ERIC Number: ED624096
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec-22
Pages: 8
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[MCCS First-Generation Enrollment Report 2020]
Daigler, David
Maine Community College System
The Maine Community College System provides this letter in accordance with 20-A MRSA §10013. This law requires the Maine Community College System (MCCS), University of Maine System (UMS), and Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) to provide the following information about first-generation college students by January 15th of each year: (1) Data regarding enrollment of first-generation college students and educational outcomes, including graduation rates for first-generation college students compared with other college students; (2) A summary of strategies used and activities undertaken to increase enrollment and graduation rates of first-generation college students and any available data indicating the effect of those strategies and activities; and (3) Plans for or recommendations regarding new strategies or actions designed to increase enrollment and graduation rates of first-generation college students. To meet the requirements of the legislation, MCCS worked with UMS and MMA to coordinate data collection and reporting in order to promote a common framework for determining enrollment and educational outcomes of first-generation college students. Additionally, the three institutions agreed that for the purpose of this report, a first-generation student is defined as one with neither parent having completed a college degree. Each institution determined the level of college completion appropriate to its mission. For MCCS, a student is first-generation if neither parent has earned an associate degree. For UMS and MMA, a student is first-generation if neither parent has earned a bachelor's degree. For consistency, data is also provided on MCCS students with neither parent having earned a bachelor's degree.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, First Generation College Students, Enrollment Trends, Graduation Rate, Outcomes of Education, Intervention, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Student Personnel Services, Student Employment, College Readiness
Maine Community College System. 323 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330. Tel: 207-629-4000; Fax: 207-629-4048; Web site: http://www.mccs.me.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Maine Community College System (MCCS)
Identifiers - Location: Maine
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