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Challenges
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Improve overall retention
on campus
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Update Life Strategies
class aimed at improving
student success especially
among at-risk students
School Profile
As a public and open
admission institution that
grants associate degrees,
Rose State College provides
higher education programs
and services intended to
foster lifelong learning for a
diverse population.
Rose State College in Oklahoma City is a
community college with an “open-door”
admissions policy that oers over 50 degree and
certicate programs. It supports 3,300 full-time
and 6,200 part-time students annually. Over 47%
are minorities.
Challenge
Data from the Center for American Progress shows that more than 40
percent of community college students neither complete college nor
transfer to a dierent school. Rose State College, like most colleges in
the U.S., has a focus on improving retention rates.
Rose State College wants to help students stay on track with their
studies, especially those at risk of dropping out, and it wants to give
them the preparation they need to start their careers. In addition, they
wanted to update their College & Life Strategies class, a class designed
to improve student success at Rose State College and post-graduation
in the workforce focusing on topics like resilience, time management,
motivations, communication skills, teamwork skills, and more.
Focus on Improving Retention
and Persistence for Greater
Student Success
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CASE STUDY
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Solution
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Pilot the VitaNavis
®
platform for students,
teachers, and
administrators
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Implement the VitaNavis
platform for students
to explore careers, job
outlooks, and skills related
to their course of study
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Incorporate the Student
Success Prole and
SuperStrong assessments
into the College and Life
Skills course
Implementation
John Cain, Director of Data Research and Institutional Eectiveness and
career counselor at Rose State College, was already familiar with a range
of assessments from The Myers-Briggs Company. “I wanted to oer the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
®
alongside the Strong Interest Inventory
®
assessment in one-to-one counseling sessions, and this led me to
explore the VitaNavis platform developed by The Myers-Briggs Company.
It was at this same time that John was working with a committee on
recommendations for curriculum revisions to the rst-year College and
Life Strategies class. John noted, “The class already had some focus on
student success factors, such as growth mindset, and career planning.
When I saw how applicable and scalable the VitaNavis platform was to
the needs of the course I was amazed.”
The VitaNavis platform helps students explore careers, salaries, job
outlooks, and skills so they can meet their educational goals. It includes
the SuperStrong
®
assessment (based on the Strong Interest Inventory
tool), which helps students explore and dene their interests that map
to careers and vocations. The platform also utilizes the Student Success
Prole (based on the CPI 260
®
assessment), which provides students
easy to understand feedback on their attitudes and behaviors in three
areas crucial for educational and workplace success: Growth Mindset,
Self-suciency, and Task Completion.
After piloting VitaNavis in fall 2019 and again in spring 2020, Rose State
College decided to continue its integration with the course curriculum
this year. “By far the platform’s greatest usage has been in the College
and Life Strategies class,” said John, “and I’ve introduced it to our new
student academic advising group too. We also utilize the assessments
in private advising sessions. I think there’s potential for VitaNavis to be
used even more widely by other groups on campus.”
“Students in the College and Life Strategies course typically complete
the Student Success Prole after four or ve weeks because that’s when
they do the growth mindset section of the class,” he adds. The Student
Success Prole ts with class topics that develop condence and address
the behavioral patterns required for student success. When students
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The Student
Success
Profile is extremely
beneficial. Many of
these students are
lost and this answers
many questions.
Students think about
themselves in ways
they didn’t before. They
see they have a role
in determining their
future.
Instructor at Rose
State College
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I learned that I
need to reflect
on my self-control in
stressful situations.
That would take a huge
load of my shoulders if I
did that.
Student at Rose State College
Results
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Student Success Prole
assessment helps “lost”
students nd direction,
identify strengths and
believe in themselves and
their potential
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87% of students agreed
or somewhat agreed the
Student Success Prole
helped raise awareness
of their behaviors and
attitudes
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91% felt future students
should be provided an
opportunity to complete
the assessments
learn essential things about themselves they feel more condent in their
ability to pursue their goals.
“In the nal third of the class, students focus on career plans and
interests, which is where they complete the SuperStrong assessment.
They see how having a career plan and goal and how their attitudes
and behaviors all t together are important elements to support their
success. To date 800 students have taken the SuperStrong assessment
and 770 have taken the Student Success Prole.”
Results
Although the College and Life Strategies class is an elective for
some, “the vast majority are taking it because of where they stand
academically,” said John. “They either need developmental coursework
before taking English Comp or Math, or they have some other academic
issue which leads to them taking the class. One of the main objectives of
the course is to help students believe in themselves.”
Faculty teaching the course have noted how the VitaNavis assessments
and tools have made an impact. As one instructor noted, “the Student
Success Prole is extremely benecial. Many of these students are lost
and this answers many questions. Students think about themselves
in ways they didn’t before. They see they have a role in determining
their future.” As noted by another instructor, “the Student Success
Prole addresses three important areas: issues students didn’t accept
about themselves, issues students didn’t realize about themselves, and
attitudes that increase receptiveness to change.”
Students have also reected on how the assessments have helped.
Sample feedback includes:
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“I didn’t realize this about me before. My mom said it but I didn’t
believe it. Very helpful.”
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“Achievement via Independence was the section that stuck out
the most to me. I try to face everything alone and not ask for help.
It suggested trying to become more comfortable with unclear
structures, which is very true. I get so nervous and anxious when
there is uncertainty.”
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I didn’t realize this
about me before.
My mom said it but I
didn’t believe it. Very
helpful.
Student at Rose State College
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“I learned I tend to be pretty cynical about myself and my actions.”
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“I learned that I need to reect on my self-control in stressful
situations. That would take a huge load of my shoulders if I did
that.”
From a pilot survey last year, 87% of students agreed or somewhat
agreed the Student Success Prole helped raise awareness of their
behaviors and attitudes and 91% felt future students should be provided
an opportunity to complete the assessments.
Education Partnership Leader Natasha Labos, who worked with Rose
State College on their implementation of the VitaNavis platform,
added, “it’s great to see Rose State College doing something to make
a dierence. Retention and completion rates have always been a focal
point, and they always will be. But this year, Covid-19 has accelerated
issues with retention and completion, so it’s even more important that
we help students remain engaged. Employment opportunities will look
very dierent in the future and we need to give students everything we
can to help them secure employment.”
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Achievement via
Independence
was the section that
stuck out the most
to me. I try to face
everything alone
and not ask for help.
It suggested trying
to become more
comfortable with
unclear structures,
which is very true. I
get so nervous and
anxious when there is
uncertainty.
Student at Rose
State College
I learned I tend to
be pretty cynical
about myself and my
actions.
Student at Rose State College
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