Higher Education Project prt 1

Attached is the description of part one of my course project. Please review the attached documents .Thanks in advance.

Course Project Overview: White Paper

The complex problems facing colleges and universities today cannot be solved without gathering information. Often, the resulting recommendations are presented in a report called a white paper.

In this course you will prepare a white paper on solutions to a student success challenge faced by many colleges and universities: a low first-to-second-year retention rate. To inform your white paper, you will conduct research on student retention and support structures on other campuses. You will investigate the horizontal and vertical organization of programs and services as well as their costs and benefits. Your final product will be a white paper that proposes solutions for the retention challenge.

Project Outline

You will use the following scenario as the basis for your project:

You are the Director of Student Affairs at a large, urban, multicampus community college (more information on your college’s mission, programs, and student population can be found in (see attached document)

The Provost of your college is concerned about the institution’s first-to-second-year retention rate. She has asked you to investigate. The result of your investigation will be a white paper proposing institutional interventions that will keep students from leaving after their first year. In order to prepare the white paper, you will need to research first-to-second-year retention and the structure and dynamics of student support at real institutions.

Assignment:

Perform a review of the literature and prepare a brief paper describing institutional characteristics that contribute to increased first-to-second-year student retention.

***All references must be in annotated bibliography of resources***

Assignment length: 2 pages 

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Institutional Profile: City Community College

Mission
City Community College provides quality liberal arts, vocational, and professional
preparation programs to the citizens of its community. We respond rapidly and
effectively to the educational needs of our population, driving economic development
and social mobility. We adapt our educational offerings and services to serve students
from all backgrounds and support them in achieving their educational and career goals.

Credentials Offered
High school completion (GED), vocational/technical certificates (3 months–2 years), 2-
year associate’s degrees

Enrollment
Credit enrollment: 16,875
Non-credit enrollment: 30,234

Completion rate1
Annual tuition (credit, full-time): $660

: 24%

Student Demographics

1 Percentage of students who complete a program of study (certificate, degree) within twice the normal
time allotted (e.g., 2 years for a 1-year certificate or 4 years for a 2-year associate’s degree)

Gender
Male 43%
Female 57%
Age
16–18 8%
18–24 27%
24–40 54%
40+ 11%
Race/ethnicity
White 22%
African American 36%
Hispanic 28%
Asian/Pacific Islander 9%
Native American 5%
Educational goals
GED 18%

Vocational/technical
certificate

14%

Associate’s degree only 32%
AS degree, transfer to 4-year 36%
Work obligations
Employed full-time or more 72%
Employed part-time 26%
Not employed 2%