Who
Cares?
• Student Communications Guru Lori Blewett, Student Life Comm. Coordinator
• First Year Experience Diva Tynisha Wooley, Student Life Coordinator
• Orientation Queen Stacy Wooten, Student Life Senior Coordinator
• Student Life Visionary Cheryl Richard, Student Life Director
The ACC FYE Team
austincc.edu/fye
[email protected]
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• District-wide strategy for Achieving the Dream and ACC Student Success Initiative
For more information visit austincc.edu/success
First Year Experience Objectives
• Provide new students with basic information essential to college success
• Engage students through personalized interaction and attention
• Introduce students to Student Life and involvement opportunities
• Establish a culture of care in a welcoming environment
• Contribute to school pride and traditions
FYE Components
• The Orientation Program (TOP): Face-to-Face, Online
• Welcome Week
• Common Service Experience
• Social Media
• VIP Events
Impact of Fall 2010
Mandatory Orientation
on First Time In College
Students (FTIC)
Implementing the First Year Experience
on a Multi-Campus Community College
Key Stakeholders
Building on positive relationships with various departments and
administrative areas of Austin Community College helped our Student Life
team spearhead the First Year Experience for students on eight
campuses–including a rapidly growing distance learning population.
The most significant component of FYE, both in fiscal/staff resources and
impact on student success, is The Orientation Program (TOP). As TOP
transitioned from optional to mandatory, we learned how important it was to
identify key stakeholders at the right time in the development and
implementation process. Highlighted below are our key stakeholders and
the scope of their contributions to FYE.
Administration
IT
Time: 1 year prior to implementation
Create processes for registration holds, TOP registration
Admissions and Records
Time: 1 year prior to implementation
Tag onto or add messaging triggered by application, registration
Instructional Resources and Technology
Time: 1 year prior to implementation
Develop Online TOP modules
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability
Time: 1 year prior to implementation, then after each semester
Collect, analyze baseline, demographic data for TOP, FYE
Campus Managers
Time: 6 months-1 year prior to each TOP registration period
Reserve facilities for Face-to-Face orientation
Public Information and College Marketing
Time: 6 months prior to implementation, then prior to each TOP reg. period
Create, update student communication plan, messaging, marketing
Advising and Counseling
Time: 2 months prior to each TOP registration opening
Review, clarify TOP policy and registration process, updates
Faculty/Staff
Time: Ongoing
Communicate FYE events and engagement opportunities
Information updates scheduled 2 months prior to TOP registration period,
and as needed. Minor program adjustments scheduled each semester.
Scale up discussions held annually during mid-spring with stakeholders.
Data source: 12th day class data. Students were included in this analysis if they were enrolled on the 12 class day.
Students were considered orientation completers if they completed orientation between August to December 2010.
Time: 1-2 years prior to implementation
Align FYE with college mission, policies; establish funding sources
FTIC
Group
Total
Returned
Spring 2011
Returned
Fall 2011
N
N
Row %
N
Row %
No Orientation Fall 2009
4,581
3,188
69.6%
2,134
46.6%
Orientation in Fall 2010
2,457
1,982
80.7%
1,326
54.0%
Part-time
1,413
1,093
77.4%
773
54.7%
Full-time
1,044
889
85.2%
553
53.0%
Female
1,264
1,024
81.0%
701
55.5%
Male
1,193
958
80.3%
625
52.4%
American-Indian
24
18
75.0%
Asian
53
40
75.5%
Black
192
156
81.3%
Hawaiian/Pacific-Islander
3
2
66.7%
Hispanic
591
477
80.7%
Non-Resident Alien
57
47
82.5%
Other/Unknown
451
373
82.7%
Two or More
33
21
63.6%
White
1056
848
80.3%
Face-to-Face
1,950
1,545
79.2%
1,016
52.1%
Part-time
1,135
854
75.2%
605
53.3%
Full-time
815
681
83.6%
411
50.4%
Female
1,022
816
79.8%
551
53.9%
Male
928
719
77.5%
465
50.1%
American-Indian
20
14
70.0%
Asian
35
25
71.4%
Black
155
124
80.0%
Hawaiian/Pacific-Islander
3
2
66.7%
Hispanic
483
383
79.3%
79.2%
Non-Resident Alien
48
38
Other/Unknown
362
295
81.5%
Two or More
23
16
69.6%
77.6%
437
86.2%
310
61.1%
Part-time
278
239
86.0%
168
60.4%
Full-time
229
208
90.8%
142
62.0%
Female
242
208
86.0%
150
62.0%
Male
265
239
90.2%
160
60.4%
100.0%
4
83.3%
Black
37
32
86.5%
Hawaiian/Pacific-Islander
0
0
n/a
Hispanic
108
94
87.0%
Non-Resident Alien
9
9
100.0%
Other/Unknown
89
78
87.6%
Two or More
10
5
50.0%
White
221
200
90.5%
82.5%
Fall 2010 to
Spring 2011
Return Rate
for FTIC
Hispanic Females
(n=221)
who completed
Orientation
Face-to-Face
8 Campuses
Cypress Creek
555 Cypress Creek Road
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Year opened: 1991
Eastview
3401 Webberville Road
Austin, TX 78702
Year opened: 1999
11928 Stonehollow Dr.
Austin, TX 78758
Year opened: 1989
Pinnacle
648
15
ACC has a 7,000-square
mile service area defined
by the Texas Legislature.
The service area includes
Travis, Williamson, Hays,
Bastrop, Caldwell, Blanco,
and Gillespie counties,
plus a portion of Gonzales
County. Within the service
area, ACC's taxing district
includes the city of Austin
as well as the Austin,
Leander, Manor, Del Valle,
Round Rock, Elgin, and
Hays school districts.
Northridge
507
4
Total Orientations
completed
Face-to-Face and
Online between
August 2010 and
January 2011
*Includes
Non-FTICs
data not available
835
18
5,456
District-wide Student Demographics
For more information about
ACC: austincc.edu/about
White
Asian
Service Area
data not available
Online
American-Indian
Austin Community College District at a Glance
7748 Hwy. 290 West
Austin, TX 78736
Year opened: 1990
88.9%
Fall 2010 to
Spring 2011
for FTIC
Black Males
(n=24)
who completed
Orientation online
Rio Grande
1212 Rio Grande
Austin, TX 78701
Year opened: 1975
Riverside
1020 Grove Boulevard
Austin, TX 78741
Year opened: 1984
Round Rock
data not available
4400 College Park Drive
Round Rock, TX 78665
Year opened: 2010
South Austin
1820 W. Stassney Lane
Austin, TX 78745
Year opened: 2006
1 Full-time Student Equivalent (FTSE) is based on 15 SCH.
2 Other/Unknown includes students with tuition exemptions and waivers.
3 Full-time - 12 credit hours or more.
4 Unduplicated Race/Ethnicity - students were counted in only one category
based on their Race/Ethnicity selection. “Two or more” includes non-Hispanic
students that selected more than one race category.
5 Duplicated Race/Ethnicity - students may be counted in more than one
category based on their Race/Ethnicity selection with one exception: if students
selected “Non-Resident Alien,” they were counted only as “Non-Resident Alien”
(regardless of whether they selected an additional race/ethnicity).
NOTE: Students who attend multiple locations are counted once at each
location. Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Source: Fall 12th Class Day Data
For a larger version of this
table with more complete
student demographic
information please visit
bit.ly/accataglance or
scan this QR code.