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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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Figure 5. Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity at 150% of Normal Time to Completion<br />

45%<br />

40%<br />

35%<br />

30%<br />

25%<br />

20%<br />

15%<br />

10%<br />

5%<br />

0%<br />

150% Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity<br />

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015<br />

White Black/African-American Hispanic/Latinx<br />

(Source: 2019 IPEDS Feedback Report)<br />

Table 1. Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Cohort<br />

Race/Ethnicity<br />

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015<br />

150%<br />

150%<br />

150%<br />

150%<br />

Grad # in Grad # in Grad # in Grad # in<br />

Rate cohort Rate cohort Rate cohort Rate cohort<br />

# in<br />

cohort<br />

White 505 35% 502 36% 499 40% 420 39% 471 37%<br />

Black/African-<br />

American<br />

150%<br />

Grad<br />

Rate<br />

31 10% 26 19% 32 22% 21 29% 18 6%<br />

Latinx 215 28% 250 27% 256 34% 280 38% 254 32%<br />

The graduation rates shown in Table 1 illustrate positive progress among all groups except for<br />

the Fall 2015 cohort in which all three groups saw a decline in graduation rates. The graduation<br />

rate between White and Latinx students is closer together and higher than the rate for<br />

Black/African American students which lags behind. Our current data suggests a need to work<br />

on closing graduation rate gaps.<br />

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

Current State

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