OCCC’s goal to raise state grad numbers
- OCCC implements plan to help increase graduates
- Plan includes initiatives to add and expand services
By Carrie Cronk,
Editor (editor@occc.edu)
Oklahoma is ranked just 42 among the 50 states for the percentage of residents who possess a college degree, according to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
OCCC will work to help increase the number of college graduates in this state over the next 10 years.
To achieve this, the college has implemented a long-range plan, “The Way Forward and Why it Matters.”
“The plan provides a vision of what we hope to become in the future,” OCCC President Paul Sechrist said.
Part of that vision is for OCCC to become “a college of ... greater significance,” based on the success of the students and graduates, and also on the college’s role in the community, he said.
Early Alert system designed to help struggling students
- System allows professors to bring help to students that might be having difficulties
- System isn't about punishment
By Chris Lusk,
Staff Writer (staffwriter3@occc.edu)
Students can overcome difficulties and be successful in college with the help of their professors through the Early Alert system, said Student Development Counselor Mary Turner.
The Early Alert system was established in 2000 as a means for professors to help students struggling academically, Turner said.
“It’s a way for the faculty to let me know if they have any concerns about students not attending class, failing, changes in behavior, etc.,” Turner said.
“Any academic struggles the professor notices get reported to me.”
