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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Spring Planning Workshop
Reginald SykesAssistant Commissioner for Community and Junior College
Relations
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mississippi.edu
Community and Junior College Relations
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IHL Strategic Goal
• Increase Number of Baccalaureate Degrees
• Increase Number of CJC Transfers and Graduates
• Create a Culture of Transfer
• Reduce Transfer Barriers
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Creating a Culture of Transfer
• “It takes two to transfer”
• “Transfers are built on trust, and it takes time”
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BarriersTransfer Pipeline
Risk Factors
• Family
• Full-time Work, Part-time Attendance
• Finances (Rising Tuition Costs & Limited FA)
• Proximity
• Transfer Process (Seamless, First Year Experience)
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Potential StudentsFall 2009
Total Credit Enrollment
76,000
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First-Time Mississippi CJC TransfersFall 2009
Community & Junior Colleges
ASU DSU JSU MSU MUW MVSU UM USM SYSTEM
Coahoma 1 84 8 3 2 31 8 2 139
Copiah-Lincoln 63 9 28 44 8 0 13 100 265
East Central 0 3 15 99 12 4 4 38 175
East Mississippi 1 15 3 197 85 6 12 31 350
Hinds 37 53 175 101 18 6 32 80 502
Holmes 3 36 65 136 13 10 77 22 362
Itawamba 1 12 1 197 53 1 207 11 483
Jones 0 3 6 75 2 0 21 270 377
Meridian 2 4 3 117 11 1 9 41 188
Mississippi Delta 3 93 10 28 7 54 9 6 210
Gulf Coast 0 9 0 71 11 0 29 426 546
Northeast 1 2 0 73 18 1 105 6 206
Northwest 0 26 6 58 9 4 282 14 399
Pearl River 0 3 3 22 2 0 6 169 205
Southwest 10 2 4 16 0 0 7 57 96
Total 122 354 327 1237 251 118 821 1273 4503
% Undergraduate 4.5 11.4 4.8 8.5 11.0 4.9 6.2 10.3 7.8
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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First-Time Mississippi MGCCC TransfersFall 2009
Community & Junior Colleges
ASU DSU JSU MSU MUW MVSU UM USM SYSTEM
Gulf Coast 0 9 0 71 11 0 29 426 546
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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First-Time CJC Transfer EnrollmentNumber and Percentage Change
Fall 2008 – Fall 2009
Fall 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Difference % Change
2008-09
ASU 160 180 145 145 122 -23 -15.8%
DSU 449 376 328 323 354 31 9.6%
JSU 338 389 386 337 327 -10 -2.9%
MSU 1084 1060 1143 1137 1237 100 8.8%
MUW 145 227 233 198 251 53 26.7%
MVSU 140 135 141 150 118 -32 -21.3%
UM 758 791 724 728 821 93 12.7%
USM 1251 943 1247 1259 1273 14 1.1%
System 4325 4101 4347 4277 4503 226 5.3%
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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IHL System First-Time Mississippi CJC Transfers
Fall 2005-2009
Term System
Fall 2005 4325
Fall 2006 4101
Fall 2007 4347
Fall 2008 4277
Fall 2009 45034503
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
9.8 % increase from 06
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IHL First-time Enrollment Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Transfers
Fall 2005-09
Term MGCCC Transfers
Fall 2005 532
Fall 2006 437
Fall 2007 496
Fall 2008 492
Fall 2009 546
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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Total IHL Enrollment Mississippi CJC Transfers
Fall 2005-09
Term Undergraduate Total Mississippi CJC Transfers
Percent Undergraduate
Fall 2005 55,018 11,392 20.7%
Fall 2006 55,343 10,939 19.8%
Fall 2007 55,796 11,010 19.7%
Fall 2008 55,909 11,376 20.3%
Fall 2009 57,509 11,815 20.5%
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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Top Ten Mississippi CJC Transfer Majors
Fall 2009
Program of Study Mississippi CJC Transfers
All Undergraduates
Percentage of Transfers
Elementary Education 1671 4313 38.7%
Business Administration 796 4142 19.2%
Physical Education and Coaching 624 3321 18.7%
Biology/Biological Sciences 582 2229 26.1%
Accounting 497 2201 22.5%
Social Work 495 2018 24.5%
Psychology 448 1812 24.7%
Liberal Arts 292 1297 22.5%
Marketing/Marketing Management 249 1258 19.7%
Visual and Performing Arts 233 1118 20.8%
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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MGCCC Transfer Cumulative GPAFall 2009
Community & Junior Colleges
ASU DSU JSU MSU MUW MVSU UM USM SYSTEM
Gulf Coast 0 3.03 1.50 2.68 3.39 2.68 2.75 2.69 2.70
All Undergraduates 2.67 2.69 2.63 2.78 2.78 2.66 2.73 2.66 2.71
MS CC Transfers 2.82 2.65 2.74 2.63 2.78 2.83 2.67 2.66 2.68
Natives
(Non-Transfers)
2.65 2.70 2.61 2.81 2.79 2.63 2.73 2.66 2.71
Source: IHLMIS, 2009
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Legislative Graduation Rate Task ForceRecommendations
• Create a Seamless Transfer and Articulation Process
• Straight-forward System for Accepting Credit for BA/BS Degrees
• Concentrate on Popular Majors
• Create an Articulation and Transfer Website
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Seamless Transition for CJCTransfers
• Create a Culture of Transfer
• Reduce Transfer Barriers
• Continuous Interaction and Feedback Between
• Place Bound Students
• Need Based Financial Aid
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