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Broward Community College

Active in Achieving the Dream: 
2004 - present
Leader College: 
2009 - 2012
Leader College
Participating Institution

Broward College's Learning Communities and Holistic Advising support the success of first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who place in remedial courses.

http://www.broward.edu/index.jsp
What We Are Doing: 

Learning Communities at Broward College link remedial reading and writing courses with a Student Life Skills course and a general education course. A Brother to Brother Learning Community is available to young men of color on each of Broward's three campuses. Students who place in two or more remedial education courses also receive holistic and as-needed intrusive advising from student success specialists.

 Since 2006: 
  • Fall-to-spring FTIC retention increased from 76% to 84%
     
  • Fall-to-fall FTIC retention increased from 58% to 65%
Who We Are: 
Broward College had 42,873 students in Fall 2010. The total student population was 35% Hispanic, 24% African American, 3% Asian or Native American, and 4% non-resident aliens. Sixty-three percent of the students were under 24 and 31% received Pell grants. Seventy-two percentof incoming students at Broward College need college preparatory education in at least one subject area. In addition to associate degrees and certificates, Broward College offers baccalaureate degrees in nursing, teacher education, information technology, and management.  Achieving the Dream interventions are an integral part of the college’s institutional effectiveness framework. Each department formulates a mission statement as well as outcomes, measures, targets, and data collection and analysis plans to fit within this framework.
How We Work: 
Broward College's annual Student Success Summit informs students, faculty, and other key stakeholders about the progress of student success initiatives across its three campuses and five centers. To focus faculty attention on closing the readiness gap among FTIC students, Broward College's professional development includes webinars on retention and student engagement, workshops on cooperative learning, service learning, and learner-centered teaching. To help students navigate the college environment and stay on track to complete degrees, the Finish What You Start program provides information links and action plans. A Redesigned Math Curriculum standardizes content and implements an interactive approach for students to complete two developmental math levels in one 16-week semester.
Along with Achieving the Dream, Broward College will reach student success by developing informed and creative students capable of contributing to a knowledge- and service-based global society.
J. David Armstrong, Jr., President, Broward College
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The Achieving the Dream Model

Achieving the Dream community colleges commit to our Student-Centered Model of Institutional Improvement. Based on four principles, the model frames the overall work of helping more students, particularly low- income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.

Each college approaches the work differently, but Achieving the Dream’s five-step process provides practical guidelines for keeping the focus where it belongs and building momentum over time. Throughout the process, Achieving the Dream coaches offer customized support and help each college’s core team implement data-informed programs and policies that build long-term, institution-wide commitment to student success.

 

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Leader Colleges are demonstrating the power of the Achieving the Dream Student-Centered Model of Institutional Improvement. They show us it is possible to raise persistence and graduation rates, close achievement gaps, and change lives. Leader Colleges embody the ultimate goal of Achieving the Dream, and as such, serve as mentors within our community of learners.

To be eligible for Leader College distinction, colleges must show three or more years of improvement on one or more of these five measures:

  • Course completion
  • Advancement from developmental to credit-bearing courses
  • Completion of college-level math and English courses
  • Term-to-term and year-to-year retention
  • Completion of certificates or degrees

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