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District reports dual-enrollment progress: 522 OC Tech classes taken, 488 passed; interventions used for struggling students
Summary
Orangeburg County students took 522 early-college classes at OC Tech with 488 graded A–C and 34 unsuccessful; district described cohort-by-cohort details, supports, and use of interventions for students struggling with maturity and college-level expectations.
District staff reported Jan. 14 on the Orangeburg County early-college and advanced-college partnership with OC Tech. According to the presentation, students in the program have taken 522 college classes through OC Tech; staff reported 488 of those classes were completed with passing grades (A–C) and approximately 34 were unsuccessful.
Officials provided cohort breakdowns: Cohort 1 (16 students) took 47 classes with one unsuccessful class; Cohort 2 (38 students) took 131 classes with three unsuccessful classes; Cohort 3 (19 students) took 57 classes with no unsuccessful classes reported; Cohort 4 (new incoming freshmen) took 65 classes with seven unsuccessful classes. The presenter said four students in Cohort 1 have already completed associate degrees and that all 16 in Cohort 1 were scheduled to complete associate of arts degrees in their final semester.
Board members questioned academic areas of concern. District staff and principals said the unsuccessful marks were not concentrated in a single subject; the 34 unsuccessful grades could arise from multiple classes taken by the same students. District staff described interventions including weekly meetings with principals and counselors, temporary returns to home high-school classes to help students regroup, targeted supports from guidance counselors and principals, and parent engagement.
Board members and staff emphasized maturity and adjustment to college freedoms as a primary factor in some unsuccessful coursework, rather than lack of academic ability. The board was told that, when necessary, students have been pulled from the dual-enrollment setting and given more intensive support at their home schools, with the option to return when ready.
The report closed with district staff noting reviewers of the program include principals and guidance counselors working collaboratively with the early-college director and OC Tech.
