Increase four-year graduation, transfer and completion rates to 55% by 2020
Objective Description
Trend Analysis
HCC's graduation and persistence rates are better than the state average. HCC's five-year strategic plan's targets are aligned with the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)'s performance accountability annual report measures. The college facilitates the design, development, and deployment of curriculum and services to assist students in degree completion. Enrollment has increased only slightly; seventy-five percent of the students attend part-time.
Strategies
- Develop, evaluate and revise program offerings (transfer and career) to meet the needs of students
and the community, provide career opportunities.
- Increase student participation in high-impact academic and specialized student engagement
experiences.
- Evaluate College and Career Readiness and College Completion Act (CCCRA) requirement to include
credit-bearing mathematics and English within the first 24 credit hours for first-time degree seeking students.
- Actively promote diversity in restricted enrollment and honors programs.
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Source: Howard Community College