Student Success

Provide a holistic educational experience for students which will support their academic, professional and personal success.

Objective 1

Achieve top 10 ranking among colleges in the Florida State College System for fall-to-fall overall student retention.

  • Achieve 100 percent response to faculty alerts and feedback with follow-up on student withdrawals. ▪ Assist students with GPAs below 2.5 who use accessibility services to support increased use of accommodations and campus resources
  • Implement cohort advising for first-time college students and those in Journey to Success
  • Increase active clubs and organizations to a minimum of 25 clubs/organizations
  • Engage 30 percent of students and 60 percent of faculty/staff in events annually. ▪ Complete a needs inventory for food, housing, childcare, transportation, digital access, mental health and accessibility services, with a 100 percent response rate
  • Host four annual seminars for student-athletes covering personal growth, health and nutrition, financial literacy and entrepreneurship during the academic year

Objective 2

Achieve a ranking within the top 10 of the Florida College System for average completion rates.

  • Double the reverse transfer graduates annually for the next five years and exceed 50 by 2030
  • Reduce “D,” “W” and “F” grades in low success classes by 5 percent
  • Increase industry certification transfer credits by 10 percent over five years
  • Boost completion of gatekeeper math within the first 30 credit hours by 2 percent each year
  • Increase students taking Journey to Success with gatekeeper math or English by 10 percent
  • Ensure all first-semester students meet with an academic advisor and develop an academic plan
  • Achieve a 70 percent graduation rate for student-athletes
  • Review and adjust support for 100 percent of students using accessibility services who haven’t completed degrees in three years
  • Annually increase tutoring utilization by evaluating and analyzing usage across different modalities

Objective 3

Achieve a continuation rate exceeding 75 percent for Associate in Arts students transferring to a university.

  • Develop and implement an incoming student risk analysis based on high school coursework and grades in math, writing and science
  • Increase transfer advising/planning services usage by 20 percent and boost attendance at transfer workshops by 30 percent over the next five years

Objective 4

Achieve a workforce placement rate for graduates exceeding 90 percent.

  • Over the next five years, effectively educate all students in Associate in Science, Applied Technology diploma, college credit certificate and baccalaureate programs about top local hiring companies and organizations related to their credentials
  • Increase student participation in internships and job shadowing by 30 percent over the next five years
  • Boost student participation in career-related workshops by 10 percent annually for interviewing skills and resume writing
  • Re-implement the graduate/alumni survey and survey of local employers and take action based on the feedback received