Student Success Pilot Project Cohort

Full-time Student Cohort First-time (new to any college experience), full-time, degree-seeking students (enrolling into 12 or more credits, regardless of test scores - i.e., may or may not have tested into developmental classes).	Part-time Student Cohort First-time (new to any college experience), part-time, degree-seeking students who tested into one or more developmental courses.

How will cohort be identified and tracked?
Selection process to decide who enrolls into COL101:

1. declared as degree seeking students (PVCC or transferring to another institution).
   
2. have completed all three assessments.
   
3. have completed the orientation session (which includes academic planning, groupo orientation, academic advising, and course registration).
   
4. 4. meet the first-time or part-time criteria listed above.

Desired outcomes: Improved persistence and performance.

1. Cohort students will, as a result of adopting effective strategies, demonstrate improved persistence. Persistence will be defined as the number who re-enroll the following semester when compared to a like group from previous Spring.
   
2. Cohort students in developmental classes will, as a result of adopting effective strategies, demonstrate improved performance. Performance is defined as an increased number who complete classes with a grade of "C' or higher when compared to a like group from previous Spring.