This document discusses strategies for student success at OCTC. It emphasizes engagement through the FYE 100 course, which aims to help students graduate and transfer successfully. Data shows that OCTC transfers perform well at other schools. The document provides tips for students, such as treating college like a job, managing time well, working hard, getting involved, and planning ahead. Students who develop professional skills and behaviors will benefit. The overall message is that the college wants students to succeed and has resources to help them achieve their goals.

1. STUDENT SUCCESS
ENGAGEMENT
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Strategies for College Success

2. DR. SCOTT WILLIAMS
OCTC PRESIDENT
“I AM A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT AT OCTC”

3. YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR
SUCCESS

4. OUR SHARED GOAL
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• Graduate and prepare you to be successful in your career
field, or transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree.

5. WHY GRADUATE FROM OCTC?
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• Increased Lifetime Earnings
• Improved Quality of Life
• Best Value in the Commonwealth
• Outstanding Faculty and Staff

6. $
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Average

7. FALL GPA AT WKU
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
All WKU students Other KCTCS
First time WKU students OCTC transfers
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8. WHAT CAN I DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
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• “There are no secrets to success. It
is the result of preparation, hard
work, and learning from failure.”
Colin Powell

9. WHAT CAN I DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
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• Expect road blocks and you may
even stumble along the way.
• Success is not what you achieve,
but how you persevere to
achieve your goals.
Michael Jordan

10. FYE 100 2015
Winston Churchill

11. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE
SUCCESSFUL?
•Treat College Like a Job
•Manage Time
•Be Dedicated
•Work Hard
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• Get Involved
•Improves Communication
Skills
•Promotes Team Work
•Enhances Critical Thinking
•Broadens Perspective
•Strengthens Resume

12. BENEFITS
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• Each of those characteristics
are professional behaviors
and skills that employers say
most new applicants lack.

13. YOUR EDUCATION = YOUR FUTURE
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• Be Dedicated
• Work Hard
• Be Actively Involved

14. FYE 100 2015
You are up to the challenge and
ready to Race 2 Success.
Your success is our success and
we want to help you succeed.

15. • Food is available on campus
Fire Up the Grill in the Campus Center
Lunch Monday through Thursday (M T W R)
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 2-1

16. • Transitional/developmental coursework
Courses with a course number below 100 – these
courses are prerequisites—they are required—to
enter college level courses. You can be exempted
from these course based on test (ACT/COMPASS)
scores. These courses do not count toward
graduation—they prepare you to be successful in
courses that do
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 2-2

17. • Meeting people is the key to your success
• Attend classes! If something comes up
and you cannot be there let your
instructor know!
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 2-3, 2-4 & 2-5

18. • You can use your Outlook calendar to accept
invitations to events
• Set study periods and times help you stay on
track
• Plan to plan ahead – Know when items are
due—use the syllabus and set due dates in
Outlook
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Strategies for College Success: 2-6, 2-7, & 2-8

19. • Set aside times to read—for many classes you
will be reading a lot
• Use Merit to show your good work—and get
recognition for it
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 2-9 & 2-10

20. Horsepower
Check your e-mail every day
Be on time
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Strategies for College Success

21. Let’s go racing!
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Strategies for College Success