising– as– teaching(SSIPP)
TheAdultLearner
TheExperience:IntrusiveAdvising
IntegratedPlanning&AdvisingforStudentSuccess(iPASS)
PotentialSolutionstoRetentionChallenges
• 2013à IPAS– Starfish– EducationalPlanning– BlackboardDashboard
• 2015à iPASS– MyCareerPlan (JobZology)– EducationalPlanning– FinancialPlanning(2018)
ProactiveorIntrusiveAdvising
• ProactiveAdvising:deliberate,structuredstudentinterventionatthefirstindicationofacademicdifficultyinordertomotivatethestudenttoseekhelp.
• ProactiveAdvising:usesthegoodqualitiesofprescriptiveadvising(experience,awarenessofstudentneedsandstructuredprograms)andofdevelopmentaladvising(relationshiptoastudent’stotalneeds).
IntrusiveAdvising
• IdentifiedthroughCivitas(PAtool)
• NeedtocompleteMyCareerPlan
• Additionaladvisingappointment(30min)
• Earlierintervention– EarlyAlertSurveyfromFaculty
CareerAdvisingTool
TheCollegepartneredwithJobZologytobringusMyCareerPlan– atoolthatcombinesbothcareerassessmentaswellasO*NETinformationaboutcareeroutlooks.
http://stream.mc3.edu/lecture/MyCareerPlan_-_20161015_104536_26.html
Intervention:AdvisingInteractionInadditiontothe outreach,allstudentsinthetreatmentgroupwillberequiredtoattenda30-minuteadvisingmeeting.Theadvisingsessionisaninteractivedialoguethroughwhichtheycanclarifytheiracademicandcareergoalsanddevelopaplanofactionformeetingthesegoals. Advisorswillhavea“toolbox”toguidetheirsession.The“toolbox”willincludeaconversationpromptwithguidingquestionsforeightcoreperformanceareas;advisorswillidentifywhichperformanceareasrequireattentionandusetheguidingquestionsalignedwiththeseareastolaunchtheconversationwiththestudent.CareerCoaching:AllsubsequentCareerCoachingisreferredtoCareerServices.TheresultsofthestudentsJobzology/MCPassessmenttypicallyundergirdsthediscussion.
CareerandEducationalPlansTheToolkit
AdvisingAppointmentStages:1-CurrentScenario“What’sgoingon”2-PlansandGoals“WhatdoIhopetoachieve”3-PossibleActions“HowdoIplantogetthere”
• ConfirmstudenthascompletedMyCareerPlan.
• ReviewMCPresultswithstudent.• Ifastudentisinterestedina
particularcareer,exploreitfurtherin thetool,showingthemhowtofind jobs,howtoseethedetailedsummaryofthecareer(includingjobgrowthbystate),and/orhowtofindapplicablebachelor’sorgraduatedegreeprograms.
• ConfirmthatstudenthasplannedoutpastthissemesterandnextinSelf-Service.
StudentSuccessCoaching
§ AcademicAdvising⁻ Educationalplanningtomapoutyourprogramofstudy⁻ Academicadvisingspecifictoyourchoiceofmajor⁻ Weekly‘lunchandlearn’workshops⁻ Onlineregistrationassistance
§ CareerServices⁻ - Careerplanningassessment
- Resume,coverletterandinterviewassistance- InternshipAssistance- JobFairs
§ TransferServices⁻ Supportavailablefortransferringtoafour-yearinstitution.⁻ Transferfairsandworkshops⁻ Informationavailableabouttransferpartnerships&scholarships
Questions
Dr.CraigSmithMontgomeryCountyCommunityCollegeDirectorofStudentRetentionandSuccess