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The College of Rural Alaska is the extended
learning component of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and should
be viewed as the lead unit and center for promoting, coordinating and
delivering instructional activities for adults. Further it delivers vocational/
technical/career training that is responsive to community needs.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide an academic foundation leading to
the enhancement of personal education goals, completion of the A.A. general
degree, or as an open entry avenue to transfer to Baccalaureate degree
programs.
GOAL STATEMENT:
- Provide supportive learning environment
that values student experience in lifelong learning.
- Support acquisition of academic information
and advising in an efficient manner in reaching personal, degree, or
transfer goals.
- Enhance critical thinking and communication
skills.
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- Facilitate access to and preparation for
higher education.
- Encourage students to take an active role
in educational goals
- Raise the number of student transfers into
baccalaureate programs if appropriate to student goals.
- Increase the success of underprepared students
in core courses.
- Increase student satisfaction with academic
experience
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- Monitor increased enrollment of first-generation
and non-traditional students
- Report on total involvement of AA students
in advising and the development of individualized academic plan for
educational goals.
- Survey of AA students on satisfaction of
the program in meeting personal education goals
- Monitor level of success for students in
core after completing developmental courses.
- Monitor for increases in retention rate
and grade point average.
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- Advising areas to collect data and report
to departments
- Academic advisors and mentors will assist
in creating IAP for each degree-seeking student.
- Academic coordinator will conduct survey
and report results.
- Advisors will take random sampling of continuing
students.
- Institutional research or appropriate department
will compile academic profiles.
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