Completion by Design Week will be held the week before spring registration begins.
“Completion by Design is a … grant funded project that’s designed to help at-risk students complete a degree or credential,” Jim Simenson, program coordinator said.
During the week of Oct.29 through Nov. 1, Sinclair will be recognizing Completion by Design Week through its faculty members encouraging students to update and commit to their maps, as well as register earlier.
Simeonson said doing so is beneficial to the student.
“Getting the map is important because if you’re wondering around taking classes, you’ll get an education, you’ll learn some things, but you’ll have a hard time getting somewhere … Having an updated plan is important because sometimes classes change, degree plans change … Why does registering early help? It helps the college because we know how many classes to have; it helps the students too, because have you ever been in a class that got cancelled for low enrollment? How do we avoid that? Everyone enrolls early and registers early,” he said.
Since 2011, Sinclair Community College has been planning and developing Completion by Design.
“What we’ve done is we’ve looked at research and data to see where are the barriers, where are the areas that cause difficulties for students to complete and we’ve identified some. We’re continuing to identify others and as we come across them, how can we eliminate or minimize those barriers,” he said.
He said this has been done through the boot camp and compression classes held for developmental classes.
“It’s targeted at the community colleges to try and help people have a chance at a better life by being able to get that degree or credential, something that will make them more marketable in the workforce,” he said.