Implementation of Student Success Task Force Recommendations

"The Task Force on Student Success from the m the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office has presented ambitious and promising recommendations. They represent the most promising opportunity for reform in a decade."

- San Francisco Chronicle - December 4, 2011

In January 2012 the California Community Colleges Board of Governors release a ground breaking Student Success Task Force report. Both 2- and 4-year colleges concerned about student success, will want to review the valuable information and research included within this report.

From this report, it was discovered that students who had a declared program of study or major early in college were twice as likely to complete. Therefore a focus on the development of education plans became a priority for the college system. This data would translate to all post secondary systems.

From that report the following actions have been legislated.

The California Community Colleges Board of Governors adopted regulations to implement the Student Success Act of 2012 requirement that students declare a course of study by the time they complete 15 degree-applicable units or their third semester.
SB 1456 refocused funding for existing matriculation programs under the new Student Success and Support Program for orientation, assessment, counseling and advising to develop student education plans, and follow-up for at-risk students.
System-wide enrollment priorities: New students who complete orientation, assessment and have a student education plan will receive higher enrollment priority.