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Designing the Path: How Meta Majors Support Student Success

Beth Bownes-Johnson, Ed.D.

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Student Population

  • 60 % of students utilize Financial Aid

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  • Most live in rural locations

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  • Approximately 60% to 40% female to male ratio

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  • WSCC offers A.A., A.S., and A.A.S

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Design and Implementation

  • Kickoff meeting with all stakeholders
  • KPIs (key performance indicators)
  • Begin examination of outreach/connection and develop meta majors
  • Focus on acceleration especially in developmental
  • Branding 
  • Changing policy and processes

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  • Graduation rates
  • Curriculum coherence-meta major assignments; electives selected
  • Strengthening job/career/transfer information
  • Academic supports
  • Advising and testing
  • Program mapping
  • Evaluation of communications

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  • Admissions
  • Initial Advising
  • Orientation-Lions' Pride
  • Communications – Catalog and semester schedules
  • Banners are displayed at all WSCC events
  • Required ORI 110-Freshman Seminar Course (added educational planning, financial planning, career, diversity, technology check offs, mindset, coaching, and advising segments

Meta-Majors:

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