1544 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Learning to Live (L2L)
Founded by the Ursulines of Brown County, Chatfield is a private liberal arts college offering the Associate of Arts degree in St. Martin, Ohio and the Over-The-Rhine area of Cincinnati. The College offers a small, collaborative learning environment and personalized support to empower all students to make the most of their abilities and achieve a better future for themselves and their families. The Dater Foundation has funded the Learning to Live (L2L) program since 2009, helping to address challenges to college completion faced by non-traditional and first generation college students. The program provides targeted services in academic readiness, tuition assistance, child care, and transportation, integrating with Chatfield’s accredited academics to support students in their pursuit of opportunities in higher education. Looking at student success long-term, within six years of graduation nearly 75% of students transfer their credits to another college or university to pursue a bachelor’s program.
Program Results:
1) Providing Academic support. Over the last academic year, faculty and staff have utilized the online Early Alert form 46 times to identify students in need of academic intervention. Students also make personal requests. Combined tutoring support between the OTR and St. Martin campuses over Fall and Spring semesters included five faculty/staff, two students (peer tutors), and five volunteers. A total of 331.5 hours were committed to tutoring; 167.5 of those hours were spent in contact with students, or 50.6%. Of the 249 students enrolled in Fall and Spring semesters, 28 unique students were tutored, or 11.24% of the student body. Subjects most frequently requested for assistance included math and writing assignments.
Tutoring support also included involvement with a group of three students who had fallen far behind in math. The tutoring coordinator and the math chair agreed to meet with the students four days a week for at least an hour a day outside of class time. The 35 hours of direct tutoring are not included in those reported above (and all three of the students passed the course!).
2) Financial Support. Chatfield College offers endowed scholarships annually and annual scholarships for students who meet the donor’s criteria. In 2018-19, Chatfield offered a total of 57 scholarships totaling $ 79,315. Three of the scholarships offered included paid internships for Summer 2019. In addition to the federal work-study program, the college also offers Chatfield Work-Study. Two students participated in this program in 2018-19, earning a total of $2000.
3) Childcare. A total of 103 students attended the Summer, Fall, and Spring semester orientations, at which 4C for Children was introduced as a potential source for quality, affordable childcare.
4) Transportation. In the Fall semester 2018 eight unique individuals received bus passes, with a total of 48 passes distributed. In Spring 2019 semester ten unique individuals received bus passes, with a total of 74 passes distributed.
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