Annual Program Review Update
Submitted 26 November, 2018
Describe any impacts these goals had on your health indicator(s).
After last year’s APRU, Retention became a strategic goal that included marketing and outreach
system-wide. National surveys show that students who feel alone are less likely to complete their
college education. Creating a feeling of community on campus, a feeling of belonging, can help
student survive the hard times, and stay in school. Marketing attempted to have an impact on this.
The statistics for GED awarded students are based on a small sample size, and as a result can
fluctuate widely. With limited access to this population, it is hard to have an impact.
Kaua‘i adult learner enrollment is low. While Leeward CC offers 27% of their classes as distance
learning, and achieved 72% of their adult learner enrollment goal, Kaua‘i CC offers only 7% of
it’s courses as distance learning, providing limited options to adult learners in terms of course
modalities. Also, all the neighboring islands experienced low adult learner enrollment. Maui
College is at 62% of system average, Kaua‘i CC is at 59%, and Hawai‘i CC is at 55%.
Additionally, economic factors can make it hard to effect the adult learner population. National
statistics show that when unemployment numbers are low, so is college enrollment in the 21-51
age brackets. Kaua‘i’s unemployment is currently below 3%.
Radio is currently our biggest outreach to adult learners. Our annual media survey of students at
Kaua‘i CC shows that proper placement of ads is still well received. However, since our adult
enrollment numbers are low, it is appropriate to revisit how we are using our radio outreach.
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