Project DEgree is an evidence-based approach to developmental education reform that aims to improve success rates of students requiring remediation. It provides comprehensive support through practices such as intrusive advising, learning communities, and accelerated curriculum. Project DEgree has proven success based on evaluations of nine pilot colleges. It works with colleges to tailor supports and provides training, resources, and a national network to assist with implementation and scaling of effective practices. The goal is to engage, support, and accelerate students to graduation through holistic and integrated academic and student support.

1. The Project DEgree Brand Analysis
Marketplace
Developmental Education Reform movement within community and technical colleges.
Target Colleges
Colleges that have a strategic goal to significantly improve the success rates of students starting in
developmental education.
Target Students
Any degree seeking student who has tested into developmental education in one or more areas.
Catch phrase
Engage. Support. Accelerate. Graduate.
Tagline
Project DEgree is an evidence-based, proven design for improving the success of students starting in
developmental education
Unique Attributes in the Marketplace
1. Project DEgree is a comprehensiveapproach to developmental education reform that tailors
evidence-based practices coupled with training and development to meet a college’s needs and
available budget.
2. Project DEgree has a proven successrecord based on an extensive evaluation effort involving 9
colleges in 9 states.
3. Project DEgree harnesses the power of a national network coordinated by GtCNN – an
organization with a 10 year track record providing quality implementation and scale-upof
programs that improve the success rates of vulnerable students.
4. Project DEgree targets direct-service level improvements that most immediately impact student
success while recommending strategic changes in institutional policies and practices.

2. 5. Project DEgree champions of the work of faculty as critical drivers of successful change efforts
by providing professional development, support, and collegial connections to meet their
immediate needs in serving today’s students.
6. Project DEgree assists faculty and student services staff toreinvent their roles, including
leveraging technology to allow them more time to offer personalized learning and support to
students.
7. Project DEgree acknowledges that developmental students have complex lives and intervenes
in ways that address the growth and success of the whole student.
Comprehensive Package
Persistent Focus on Degree Completion Intentional Collaboration and Integrated Leadership
Promotion offull-time, continuous enrollment Implementation with scaling in mind
Intrusive career development and goal-setting Broad support, buy-in, and involvement
Prescriptive course-taking and degree planning Academic and student services integration
Profuse completion messaging Intentional faculty and cross-departmental
collaboration; regular meeting structure
Structured block scheduling
Intentional hiring for collaborative,
Required early completion of DE requirements innovative skillset and growth mindset
InnovativeTeaching and Learning Holistic Student Support
Collaborative, constructivist pedagogy Wrap-around support and coaching
Learning communities Intrusive advising
Project-based integrated curriculum Solution-focused approach
Strategies and structures to accelerate progress Socio-emotional skill development
Mandatory orientation