Integrated Planning and Advising System (IPAS) Title V Grant

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Project Goal

Reform institutional advising capacity and delivery with bilingual and evidence-based intrusive student success strategies underpinned by technology-mediated solutions that streamline communication and access to information across campus to create an integrated planning and advising system (IPAS).

Project Description

San Jac is proposing a Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions project that aligns with the college’s new strategic priorities for the next five years, underpins their ability to implement key strategic initiatives and builds overall institutional capacity to improve outcomes for Hispanic and other underrepresented populations (i.e., low-income, first generation, etc.) served by San Jac. Key project activities include:

  • redesigning the advising model to include virtual advising and hiring additional advisors;
  • optimizing utility and extending utilization of existing IT and software solutions via a new student portal;
  • improving student/faculty communication with an institutionally-funded CRM; and
  • facilitating faculty and staff training development around new advising model, curricula restructure (input, SJC funded), and new IT capacities

Measurable objectives:

  1. By September 30, 2024, increase the number of academic advisors by 30
  2. By September 30, 2024, increase the number/percent of Spanish-speaking academic advisors by 15 (to 40%)
  3. By September 30, 2024, increase the number/percent of students with degree plans in Degree Works™ by 42.5 percentage  points
  4. By September 30, 2024, increase the admit-to-enroll rate by 13.5 percentage points from 66.5% to 80%
  5. Increase Fall-to-fall persistence for all FTIC students by 9.9 percentage points, from 63.1% to 73%, through September 30, 2024
  6. Increase Fall-to-fall persistence for all Hispanic FTIC students by 10.3 percentage points, from 62.7% to 73%, through September 30, 2024
  7. Increase Fall-to-fall persistence for all Low-Income FTIC students by 20 percentage points, from 23% to 43%, through September 30, 2024
  8. Increase Fall-to-fall persistence for all First-Generation FTIC students by 20 percentage points, from 28% to 48%, through September 30, 2024
  9. Increase Graduation Rates (3-year) for all FTIC students by 13.6 percentage points, from 21.4% to 35%, through September 30, 2024
  10. Increase the percent of full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty/staff engaged in professional development around new advising model, curriculum restructure, and/or IT capacities to 80% by September 30, 2024