Guided Pathways at Yakima Valley College YVC Why

Guided Pathways at Yakima Valley College (YVC)

Why Pathways? • First generation students don’t understand college culture and lingo • Learning to ask the right questions https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=X 5 s. LIa. JWTa. U • Too many choices is too overwhelming • Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=F 4 Qzh. Slqmqg • Increased accountability and decreased public resources • WIOA accountabilities • Federal Financial Aid restrictions

Focus on Completion • • • Lower SES = completion Lower placement = completion Longer time in school = completion Students with a goal = completion Connection with someone = completion High level of engagement = completion

YVC Students • Enrollment: • 8, 250 Annual Headcount • 4, 503 Full-Time Equivalent • Demographics: • Gender: 63% Female, 37% Male • Ethnicity: 56% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% Native American, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander • Graduating Class: • 1, 054 Graduates (558 Transfer Degrees, 309 Associate of Applied Science Degrees, 321 Certificates)

Adult Education at YVC • 2, 214 students (27% of total YVC • Program Offerings enrollment) • 5 Locations • • • Yakima (66% of adult ed. students) Grandview (22%) Toppenish (6%) Ellensburg (3%) Sunnyside (3%) • • • ESL GED prep HS 21+ I-BEST Skills Upgrade for college

Basic Skills Pathway

What are YVC Pathways? Arts & Humanities Exploratory Business Healthcare Social Sciences & Education • Six Pathways containing all YVC degrees and certificates • All full-time faculty assigned to advise in a Pathway • Degree/Career Maps STEM

Impact on New College Level Students • Select Pathway during admission process • Advising Day during week 7 • • Mandatory for students with < 30 credits Learn how college works i. e. reading a catalog Learn about education, degree & career options within Pathway Map out a program of study & select courses for next term • Registration block for students who do not get advised

How Do Pathways Impact Adult Ed? ? • Like, A Whole Bunch!, A LOT!, A TON! • Aligns perfectly with WIOA and influences how we move forward • Major Impacts 1. Refine and expand curricular pathways into college 2. Enhance advising services 3. Influence curriculum 4. Integrate Adult Ed. into the college

Refined and Expanded Pathway into College • Reduce curricular overlap • Clear math and English sequence by pathway • Co-enrolled classes • Part of HS 21+ curricular alignment • An I-BEST for each Pathway

Basic Skills Pathway

Enhanced Advising • New Student Advising • Introduction to the program, goal setting, course selection & registration • End of Quarter Advising • Review of course grades and academic progress, course selection & registration for next term • We needed more time to talk in-depth about educational goals, opportunities at the college, available resources, HS 21+ credits, how college works, how to navigate the college to achieve goals, etc. Advising Day and Guided Pathways was the answer

Spring 2016 Advising Day Sessions • • Pathways to College I-BEST HS 21+/GED Healthcare Pathway Borrowing Basics COMPASS Referral Community/College Resources • Campus Tour • Writing & Math Center Orientation • Getting to Know Financial Aid • CANVAS Orientation • YVCC Short Term Certificates • • Time Management Stress Management Wine Program Scholarship Opportunities • Library Tour • Individual Advising Sessions

Pathways Embedded into Curriculum • Transition to College course • Life Skills course for TANF students – WF Component • Monthly focus on a Pathway • YVC Educational Opportunities, Academic & Life Skills • Example: Social Sciences & Education Pathway • YVC Elementary and Early Childhood Education Programs • Note Taking • Healthy Parenting Skills

Integration of Adult Education into the College • How to fit Adult Ed. into a college-wide effort? At YVC, Adult Ed. is part of the Exploratory Pathway. • • Supports curricular alignment & clear pathways Clarifies options for the students least familiar with higher education Highlights best practices in Adult Ed. the rest of the college can learn from Facilitates conversations between faculty and staff from different departments • Ripple effects

Moving Forward with Pathways at YVC • Collaboration with external partners • WIOA Partners • K-12 Schools • Business & Industry • Improve & expand college & career maps • I-BEST expansion • Increased integration into curriculum • Math materials contextualized by Pathway • Pathways influencing ESL curriculum • Expanded navigation and case management support services • Increased integration with program outcomes and assessment activities

Implications for YOU • What are the Pathways at your partner college(s)? • How can you support and influence advising, curricular redesign, navigation support efforts at the college? • How can Pathways inform your work, i. e. intake, referral, support activities, emergency funding? • How do Pathways impact work of Navigators? • How can staff be trained about Pathways? • Align job training, job placement, work experience, mentorships, apprenticeships with Pathways? • Pathway specific scholarships – outreach to employers?