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ILEA Equity Plan | Elgin Community College (ECC)

There are wide and persistent gaps in college completion rates in Illinois, especially among students of color and low-income students. After an in-depth analysis of our institutional data, Elgin Community College (“ECC” or “the College” or “we” or “our”) has developed an Equity Plan containing annual growth targets for which progress updates will be shared publicly over the next five years. Our Equity Plan reflects the unique characteristics of our institution. For example, ECC is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the US Department of Education, with just over 42% of the students identifying as Latinx or Hispanic. Also, the district served by ECC is widely diverse in terms of income and educational attainment. We will identify the obstacles students face and develop programs and policies that break down unnecessary college graduation barriers. Along with our fellow colleges, in the Partnership for College Completion organization, with this Illinois Equity in Attainment (“ILEA”) plan, we pledge to close the completion gaps by 2025.

There are wide and persistent gaps in college completion rates in Illinois, especially among students of color and low-income students. After an in-depth analysis of our institutional data, Elgin Community College (“ECC” or “the College” or “we” or “our”) has developed an Equity Plan containing annual growth targets for which progress updates will be shared publicly over the next five years. Our Equity Plan reflects the unique characteristics of our institution. For example, ECC is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the US Department of Education, with just over 42% of the students identifying as Latinx or Hispanic. Also, the district served by ECC is widely diverse in terms of income and educational attainment. We will identify the obstacles students face and develop programs and policies that break down unnecessary college graduation barriers. Along with our fellow colleges, in the Partnership for College Completion organization, with this Illinois Equity in Attainment (“ILEA”) plan, we pledge to close the completion gaps by 2025.

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2A: Overview<br />

2. Current State<br />

At the start of each fiscal year (July/August), <strong>ECC</strong> compiles data and reflects upon their impact<br />

in terms of program excellence and service delivery. Data is reported in both summative and<br />

formative ways through the following:<br />

• Annual Performance Report of Key Institutional Indicators (summative and quantitative)<br />

• Program Review Reports of Department-Level milestones (formative, both quantitative<br />

and qualitative)<br />

• Annual Report of Accomplishments in Meeting Goals and Strategies of the <strong>ECC</strong> Strategic<br />

<strong>Plan</strong> (summative and qualitative)<br />

• Student Success Dashboards (quantitative)<br />

In addition, academic departments and departments/offices within the Division of Student<br />

Services and Development review real-time data pertaining to student success and process<br />

improvements within their respective areas. These data are contained in the following ways:<br />

• Student Services and Development Annual Reports<br />

• Program Health Scorecards<br />

• Student Success Dashboards<br />

Any of the indicators and milestones/intermediate outcomes listed above can be disaggregated<br />

to review differences by characteristics of interest, such as race/ethnicity or age. These efforts<br />

allow us to understand inequalities that become the focus of our initiatives and interventions.<br />

Graduation and retention are two institutional indicators that we routinely disaggregate, as<br />

shown below.<br />

Graduation Rates<br />

Figure 5 illustrates the graduation rates for African-American, Latinx, and White students over<br />

the past five cohorts using the first-time, full-time, degree/certificate seeking IPEDS cohorts.<br />

The graduation rates reported are at the 150% of normal time to completion and include<br />

degrees and certificates.<br />

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<strong>ILEA</strong> <strong>Equity</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Current State

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