1. El Camino College
First Year Experience
Learning Communities Program
Presented By
Cynthia Mosqueda, M.A
Mathew Cheung, English Faculty
The First Year Experience Program was originally funded by a U.S. Dept of Education
Title V - Hispanic Serving Institution Grant, currently funded by El Camino College District.

2. First Year Experience Model
El Camino College
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
Conceptual Model
STUDENT FACULTY
RETENTION
COMPONENT COMPONENT
High Schools
Outreach Community
Professional
On-Campus Incentives Recruitment
Development
Orientation
Registration Book Depot
Academic
Career Financial Aid
First Year Experience
Counseling Personal
Mission Statement
Student
Financial Mentors
To develop a comprehensive program
Linked
linking services, courses, interpersonal
Professional
Learning experiences, and a collegial environment
Supp. Instruct. Role Models
Communities
that will provide all first year students
Tutoring with the very best opportunities to
Freshman
succeed in the pursuit of their
Interest Groups
Multicultural
educational and career goals
College (FIGS)
Climate Social
The First Year Experience Program is funded by a U.S. Dept of Education Title V -
Hispanic Serving Institution Grant

3. First Year Experience
STUDENT
COMPONENT
High Schools
Outreach Community
On-Campus
Registration
Academic
Career
Counseling Personal
Financial
Linked
Learning
Supp. Instruct.
Communities
Tutoring
Multicultural
College
Climate Social

4. First Year Experience
Retention
Linked Courses
Supplemental
Instruction
Academic Counseling
Partners with Faculty
Personalization
High Student
Expectations

5. FYE Cohorts
Over 800 students participate every academic year

6. Faculty
Recruitment
Incentives
•Two to three classes linked at a – Faculty recruit Faculty across
time disciplines
– On Course Training
• Students stay together
– Multi-Cultural Conferences
and Activities
• Professors work together
– Faculty Development
•Common themes
– Supplemental Instruction
•Complementary
Assignments or projects

7. First Year Experience Website

8. Submit Interest Form Online

9. FYE Information Session

10. Fall 2009 FYE Schedule

11. Spring 2008 Learning Community
Schedule

12. English A Cohorts - Completion of A and 1A Within 1 Year
In other words, 77% of First Year Experience students from the Fall 2001 cohort successfully completed English A and 1A
on time within one year compared to only 36% for the comparison group of similar students not in First Year Experience.

13. English 1A Cohorts - Completion of 1A and 1C Within 1 Year
76%
80%
70% 63%
60%
50%
40%
22%
30% 23%
20%
10%
0%
Fall 02 Fall 03
FYE CG
In other words, 76% of First Year Experience students from the Fall 2002 cohort successfully completed English 1A and 1C
on time within one year compared to only 23% for the comparison group of similar students not in First Year Experience.