Quantitative & Qualitative Report


The Quantitative & Qualitative (Q&Q) Report highlights successes of the SSS program. This report presents the performance outcomes and examines the quantitative & qualitative objectives of recruitment, retention and graduation of our program participants.

Quantitative & Qualitative Summary 2022-23

 

Quantitative Summary

Students Served:

  • 231 students received project services
  • 75.73% of SSS students were both first-generation (neither parent has a 4-year degree) and low-income (family taxable income did not exceed 150% of the poverty level)
  • 17.57% were first generation only.
  • 5.43% were low-income only.

Good Academic Standing:

  • 89.60% of program participants remained in Good Academic Standing with a GPA > 2.0
  • 21.65% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 2.5
  • 70% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 3.0

Persistence:

  • 91.60% of project students enrolled in 2021-2022 re-enrolled at Wichita State and the SSS project for 2022-23.

Graduation:

  • 63.64% of participants of 2017-18 cohort graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2022-23 (within 6 years)
  • A total of 32 students graduated in 2022-2023

Advising:

  • A total of 380 advising contacts were provided to project participants.

Tutoring Services:

  • 25 students who were enrolled in 79 credit hours were supported through individualized tutoring

Funding:

  • SSS project awarded $8,000.00 in EOF and $9,294.00 in Endowed Scholarships to its participants
  • SSS students retained at Wichita State with $494,929.00 in federal financial assistance.
Qualitative Summary
  • Oldest SSS project in the State of Kansas: assisting students since 1970
  • Advising: SSS academic advisors provided academic, personal, financial aid, career and graduate school advising
  • Tutoring: 6 tutors were available for tutoring in lower level undergraduate courses during the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
  • Study Skills: an extensive list of videos and interactive worksheets were available in the SSS Technology Lab as well as an online class exclusively for SSS participants
  • Financial Literacy Skills: online class through MyCollegeMoneyPlan.org and an online collection of assessments over class material available to students
  • SSS Technology Learning Lab: workspace and computers, where students may study, access study skills and/or financial literacy resources, or meet with tutors
  • Textbook Library: extensive collection of over 250+ textbooks available for SSS participants to borrow
  • Through referrals to the Office of Special Programs(OSP):laptops and iPads were available for SSS participants to check out
  • SSS Newsletter: published 12 times a year
  • 42nd Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony held virtually in May 2021 to recognize project students, graduates and scholarship recipients
Quantitative & Qualitative Summary 2021-22
Quantitative Summary
Students Served:
  • 186 students received project services
  • 73.77% of SSS students were both first-generation (neither parent has a 4-year degree) and low-income (family taxable income did not exceed 150% of the poverty level)
  • 20.76% were first generation only
  • 3.82% were low-income only

Good Academic Standing:

  • 72% of program participants remained in Good Academic Standing with a GPA > 2.0
  • 21.51% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 2.5
  • 60.22% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 3.0

Persistence:

  • 72% of project students enrolled in 2020-2021 re-enrolled at Wichita State and the SSS project for 2021-22.

Graduation:

  • 63% of participants of 2016-17 cohort graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2021-22 (within 6 years)
  • A total of 46 students graduated in 2021-22.

Advising:

  • A total of 380 advising contacts were provided to project participants.

Tutoring:

  • 25 students who were enrolled in 79 credit hours were supported through individualized tutoring

Funding:

  • SSS project awarded $8,000.00 in EOF and $5,316.50 in Endowed Scholarships to its participants
  • SSS students retained at Wichita State with $494,929.00 in federal financial assistance
Qualitative Summary
  • Oldest SSS project in the State of Kansas: assisting students since 1970
  • Advising: SSS academic advisors provided academic, personal, financial aid, career and graduate school advising
  • Tutoring: 7 tutors were available for tutoring in lower level undergraduate courses during the Fall 2021 and Spring 2021
  • Study Skills: an extensive list of videos and interactive worksheets were available in the SSS Technology Lab as well as an online class exclusively for SSS participants
  • Financial Literacy Skills: online class through MyCollegeMoneyPlan.org and an online collection of assessments over class material available to students
  • SSS Technology Learning Lab: workspace and computers, where students may study, access study skills and/or financial literacy resources, or meet with tutors
  • Textbook Library:  extensive collection of over 600 textbooks available for SSS participants to borrow
  • Through referrals to the Office of Special Programs(OSP): laptops and iPads were available for SSS participants to check out
  • SSS Newsletter: published 12 times a year
  • 42nd Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony held virtually in May 2021 to recognize project students, graduates and scholarship recipients

 

Quantitative & Qualitative Summary 2020-21
Quantitative Summary

Students Served:

  • 224 students received project services
  • 75% of SSS students were both first-generation (neither parent has a 4-year degree) and low-income (family taxable income did not exceed 150% of the poverty level)
  • 19% were first generation only
  • 6% were low-income only

Good Academic Standing:

  • 87% of program participants remained in Good Academic Standing with a GPA > 2.0
  • 82% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 2.5
  • 72% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 3.0

Persistence:

  • 72% of project students enrolled in 2018-19 re-enrolled at Wichita State and the SSS project for 2020-21

Graduation:

  • 34% of participants of 2015-16 cohort graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-21 (within 6 years)
  • Total of 76 students graduated in 2020-21

Advising:

  • A total of 430 advising contacts were provided to project participants

Tutoring Services:

  • 14 students who were enrolled in 79 credit hours were supported through individualized tutoring

Funding:

  • SSS project awarded $4,500.00 in EOF and $7,740.00 in Endowed Scholarships to its participants
  • SSS students retained at Wichita State with $3,777,706.00 in federal financial assistance
Qualitative Summary
  • Oldest SSS project in the State of Kansas: assisting students since 1970
  • Advising: SSS academic advisors provided academic, personal, financial aid, career and graduate school advising
  • Tutoring: 7 tutors were available for tutoring in lower level undergraduate courses during the Fall 2021 and Spring 2021
  • Study Skills: an extensive list of videos and interactive worksheets were available in the SSS Technology Lab as well as an online class exclusively for SSS participants
  • Financial Literacy Skills: online class through MyCollegeMoneyPlan.org and an online collection of assessments over class material available to students
  • SSS Technology Learning Lab: workspace and computers, where students may study, access study skills and/or financial literacy resources, or meet with tutors
  • Textbook Library: extensive collection of over 600 textbooks available for SSS participants to borrow
  • Through referrals to the Office of Special Programs(OSP):laptops and iPads were available for SSS participants to check out
  • SSS Newsletter: published 12 times a year
  • 42nd Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony held virtually in May 2021 to recognize project students, graduates and scholarship recipients
Quantitative & Qualitative Summary 2019-20
Quantitative Summary

Students Served:

  • 250 students received project services
  • 70% of SSS students were both first-generation (neither parent has a 4-year degree) and low-income (family taxable income did not exceed 150% of the poverty level)
  • 21.6% were first generation only
  • 7.60% were low-income only
  • Less than 2% were students with disability only and/or disability and low income

Good Academic Standing:

  • 96% of program participants remained in Good Academic Standing with a GPA > 2.0
  • 86% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 2.5
  • 65% completed the year with a GPA ≥ 3.0

Persistence:

  • 89% of project students enrolled in 2018-19 re-enrolled at Wichita State and the SSS project for 2019-20

Graduation:

  • 54% of participants of 2014-15 cohort graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2019-20 (within 6 years)
  • Total of 52 students graduated in 2019-20

Advising:

  • A total of 1,290 advising contacts were provided to project participants

Tutoring Services:

  • 40 students who were enrolled in 162 credit hours were supported through individualized tutoring

Funding:

  • SSS project awarded $3,750.00 in EOF and $9,000 in Endowed Scholarships to its participants
  • SSS students retained at Wichita State with $3,308,126.28 in federal financial assistance
Qualitative Summary
  • Oldest SSS project in the State of Kansas: assisting students since 1970
  • Advising: SSS academic advisors provided academic, personal, financial aid, career and graduate school advising
  • Tutoring: 26 tutors were available for tutoring in lower level undergraduate courses during the Fall 2019, Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 semesters
  • Study Skills: an extensive list of videos and interactive worksheets were available in the SSS Technology Lab as well as an online class exclusively for SSS participants
  • Financial Literacy Skills: online class through MyCollegeMoneyPlan.org and an online collection of assessments over class material available to students
  • SSS Technology Learning Lab: workspace and computers, where students may study, access study skills and/or financial literacy resources, or meet with tutors
  • Textbook Library: extensive collection of over 600 textbooks available for SSS participants to borrow
  • Through referrals to the Office of Special Programs(OSP):laptops and iPads were available for SSS participants to check out
  • SSS Newsletter: published 12 times a year
  • 41st Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony held virtually in May 2020 to recognize project students, graduates and scholarship recipient.

Graduate Success Profiles


Graduate profiles provide success stories of program participants who graduated from Wichita State University. They share their academic success journey including worries, and hope for the future.

Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 Graduates
Last Name First Name Major(S) Graduating Semester
Bass Tiffany Biological Sciences BS Fall 2022
Carrillo Daniel Prod Design & MfgE Engineering Fall 2022
Demar Darrell Communication-Open Emphasis Fall 2022
Franklin Chanda Social Work Fall 2022
Hass Kayla Nursing Fall 2022
Mangaza Miriam Elementary Education Fall 2022
McClure Shelley ECU/Elementary Educ Apprentice Fall 2022
Saulenas Sahara Psychology Fall 2022
Tanveer Hamza Computer Science BS Fall 2022
Thompson Mariah Nursing Fall 2022
Upton Morgan Exercise Science Fall 2022
Yahya Hunter Human Resource Management Fall 2022
Castillo Jasmin Criminal Justice Spring 2023
Conley Haley Media Arts Spring 2023
Dickerson Laralyn Human Resource Management Spring 2023
Fitzhugh Charles History and Government 6-12 Spring 2023
Flores Edith Health Science Spring 2023
Haynes Dawnye Health Science Spring 2023
Hood Lindsey Social Work Spring 2023
Hunter Courtney Management Spring 2023
Khader Aram Info Tech & Mgmt Info Systems Spring 2023
Klaassen Tyson Mechanical Engineering Spring 2023
Larssen Jennifer Business Administration Spring 2023
Loisranoi Bryana Dental Hygiene Spring 2023
Lucella Naielle Political Science Spring 2023
Maupin Mia Sociology Spring 2023
Mendoza Yareli Dental Hygiene Spring 2023
Myrie TreVaughn Sport Management Spring 2023
Nevarez-Saenz David Aerospace Engineering Spring 2023
Nieto Aracely Dental Hygiene Spring 2023
Nieves Joshua Accounting Spring 2023
Nimmo Sounya Political Science Spring 2023
Ordonez Natanya General Studies Sociology Spring 2023
Parker Noa Early Childhood Unified Spring 2023
Princ Autumn Mathematics 6-12 Spring 2023
Reynolds Noemi Health Science Spring 2023
Rincon Clarissa Biomedical Engineering Spring 2023
Shamiun Syed Psychology Spring 2023
Smith Holly Dental Hygiene Spring 2023
Turner Alexcis Marketing Spring 2023
Valdovinos Maldonado Alexis Engineering Technology Spring 2023
Valenzuela Roman Social Work Spring 2023
Ziad Elyssa Nursing Spring 2023
Whittker Jecinda Human Resource Management Summer 2023
Graduate Success Profile Form
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