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February 2012 NEWS the opportunity to succeed.” The word choice “rationing” has raised eyebrows of some faculty, students, and administrators. It could be a while before any changes are actually seen since the state legislature has to review the proposals and, in some cases, amend existing codes. If creating more degree-holding adults is the goal, concentrating resources on focused students can’t hurt. According to the report, “Sense of Direction: The Importance of Helping Community College students Select and Enter a Program of Study,” released in November 2011 by The Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy (www.csus.edu/ihelp), students who entered a program of study (completing nine college-level semester credits in one programmatic area) in their first year of college were “nearly twice as likely to complete a certificate or degree or to transfer as students who entered a program after the first year.” But completion matters little if students have trouble transferring to a four-year institution. Many states are making progress in implementing statewide articulation agreements and clarifying the process in other ways. To make transferring smoother for students, it’s important to move from an institution-to-institution model to a statewide model, says Nancy Shulock, executive director of IHELP. The first piece of the puzzle is having a set of lower division general education classes that will all be accepted at any institution, she says. The second piece, which is more difficult, is to get lower-division major preparation classes aligned across the state so students can enter four-year schools as juniors. This prevents students from needing to repeat classes at their upper division school, saving both time and money. The best way to do that, she says, is to get faculty groups together so they can hammer out the details. —Ann McClure Rationalizing Rationing California schools may need to do less with less C ommunity colleges have historically done more with less. Perhaps it’s inevitable they would eventually have to start doing less with less. Proposed changes in California may indicate that shift. In mid-January, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors endorsed policies proposed by a statewide task force that would put more of an emphasis on student completion and serving students with defined academic goals. Recommendations give priority, in registration and class availability, to students seeking degrees and certificates. Also on the chopping block are free enrichment classes. The report states that “altering enrollment prioritization is an efficient way of encouraging successful student behaviors and ensuring that we are rationing classes to provide more students with Transfer Talk Genesee Community College, located in upstate New York, and LIM College in Manhattan, have inked a new articulation agreement that allows GCC Fashion Business program students who have completed the outlined requirements to enter the program of their choice as juniors at LIM, which offers majors in Fashion Merchandising, Management, Marketing, and Visual Merchandising. ... Georgia Military College has made its first online transfer agreement, which allows qualified students who complete an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree to enroll in a Bachelor of Business Administration degree program through Georgia Southwestern State University. All upper division courses can be completed entirely online. ... Bristol Community College (Mass.) students in three programs covering deaf studies can now transfer up to 90 BCC credits to Lesley University (Mass.), allowing students to take courses for up to a full year beyond those required for an associate’s degree, thanks to a recent agreement. The program is expected to begin in the summer or fall of this year. ... Kentucky Community and Technical College System and the University of Pikeville (Ky.) have signed a statewide agreement that allows KCTCS students to be jointly enrolled at both institutions and enables qualified students with designated associate’s degrees to enroll in 10 different bachelor’s degree programs. Students participating in the KCTCS/ UPIKE Joint Admission/Joint Enrollment Program receive additional advising support and can enroll in classes at UPIKE at a reduced tuition rate. —Melissa Ezarik 20 | February 2012 universitybusiness.com http://www.csus.edu/ihelp http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - February 2012

University Business - February 2012
Contents
Editor's Note
College Index
Ad Index
Behind the News
Financial Aid
Campus CFO
Education Gateways
5 Things Administrators Must Know About E-commerce Now
There’s an App for That
Internet Technology
End Note

University Business - February 2012