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College Writing, and/or MAT 095, Developmental Mathematics. Both courses are non-credit
bearing and are designed to bring the student to college-level skills after successful completion.
Additionally, students enrolled in these courses are required to have weekly meetings with
academic support professionals during the semester they are taking the course(s), and the
instructors for the ENG 100 course are also writing professionals working in ASK (Academic
Success at Keuka).
The ENG 100 course has been successful at developing student skills to progress to college-level
English courses (ENG 110 and ENG 112) as well as promoting overall retention. For example,
before ENG 100 was created, a general skills course, GED 022 was in place. Of the 40 students
who enrolled in GED 022 in 2000, none graduated from Keuka. Likewise, in the fall of 2001 (at
this point the class was called ENG 090), 26 students were enrolled in this remedial class. None
of these students graduated. Given these poor statistics, significant changes were made in the
structure and philosophy of the ENG 100 course. The revised course now closely mirrors the
structure of the ENG 110 course in terms of the text used, the assignments given and the
emphasis on college-level instruction. In contrast, the old form of the course was thought of as
an extension of high-school English instruction, and the buy- in from students was minimal. The
revised ENG 100 has shown increases in student performance and institutional retention.
Students are better prepared for later writing courses, and class participation and attendance
increased. Of the 66 students enrolled in English 100 in the 2008-2009 academic year (by which
time the new form had been implemented), 53% graduated from Keuka.
The Developmental Math course (MAT 095) has also been successful in improving student
retention and student performance in later, college-level math courses. Students successfully
completing MAT 095 are much more likely to be retained, perform well in the next-level math
course, and ultimately graduate. Of the 204 students that took MAT 095 between 2007 and
2009, 77% of the students passed (grade of S, or satisfactory). Of those passing students, the
average grade (based on a 4.0 scale) of the next college-level math class was 2.1 (just over a “C”
average). Additionally, of the students that passed MAT 095, only 38% have withdrawn,
whereas 83% of the students who failed MAT 095 have withdrawn (the students in the study are
still enrolled so graduation rates cannot be calculated at this time) (Appendix 6.26 ASK Office
Developmental Courses Outcomes).
Contractual Relationships and Affiliated Providers
In keeping with its vision to be the global leader in experiential learning, Keuka offers a B.S. in
Management at six international universities through contractual relationships with educational
partners. In 2002, Keuka College successfully partnered with several major Chinese universities
in launching the Sino-American Academic Collaboration Program. Keuka College’s Chinese
partner universities include Yunnan University of Finance & Economics (YUFE), Tianjin
University of Science & Technology TUST), Jimei University (two colleges—Chengyi and
Overseas College), and Wenzhou University. A graduate of the Keuka-China Program (KCP) at
the Tianjin site, Jimei-Chengyi site, and YUFE site receives a bachelor’s degree conferred by
Keuka College and another conferred by the Chinese partner university. Graduates of the
Wenzhou site and Jimei University-Overseas College site earn only a Keuka College degree.
These degrees are recognized by both the People’s Republic of China and the United States of
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