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From: Subject: CSU | Public Affairs | Graduation Rates Report Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:35:46 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C5039B.2D1767D0"; type="text/html" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C5039B.2D1767D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.calstate.edu/pa/news/2005/gradrates.shtml CSU | Public Affairs | Graduation Rates = Report


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CSU Retention and Graduation Rates = Exceed Those=20 at Benchmark Institutions=20

CSU Access and Graduation Rates = Vary by Racial=20 and Ethnic Groups

Contact: Clara Potes-Fellow (562) 951-4800=20 cpotes-fellow@calstate.edu=20

(Jan. 26, 2005) =96 An analysis of student access, retention = and=20 graduation rates of CSU students shows that overall--and across = racial and=20 ethnic groups--the first-year retention rates and the 6-year = graduation=20 rates of CSU students exceed those for national benchmarks. This=20 information was provided in a report to the Board of Trustees = today.

The CSU graduation rate for first-time freshmen entering the = CSU in=20 1997 was 54 percent after six years =97 10 percentage points = higher than the=20 national benchmark of 44 percent. In addition, the first-year = retention=20 rate for fall 1997 first-time freshmen was 79 percent, compared to = 70=20 percent nationally. The analysis shows that the CSU exceeded the = national=20 benchmarks across gender, racial and ethnic groups.

=93This analysis suggests that CSU campuses are providing = students with=20 the kinds of instruction, campus climate and services that are = similar or=20 better than those provided by other universities serving similar=20 students,=94 said David S. Spence, CSU executive vice chancellor = and chief=20 academic officer. =93But a 54 percent graduation rate is not high = enough. We=20 believe that to maintain the enormous impact that CSU has had on = the=20 California economy, the CSU will have to provide even higher = numbers of=20 citizens and workers with baccalaureate degrees.=94

Graduation rates tend to be stable from year to year. But = across the=20 decades, CSU graduation rates have shown notable gains. Fall 1977 = CSU=20 first-time freshmen had a 38 percent graduation rate after six = years;=20 their fall 1987 counterparts had a 47 percent graduation rate, and = fall=20 1997 counterparts graduated at 54 percent after six years.

Therefore, Spence said, a graduation rate that ranges between = 60 and 70=20 percent seems to be an ambitious, but feasible goal over the next=20 decade.

Access varies among racial and ethnic groups

The study shows that CSU enrollment of first-time freshmen is=20 proportionate to the population of high school graduates for = Whites (42.1=20 percent vs. 42.8 percent), African Americans (7.5 percent vs. 7.3=20 percent), and Native Americans (0.8 percent vs. 0.9 percent). = Other=20 groups, however, are not enrolling as first-time freshmen in = proportion to=20 their graduate population from California high schools -- Latinos = are=20 underrepresented (27.8 percent vs. 34.5 percent) while Asian and = Pacific=20 Islanders (15.8 percent vs. 11.2 percent) and Filipinos (6.0 = percent vs.=20 3.3 percent) are overrepresented.

The report pays special attention to the gap between African = American=20 and Latino eligibility rates and CSU=92s eligibility standard. = Both groups=92=20 eligibility rates are still distant from the 33 1/3 percent = eligibility=20 standard --African Americans=92 rate is 21 percent and Latinos=92 = rate is 18=20 percent.

The fact that African American and Latino comprehensive public = high=20 school graduates are still some distance from the 33-1/3 percent = goal of=20 eligibility underscores the need for K-12 and higher education, = which=20 prepares K-12 teachers and administrators, to continue their = efforts to=20 provide all students with sound, solid academic preparation.

The good news is that African American and Latino eligibility = pools=20 have improved in recent years. The African American and Latino = Class of=20 2003 had higher eligibility rates than their counterparts in the = Class of=20 1996: In 2003, 21 percent of African American and 18 percent of = Latinos=20 were eligible for the CSU as compared to 13 percent and 13 percent = in=20 1996, respectively.

Graduation rates interplay with English and = mathematics=20 proficiency of first-time freshmen

According to the report, research literature shows that a = correlation=20 exists between graduation rates and first-time freshmen = proficiency rates=20 in English and mathematics. Students who are in need of = remediation in=20 their freshman year take more time to complete a baccalaureate = degree.

Among students who entered the CSU as first-time freshmen in = fall 1997,=20 White and Asian Pacific Islanders were more represented among=20 baccalaureate degree recipients than were Latinos and African = Americans.=20

Likewise, CSU proficiency evaluations conducted annually also = show=20 notable gaps in mathematics and English proficiency by racial and = ethnic=20 group -- Asian Pacific Islanders, Whites, and American Indians = have lower=20 need of mathematics remediation than Latinos and African = Americans.

And Whites and American Indians have lower need of English = remediation=20 than African Americans, Latinos and Asian Pacific Islanders.

The report points out that the differentials in mathematics and = English=20 proficiency by racial and ethnic group interplay with the = differentials in=20 baccalaureate degrees conferred.

CSU steps up efforts to facilitate graduation

To attack the problem, CSU has launched an aggressive program = of=20 professional development for high school teachers and has adjusted = the=20 English programs of students preparing to become teachers so that = they=20 focus their attention on critical reading and writing.

In addition, the CSU has partnered with California=92s public = schools to=20 give high school juniors the opportunity to receive an Early = Assessment of=20 their English and mathematics skills. Those eleventh graders who = need to=20 hone their skills to achieve college readiness can complete their = work in=20 the senior year.

These programs aim at closing the preparation gap among racial = and=20 ethnic groups as well as improving graduation rates across the = board.

Other initiatives to improve graduation

Plans and actions that CSU campuses are undertaking to = facilitate=20 graduation include:

Understanding the nature of CSU undergraduates, who on = average are=20 older than the traditional 18-22 years, who work many hours per = week to=20 support themselves and often their families and dependents, and = who=20 often take less than 12-15 units per term.=20
Assisting freshmen and sophomores to clarify their life and = career=20 goals, which then can guide a choice of major, and motivate = students to=20 move efficiently to the bachelor=92s degree.=20
Fostering and encouraging renewed emphasis on advising.=20
Improving class schedules to meet student demand and to = avoid class=20 =93bottlenecks.=94=20
Considering incentives and disincentives that may encourage=20 undergraduates to make efficient course choices and to graduate = with few=20 units beyond the minimum required for the baccalaureate. =

The California State University is the largest system of = senior=20 higher education in the country, with 23 campuses, approximately = 400,000=20 students and 42,000 faculty and staff. Since the system was = created in=20 1961, it has awarded about 2 million degrees, about 82,000 = annually. The=20 CSU is renowned for the quality of its teaching and for the = job-ready=20 graduates it produces. Its mission is to provide high-quality, = affordable=20 education to meet the ever-changing needs of the people of = California.=20 With its commitment to excellence, diversity and innovation, the = CSU is=20 the university system that is working for California. See = www.calstate.edu=20

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