Report to the Community 2016 Partnerships Progress Promise President’s Message “Rio Hondo College is unequaled in its commitment to creating a culture of educational excellence that will propel our students along rich pathways to their future success.” These are exciting and productive times for universities. Our education and community Rio Hondo College, where student success partnerships and the forward progress of is the priority every day for all College our programs unleashes the promise within leaders, faculty and staff. Our vision is for students beyond our campus, at K-12 all our students to surpass their highest schools throughout our service area and educational hopes and dreams. In our within our surrounding communities. ever-changing world, the myriad benefits of These efforts are the foundation of higher education will inspire and empower Rio Hondo College’s mission. The these students for a lifetime. stories and information in this report In this annual report, we share with underscore the deep and abiding you a few of the many examples of the connections between our educational progress and promise in Rio Hondo mission and our commitment to serve College’s educational mission, as well as our many diverse communities. the partnerships we are building to expand student access, success and completion, Teresa Dreyfuss including new pathways to four-year Superintendent/President 21 associate degrees guaranteeing transfer to California State University campuses 50 associate degrees and 60 certificate programs Associate in Science Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T) Degree for Transfer (AS-T): Anthropology History Sociology Administration of Justice Art History Journalism Spanish Business Administration Communications Studies Kinesiology Studio Arts Early Childhood Education Economics Philosophy Theater Arts Mathematics Elementary Teacher Education Political Science Physics English Psychology ii Contents 02 12 2016 Highlights Promise Student Equity Programs and Summit El Monte Pledge Program 04 53rd Commencement Ceremony Partnerships Rio Hondo College Foundation Looking Ahead Rio Hondo College Educational Center at Pico Rivera Rio Hondo College General Obligation Bond and Fiscal Solvency 06 Progress Rio Hondo College Awarded Basic Skills Transformation Grants Public Safety Programs Recognizing Faculty Vision Statement Accreditation Rio Hondo College strives to be an exemplary California Rio Hondo College is fully accredited by the Accrediting community college, meeting the learning needs of its changing Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the and growing population and developing a state-of-the-art Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). campus to serve future generations. Accreditation Team Praise Mission Statement During a visit in October, accreditation team representatives Rio Hondo College is committed to the success of its diverse who granted Rio Hondo College a six-year accreditation in students and communities by providing dynamic educational 2015, praised the College for exhibiting a “collegial spirit, along opportunities and resources that lead to degrees, certificates, with enthusiasm for student success, which shines through all transfer, career and technical pathways, basic skills proficiency, endeavors, action and activities.” and lifelong learning. 1 2016 Highlights Rio Hondo College is a Hispanic-serving institution with more than 80 percent of students identified as Hispanic/ Latino/a, and a total ethnic minority student population nearing 90 percent. The College was named a Top 25 Community College for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, recognizing Rio Hondo’s success at helping Latino students attain degrees. It ranks among the top community colleges in the state at transferring underrepresented minorities to University of California campuses. In 2016, Rio Hondo College: Opened the Rio Hondo College Educational Center in Pico Rivera, its third regional campus to bring the promise of higher education into local neighborhoods. More than doubled the number of students who earned associate degrees for transfer, which guarantee admission to California State University campuses, from 298 in 2014-15 to 633 in 2015-16. Raised new enrollments from feeder high schools to 21.9 percent and enrollments from schools outside its service area by 40.9 percent. Ranked among the Best Online Colleges in California for 2016-17 by Affordable Colleges Online. Graduated the first cohort in its Pathway to Law School program. Launched a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in automotive technology as well as the state’s first Associate of Science degree in hybrid/electric vehicle/fuel-cell technology. Degrees & Certificates (2015-16) Total Associate Degrees Program Certificates 1,294 Awards 405 1,699 2 Enrollment Status Total Enrollment 20,218 Part-Time 14,220 Full-Time 4,090 Non-Credit 1,908 Gender Male Not Median Female Reported Student Age: % % 55 44 1% 23 Ethnicity Educational Goals Associate & Transfer to a Four-year University 46% 82.7% Transfer to a Four-year University without an Associate Degree % 7.5 11.7% 6% Career Development/Job Skills % 2 11.6% 1.6% Undecided on Goal 0.2% 10.9% Two-year Associate Degree 6.5% Other 6.1% Four-year College Student Concurrent 3% Hispanic Black non-Hispanic Vocational Degree/Certificate White non-Hispanic American Indian 2.6% Asian/Pacific Islander or Alaskan Native Educational Development Other 1.4% 3 PARTNERSHIPS College Outreach College administrators engaged nine local middle schools and two elementary schools through an Adopt-a-School program designed to expose young students to Effort Connects with higher education opportunities. Rio administrators visited back-to-school nights and Area Schools PTA retreats, engaged with all the principals and invited all schools in the program to Discover Rio Day. Discover Rio Day High School Counselors Breakfast Rio Hondo College hosted about 100 counselors from 28 area high schools in January for its third annual Regional High School Counselors Breakfast. Counselors learned about the College’s academic programs and its assessment practices; they also toured the College’s Career and Technical Education facilities and Automotive Technology Department. School Administrators Rio Hondo College hosted the annual Whittier Area School Administrators Breakfast in September, bringing together dozens of leaders from area public schools to learn about such offerings as the new bachelor’s degree in automotive technology, the Rio Hondo College hosted about 260 students from nine middle planned expansion to 24 associate degrees that guarantee transfer schools and one elementary school in November for its second to California State University campuses and a trio of grants annual Discover Rio Day, an event that sparks early interest in designed to improve basic skills instruction. college and careers. The students attended an opening session in the Wray Theater, met and took pictures with College mascot Rex the Roadrunner, toured the campus and attended workshops Bus Pass Program on college programs, such as renewable energy and graphic Over the past 10 years, the award-winning GO RIO bus pass information systems. program has served more than 20,000 students from 62 cities while eliminating more than seven tons of vehicular emissions. In Senior Preview Days 2016, GO RIO received grants from Pico Rivera and Santa Fe Springs, participated in a pilot program in which students used the new Rio Hondo College welcomed 1,125 high school seniors in U-PASS sticker, and made passes available for the first time to February for its annual Senior Preview Days, expanded to include Guardian Scholars and part-time students. a second day to allow more students to explore the College’s academic options and engage in Club Rush activities. Students came from high schools in communities that include Baldwin Park, Bell Gardens, Downey, El Monte, La Puente, Los Angeles, Montebello, Pico Rivera, San Gabriel and Whittier. 4 Rio Hondo College Summer Camp Thirty students from the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier attended a four-day pilot summer camp program in June at Rio Hondo College, where they took hip-hop dance lessons, learned about statistics and math through gaming, practiced soccer tricks on the newly renovated soccer field and toured the police academy shooting range. Students were introduced to the College’s sciences and health programs and public safety careers. CTE Academy Nutcracker Community Performance In July, about 120 seventh-grade students assembled car engines, Rio Hondo Dance Collective presented its sixth annual holiday built radios, launched rockets and explored computer coding program in December, staging a contemporary version of “The through video games during Rio Hondo College’s annual CTE Nutcracker” in the Wray Theater with 27 dancers from the College Academy. The sixth annual program allowed students from five and 70 dancers from five area schools and the Rio Hondo College area school districts to explore science and technology career Child Development Center. This was the Collective’s second year of fields under the supervision of instructors and students in the engaging area students in the holiday show. College’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program’s Teacher Education Access & Career Highway. Rose Hills Holiday Program In December, Rio Hondo College students helped Rose Hills K-12 District Leaders Memorial Park present “Juan Diego and the Beautiful Lady,” a In November,