That's a Wrap:  - PowerPoint Presentation

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That's a Wrap: 

Providing

Wrap-around Services

for

Student SuccessSlide2

Introduction

Jacob Richardson

College Success CoachM.A. Human Services

Brandon HensleyCollege Success CoachB.A. Human Services and CounselingSlide3

History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sarw6xYtzZQ&feature=youtu.beSlide4

College Success Coach Grant

Minority Status

Pell StatusFirst Generation StatusLess than 15 creditsSlide5

College Success Coach Grant

% of students completing SDV in first semester

% of students enrolling in ENF% of students enrolling in MTE% of students completing college-level English% of students completing college-level Math% of students completing at least 15 credits with a 2.5 GPA

% of students completing at least 30 credits with a 2.5 GPA% of students earning a GEC or CECSlide6

“It used to be that the big ate the small.

Now

the fast eat the slow.” Geoff Yang, Institutional Venture Partners

FAST OR FORGOTTEN Slide7

What Impacts Decisions

1

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: College Website2nd: Current Students3rd: Formal Campus Tour4th: Parents or family membersSlide8

Career Coaches

There is a special cadre of coaches who are working with many of the high schools within Southwest Virginia Community College’s service region. These professionals are working closely with high school guidance counselors to help students find the right resources that will assist them in achieving their career goals. Slide9

Advising

Virtual One Stop Shop

Registering for classesFinancial AidCampus TourPhoto ID

Parking StickersWe walk the student, not just directSlide10
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SAILS

The Voyage to Retention: Anchoring Adrift Students to

SuccessSAILS (Student Assistance and Intervention for Learning Success ) is the VCCS’s early alert system which allows instructors to quickly and easily provide feedback on issues that a student needs to address as well as to provide encouragement for positive academic performance. SAILS increases communication between students and their instructorsSlide12

MBTI (Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator) Personality Pathways:

Identify how your natural preferences affect interests and talents, relationships, and ways of dealing with the world. 

Use the information to assist you in making career and major decisions.Slide13

Student Services

The

name “trio” was first used in the late 1960’s to describe the first three federal outreach programs – Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services. The label TRIO applies to those programs contained in Title IV of the regularly amended Higher Education Act of 1965

.TutoringTransferSlide14

Veterans Upward Bound

The Veterans Upward Bound Program is funded through the United States Department of Education as a part of the TRIO grant programs. The mission of Veterans Upward Bound Program is to assist eligible veterans to become successful in their educational and career goals.

Eligibility

Requirements for Veterans Upward BoundAny veteran who has served 181 days of active duty AND has received a discharge other than dishonorable ANDIs a first generation college student ORMeets low income guidelines established by the Department of Education. OREstablished academic need / been out of school for five or more years.Slide15

Great Expectations

launched in fall 2008 at five Virginia Community Colleges, each of which received a grant to pilot components of the program. Since then, the program has continued to expand to other community colleges across the commonwealth. Our goal is for

Great Expectations to be available and easily accessible for all foster youth in Virginia. Great Expectations helps Virginia’s foster youth complete high school, gain access to a community college education and transition successfully from the foster care system to living independently

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Disability Services

Adaptive

technologyTests read out loud to the studentSpecial seating during classroom lecturesExtra time allowed for testing

A private room for test taking (proctored)Tape recording of lecturesNote-taking assistanceService animalsAn interpreterBooks on tapeOther accommodation can be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.Slide17

OPPSS

The Office of Pregnant and

Parenting Student Support

Goals:To improve services for pregnant and parenting studentsTo improve services for students that are experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalkingServices:Academic SupportReferral to:Health ServicesSocial ServicesDomestic Violence/Sexual Assault/Stalking SupportSlide18

Career Services

Offers:

Career AssessmentInterest InventoryHelp create a cover letter and resumeHelp with interview preparation

Keeps finger on the pulse of the job market in service regionSlide19

Virginia’s Education Wizard

helps students navigate the process of selecting careers, finding majors, estimating the cost of college, finding and applying for financial aid and scholarships, and planning for transfer from a community college to a four-year institution.

The Wizard

can help you identify occupations that match the skill sets you have and the skills you plan to attain.Slide20

On-Ramp

The On Ramp Program

assists dislocated workers with tuitions, books, and certification/licensing fees in an effort to successfully transition them back into the workforce through short term training. Continuing education/workforce programs as well as credit courses are encouraged.You may qualify if you are a dislocated worker defined as:

unemployeddisplaced homemaker/caretakerfailed small business ownereligible for, or exhausted unemployment insuranceSlide21

Career Closet

According to style expert and author Daisy

Lewellyn, it only takes 2.2 seconds for executives and managers to judge an applicant’s appearance and their look. Therefore, dressing professionally is vital to landing the job of one’s dreams and making a lasting impression. Now, students and clients of Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) and Goodwill Industries will have a chance to make a good first impression at no additional cost.Slide22

Rapid Response

RAPID RESPONSE

Outreach at fairs and events Web inquiries

Follow-up appointment callsConnect with On-Ramp Slide23

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TransitSlide24

Student Activities

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students who participate in extracurricular activities have a

15 percent higher classroom attendance rate than students who are not involvedSlide25

Aerobic/dance studio

Baseball FieldGymnasiumRacquetball Courts

Soccer FieldTennis CourtsWeight Room*Only community college in Virginia partnered with YMCASlide26

The most dangerous time to fall is when there is no one to pick you up

Any Questions?