Implementation and Outcomes at Two Diverse Colleges
What is the Tennessee Promise?
Last Dollar Scholarship
Covers tuition and mandatory fees
5 semesters
Connects community to students through requirement of mentors
Connects students to needs of others through a volunteer requirement
for each semester enrolled
Why the Tennessee Promise?
The Promise is part of a State of Tennessee Initiative:
Drive to 55 – 55% of the population with a
postsecondary credential by 2025
Source: NCHEMS presentation: THEC, “Affording Our Aspirations.” Roundtable, 1.15.16
Who Can Participate?
A Tennessee Resident who graduates from eligible high school,
home school, or earns a GED/HISET
HS Graduates seeking an Associate Degree, Technical Certificate,
Vocational Diploma
HS Graduates who will be enrolled full-time – 12 hours
HS Graduates who complete 8 hours of community service
2.0 GPA to remain eligible
Tennessee Promise Qualifications
1.
Apply to program by November 1, 2014
2.
Complete FAFSA by February 15, 2015
3.
Apply to eligible institution Spring 2015
4.
Attend 2 mandatory meetings with mentors
5.
Complete 8 hours of community service by August 1, 2015
6.
Complete FAFSA verification, if required, by August 1, 2015
7.
Comply with College’s deadline for submission of all admissions requirements
(transcripts, shot records, ACT or placement test scores)
Who is Impacted by the Tennessee Promise?
Public and Private High Schools in Tennessee
Eligible Post-Secondary Institutions
Students
Parents
Community Members
Business Community
Universities - Colleges
14-15 Public and
Private HS Seniors:
Jan-Feb 5
First
mandatory
meeting
Nov 1
Application
Closes
February 15
FAFSA
Completion
Deadline
Mar-April
Second
Mandatory
Meeting
August 1
Community
Service
Deadline
Profile
Columbia State Community College
Columbia State’s
Service Area
South Central Tennessee
Headcount Total * Full-Time/Part-Time
Enrollment
Total
6000
5460
5322
Full-Time
Part-Time
5225
5297
5117
5000
4000
3030
2997
3000
2463
3025
2961
2292
2264
2012
2013
2580 2717
2092
2000
1000
0
2011
2014
2015
FTE went from 3,117 to 3,500
Headcount * FTE * Part-/Full-Time
6000
5000
HC/FTE grew
proportionally
Number
4000
3000
FT Increased
PT Decreased
2000
Outcome: Students taking more hours – faster completion
1000
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
Fall Semester
Total
FTE
Full-Time
Part-Time
2015
Male/Female Enrollment
4000
3500
3239
3000
2500
2058
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2011
2012
2013
Male
2014
Female
2015
Average Age at Columbia State
Average Age
25
24.5
24
23.5
23
22.7
22.5
22
21.5
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Steady Growth in Graduates
Graduates
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY 15
Average Revenues Per FTE
Adjusted for inflation to 2015 $
$10,000
$9,000
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$-
Average student fees
per fte
Average state
appropriations per fte
Total Revenue per fte
TBR
Cleary
Gainful
Employment
Tennessee
Transfer
Pathways
Complete
College
Tennessee
Act
Outcomes
Based
Funding
Formula
Learning
Support
CoRequisites
Academic
Mapping
Academic
Focus
Compliance
Tennessee
Promise
VAWA
SAVE
Drive to
55
High
Impact
Practices
Time to
Completion
Business
Process
Modeling
FEDERAL
Tennessee
Reconnect
Veterans
Introduction
to College
course
TENNESSEE
Student
Engagement
CTE
partnerships
with High
Schools
New
Certificate
MLT – IST
Mobile
App
C-Star
Advising
System
Special
Grants/
Fundraising
Vidyo
Conferencing
for Distance
Learning
50th
Celebration
Operation
Planning of
Williamson
Campus
Strategic
Plan
Safety
Security
Columbia State
2015 TN Promise at Columbia State
2015 Tennessee Promise Class
Service Area
Counties
Giles
Hickman
Lawrence
Lewis
Marshall
Maury
Perry
Wayne
Williamson
Other
Total
A
B
Fall 2014 HS
Enrollment
# Promise
Apps Per
County
267
297
503
141
377
759
101
153
2,688
258
263
450
145
313
767
102
154
1,595
5,286
4,047
C
D
E
F
G
# HS
Statistical
Growth
Enrollment
Expectation of Fall 2015 TP Enrolled less
less
% Growth
Enroll w\o
Enrollment
Statistical
Promise
Promise
Expect
App
9
33
28
-5
-18%
34
39
40
1
3%
53
127
105
-22
-21%
-4
35
26
-9
-35%
64
75
103
28
27%
-8
176
261
85
33%
-1
9
15
6
40%
-1
36
35
-1
-3%
1,093
193
310
117
38%
1,239
723
923
200
22%
2015 Tennessee Promise Class
Spring 2016 Progression
A
Service Area
Counties
Giles
Hickman
Lawrence
Lewis
Marshall
Maury
Perry
Wayne
Williamson
Other
Total
B
# TP Students
Fall TP Enrollment Earned SCH Fall
2015
C
D
E
# Retained
Eligibility and
# of Fall TP Eligible Progression Rate %
Continued in TP
Enrolled Spring 2016 Enrolled Spring 2016
Program Spring
16
28
40
105
26
103
261
15
35
310
95
25
32
93
20
90
210
12
29
252
81
19
27
77
17
77
171
9
24
204
67
22
29
90
17
85
189
9
27
238
73
78.6%
72.5%
85.7%
65.4%
82.5%
72.4%
60.0%
77.1%
76.8%
76.8%
1,018
844
692
779
76.5%
Columbia State’s Response
• Partnered with Chamber - Hosted special events for Mentors & Counselors
• Assisted Students on completing FASFA
• Dedicated marketing and advertisement
• Providing Peer Mentor Coaches
• Sought volunteer opportunities and posted for Students
• Organized and manned a volunteer Saturday at all campuses
Columbia State’s Response
Student Services
• Held Special Events
• Held Special Admission Days
• Conducted Early Registration in High Schools
• Enhanced Communication Plan
• Sent letters
• Phoned
• E-mail
• Blocked Students from Dropping Below Full-time
Columbia State’s Response
Academic
• Hired 7 new Full-Time Faculty
• Academic Schedule
• Held a Tennessee Promise Summer Bridge Program
• Hired a Student Success Coach
• Developed a College Success Course
• Increased Academic Tutors
TN Promise Eligible (Class of 2015)
Points of interest…
• 8 TN Promise Eligible students have completed an EMT credential
• 448 in General Transfer
• 85 Business
• 43 Pre-Health Professions
• 31 Teaching
• 29 Engineering
• 140 in Pre-Allied Health
• 82 Nursing
• 28 Radiologic Technology
• 20 Veterinary Technology
Challenges - Lessons Learned
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
No Up Front
Finding Mentors
Community Service
Verification
Registration Challenges
Orientation Challenges
Personnel Intensive
Political Implications
College Understanding of Success Implications
2016 Tennessee Promise Class
Service Area Counties
Fall 2015 HS
Enrollment
Projected
Number w/o
Promise
TnPromise
Applicants
Tnachieves
Number
Reported After
1st Meeting
Tnachieves
Number
Reported
Completing
FAFSA
Projections Based
on 22% Predicted
by TSAC
Giles
Hickman
Lawrence
Lewis
Marshall
Maury
Perry**
Wayne
Williamson
Other
258
282
480
143
369
725
99
151
2,860
32
40
124
31
83
183
7
34
238
165
259
269
457
134
335
846
??
176
1879
189
215
348
96
260
628
??
145
1,294
179
205
332
91
245
587
??
140
1,238
57
59
101
29
74
186
??
39
413
Total
5,367
937
4,355
3,175
3,017
958
2015 Class
5286
723
4047
3052
2737
923
Conservative Projected Growth
35
Profile
Dyersburg State
Community College
Dyersburg
State’s Service
Area
Rural West Tennessee
Headcount Total – Full-/Part-Time
Enrollment
4000
3751
3590
3500
3258
2857
2847
3000
2500
2023
2000
1728
1966
1945
1706
1645
1500
1292
1631
1141
1226
2014
2015
1000
500
0
2011
2012
2013
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
Headcount and FTE
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2011
2012
2013
Headcount
FTE
2014
FT
PT
2015
Enrollment by Gender
3000
2598
2388
2500
2165
2000
1859
1852
1500
1153
1202
1093
988
1000
1005
500
0
2011
2012
2013
Male
Female
2014
2015
Average Age at Dyersburg State
25.5
25.29
25.02
25
24.5
24.05
24
23.5
23.37
23
22.57
22.5
22
21.5
21
2011
2012
2013
Average Age
2014
2015
Number of Graduates
700
613
600
500
467
388
383
400
306
300
229
255
200
100
0
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Initiatives and Activities at DSCC
Learning Support Corequisites
New Strategic Plan
Accreditation Site Visit
College Scheduler
Dual Enrollment/Labor Education Alignment Program
Quality Enhancement Plan Topic Development (required for our decennial review for reaffirmation of
our regional accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges in 2017)
Master Adviser Training
DegreeWorks
Cohort Pilot
TN Promise at DSCC
12 percent increase in FTF enrollment
.2 decrease in average ACT score
Slight increase in FTE and headcount
TN Promise at DSCC - GPAs
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
>3.5
3.0-3.49
2.5-2.9
TN Promise
Other FT Freshman
2.0-2.49
Below 2.0
TN Promise at DSCC - Retention
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
TN Promise
1st Time Freshman
TN Promise at DSCC - Retention
TN Promise Retention Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
DSCC GPA End of Fall
Term
Total
#
%
# Not
% Not
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
3.5 and above
91.00
83.00
91.21%
8.00
8.79%
3.0 - 3.49
76.00
71.00
93.42%
5.00
6.58%
2.5 - 2.9
47.00
41.00
87.23%
6.00
12.77%
2.0 - 2.49
39.00
31.00
79.49%
8.00
20.51%
Below 2.0
67.00
23.00
34.33%
44.00
65.67%
320.00
249.00
77.81%
71.00
22.19%
Total
TN Promise at DSCC - Retention
TN Promise Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
HIGH SCHOOL
Brighton High School
Covington High School
Crockett County High
School
Dyer County High School
Dyersburg High School
Gibson County High School
Halls High School
Lake County High School
Millington Central High
School
Munford High School
Obion County Central Hs
Peabody High School
Ripley High School
Union City High School
Westview High School
Other
Total
Total
#
%
# Not
% Not
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
40.00
11.00
31.00
8.00
77.50%
72.73%
9.00
3.00
22.50%
27.27%
14.00
51.00
28.00
7.00
19.00
7.00
12.00
38.00
20.00
6.00
13.00
4.00
85.71%
74.51%
71.43%
85.72%
68.42%
57.14%
2.00
13.00
8.00
1.00
6.00
3.00
14.29%
25.49%
28.57%
14.29%
31.58%
42.86%
6.00
40.00
26.00
3.00
26.00
3.00
5.00
34.00
320.00
5.00
32.00
20.00
3.00
23.00
2.00
3.00
29.00
249.00
83.33%
80.00%
76.92%
100%
88.46%
66.67%
60.00%
85.29%
77.81%
1.00
8.00
6.00
0.00
3.00
1.00
2.00
5.00
71.00
16.68%
20.00%
23.08%
0%
11.54%
33.33%
40.00%
14.71%
22.19%
TN Promise at DSCC – Learning Support
TN Promise Students Retention Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
#
%
# Not
Learning Support
Competencies
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Total
Total
Retained
85
24
1
9
52
1
53
2
65
21
7
320
Retained
75
19
1
8
42
0
43
1
41
15
4
249
% Not
Retained
88.24%
79.17%
100%
88.89%
80.77%
0%
81.13%
50.00%
63.08%
71.43%
57.14%
77.81%
Retained
10
5
0
1
10
1
10
1
24
6
3
71
11.76%
20.83%
0%
11.11%
19.23%
100%
18.87%
50.00%
36.92%
28.57%
42.86%
22.19%
CLASS OF 2015 Enrollment Data
Data Per Presentation of Emily House, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, November 19, 2015
14-15 Public and
Private HS Seniors:
~74,400
Jan-Feb 5
First
mandatory
meeting
Nov 1
Application
Closes
58,000
February 15
FAFSA
Completion
Deadline
Mar-April
Second
Mandatory
Meeting
31,985
August 1
Community
Service
Deadline
22,500
38,165
43,105
Fall 2015: 16,291 enroll
Tennessee Promise Students
Where TN Promise students enroll:
• 85 percent community colleges (and APSU)
• 13 percent TCATs
• 2 percent Promise-eligible TICUA institutions
Of those who completed all requirements but did not enroll:
• Four-year institutions (~1000 at public four-years)
• Private/out of state
• Did not enroll
Tennessee Promise Students
TN Promise
CC students
FTF out of HS,
Fall 2014 (CCs)
FTF at CCs,
Fall 2015
FTF at CCs,
Fall 2014
70%
19%
5%
56%
18.7
3.04
74%
18%
3%
56%
18.9
3.00
69%
19%
4%
56%
18.7
3.04
53%
40%
53%
48%
55%
33%
44%
43%
51%
40%
51%
48%
Race
White
74%
African Amer
14%
Hispanic
4%
Female
56%
Average ACT
19.1
Average GPA
3.05
Financial aid – VERY preliminary
ANY Pell
53%
FULL Pell
34%
Pell covers T&F
45%
TELS
58%
Program Cost
Average TN Promise award: $1,020
• Less than projected; less than Tennessee Achieves awards in prior years
Net program cost for 2015-16: $10.6M
• Accounts for savings from changes to TELS
First-time Freshmen: Enrollment
Fall 2015
Fall 2014
Delta
TBR CCs
21,679
17,379
24.7%
TCATs
10,432
8,691
20.0%
TBR Universities
10,977
11,983
-8.4%
UT
7,611
7,977
-4.6%
50,699
46,030
10.1%
FTF Enrollment
TOTAL
College-going Rate
Changes to college-going rate (CGR)
◦ Approximately 4,000 new entrants into higher education in
Tennessee
◦ Most at CCs and TCATs
◦ CGR will likely increase ~5-6 percent
Presenter Information
Dr. Janet F. Smith
Dr. Karen Bowyer
President
President
Columbia State Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
janet.smith@columbiastate.edu
karen@dscc.edu