March-April 2018 College Accomplishments
Real World Skills
The college held its first Skills Now Conference with
student workshops devoted to helping them develop
the “real world” skills needed to land and keep a good
job. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives)
Highlights:
• Several hundred students attended, learning ways
to separate themselves from the pack and let
employers know they are the right person to hire.
• Workshops were based on recent national surveys
showing that employers are seeking these traits
above all else: The ability to solve problems and
work as a team; have good written communication
skills; high-end leadership skills; strong work ethic;
and ability to make good decisions.
• Those skills are especially important because the
careers students select in college often are not the
ones they eventually pursue either by choice or
because economic forces push them in a different
direction.
At-Risk Students
The Academic Advising Department demonstrated
success with its Case Management program that targets
and helps at-risk students with very low GPAs improve
their performance. (Student Enrollment, Diversity
Initiatives)
Highlights:
• The students involved have GPAs that fall below
2.0 and face the possibility of going on academic
probation or dropping out.
• Case management allows advisors to know those
students on a deeper level and work hand-in-hand
with them to monitor their progress and address
the problems they face.
•
Advisors create individualized success plans,
connect students with other departments and
services, and continually evaluate their progress.
• Overall, the advisors helped move 693 students
into satisfactory academic standing in the past
academic year.
• Such efforts are an example of EFSC’s pledge to treat
each student as an individual and do everything
possible to help them achieve their goals.
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April 2018
Record Minority Enrollment
Minority student enrollment reached a record high
at EFSC in the 2017-18 Academic Year, reflecting the
college’s many efforts to recruit, retain and assist students
from diverse communities. (Student Enrollment, Diversity
Initiatives, Financial Management, Trustee Relations,
Community Awareness)
Highlights:
• Minority enrollment was 5,229, representing 33.5
percent of the student population. That is the
highest percentage on record and up 2.5 percent
since 2014-15.
•
Minority students accounted for 40 percent of
the 2,136 First Time in College students, also the
highest percentage on record.
•
Hispanic enrollment was 2,253 students and
represented 14.4 percent of the student body,
making it the largest minority group on campus.
• Some 29.4 percent of all the degrees and certificates
awarded by the college went to minorities.
• 1,147 minorities received degrees or certificates,
making it at least the fifth year in a row that
minorities received more than 1,000 degrees or
certificates from EFSC.
•
The total minority percentage as a share of
graduates has increased each of the last three years
for Associate in Arts Degrees, Associate in Science
Degrees and College Certificates.