[image 1]NVC had a record enrollment in its SDEV and EDUC1300 classes this fall with almost 2,400 students enrolled in the 0170 classes (91 sections), 140 students in the 0171 classes (for students on academic dismissal—7 sections) and more than 400 enrolled in EDUC1300 (17 sections).
Total fall enrollment exceeded 2,935; over 200 more students than last year. This is significant because the First Time In College (FTIC) enrollment did not rise during the same time period. The new student orientation (NSO) requirement may have contributed to these enrollment increases as one outcome for each NSO session was student enrollment in at least three classes: SDEV or EDUC1300, the appropriate INRW or English level class depending upon placement and the appropriate math class and desired degree or transfer plans.
[image 2]In the past, students completed a group advising session that provided an overview of the registration process but were required to complete this process on their own.
Gary Bowling, senior coordinator of Student Development, which is one of the largest areas teaching students, said “Our students who take SDEV and EDUC 1300 classes receive the skills and knowledge on how to be successful in college. Our faculty do an excellent job of preparing students for a higher education and encourage them to achieve an associate degree.”
[image 3]Enrollment in SDEV has a multiyear history of improving student success at NVC, so the large enrollment bodes well for future completion numbers. A three-year data trend supports the findings that those students who successfully complete SDEV persist at higher rates than those who do not. For example, of those students passing SDEV in fall 2013, 88 percent returned to NVC in spring 2014 while only 65 percent of those not completing SDEV successfully returned.
Fall to fall persistence follows the same pattern. Of those successfully completing SDEV in fall 2012, 68 percent continued to be enrolled in fall 2013. Only 44 percent of those students not completing SDEV successfully in fall 2012 were still enrolled in fall 2013.