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Goal VI: Enhance programs and provide information to students preparing to complete
certificate/degree requirements and/or transition to a 4-year institution or the workplace.
Objective VI.1: Provide assistance and encourage students to achieve their educational goals.
Action step VI.1.a: Enhance 3-pronged approach to “Near Graduate” students and track
effectiveness of program.
Action step VI.1.b: Implement co-curricular transcript to augment academic transcript
ensuring RVC students can demonstrate their involvement in student leadership events
and activities.
Action step VI.1.c: Perform AAS degree completion rate research study in FY 13 leading
to specific identified action steps that address the findings of the study.
Action step VI.1.d: Create a campaign to market college’s focus on completion in support
of our Completion Agenda goal of having at least 59 additional completers (degree or
certificate) each year through 2025; Continue to track and report annual outcomes:
i. FY09 baseline = 1425 (degrees and certificates);
ii. FY10 actual = 1607 = +12.8%;
iii. FY11 actual = 1685 = +18.2% over FY09 baseline;
iv. FY12 unofficial actual = 1746 = +22.5% over FY09 baseline
Action step VI.1.e: Partner with area 4-year institutions leading to increased bachelor
completion options (e.g., Degrees within Reach).
Action step VI.1.f: Investigate, and if feasible, market reverse transfer options for RVC
students who leave without completing a degree.
Action step VI.1.g: Investigate, and if feasible, act upon ICCB’s minimum degree
requirement of 60 credit hours as compared to RVC’s AA/AS degree requirement of 64
credit hours.
Objective VI.2: Improve and expand collection, analysis, and dissemination of information
related to students’ transitions to employment or higher education.
Action step VI.2.a: Increase knowledge of transfer process resulting in increase in
number of students who successfully transfer to 4-year institutions; track successful
transfer rates as defined by annual college KPI report.
Action step VI.2.b: Use Gainful Employment information for certificates and AAS
degrees to better understand students’ transitions to employment.
Action step VI.2.c: Re-design RVC’s job placement program aimed at improving job
placement rates in CTE areas.
Drafted on May 1, 2012; Last updated on November 19, 2012 20