{"id":170488,"date":"2026-11-04T18:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=170488"},"modified":"2026-11-04T18:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:54:27","slug":"data-wranglers-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=170488","title":{"rendered":"Data Wranglers \u2013 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"color: #063970;text-transform: uppercase;text-align: center\"><strong>Data Wranglers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"color: #2e7d32;font-weight: bold;text-align: center\">Insights. Impact. Student Success.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dw-header\">\n<h3 class=\"dw-title\"><strong> &#x1f3db;&#xfe0f; ORPE ON CAMPUS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MTH_121_Column_Image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dw-image alignnone wp-image-170489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MTH_121_Column_Image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MTH_121_Column_Image.png 457w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MTH_121_Column_Image-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"dw-body\">\n<h3>What predicts success in MTH 121?<\/h3>\n<p>NMC\u2019s analysis found that high school GPA and prior math performance were stronger indicators of success than simply taking another math course first.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>57% of students with a high school GPA of 3.49 or lower earned a C or better.<\/li>\n<li>80% of students with a high school GPA of 3.50 or higher earned a C or better.<\/li>\n<li>69% of students who started directly in MTH 121 succeeded, compared with 61% of students who took another NMC math course first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prior performance matters. Students earning a 3.0 or higher in MTH 111 later succeeded in MTH 121 75% of the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note.<\/em>\u00a0 MTH 121 only; excludes MTH 121\/021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- DATA PRIORITIES SECTION --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:20px 0;padding:0;background:none\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align:left;margin-bottom:15px\">\n        &#x1f4e3; DATA PRIORITIES<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:left;margin-bottom:10px\">\n        WHAT DATA MATTERS MOST TO COLLEGE PRESIDENTS?<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;width:100%;max-width:none\">\n        A recent poll asked respondents to name the two data points most important to their president or CEO.\n    <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0;text-align:left\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Data_Priorities_Chart.png\" alt=\"Data Priorities Survey Results\" style=\"width:445px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;width:100%;max-width:none\">\n        Enrollment was named more than twice as often as retention, the second-highest response.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END DATA PRIORITIES SECTION --><\/p>\n<div class=\"dw-header\">\n<h3 class=\"dw-title\">&#x1f916;<strong> RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reconnecting_Students_Column_Image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dw-image alignnone wp-image-170490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reconnecting_Students_Column_Image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reconnecting_Students_Column_Image.png 508w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reconnecting_Students_Column_Image-480x153.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 508px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"dw-body\">\n<h3>Some college, no credential: an opportunity to reconnect<\/h3>\n<p>MDRC followed Washington\u2019s on-time 2017 high school graduates and identified 18,498 students who enrolled in college but left without a credential.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>29% of the cohort followed this pathway.<\/li>\n<li>73% connected through a community or technical college.<\/li>\n<li>Median earnings among those stably employed were $42,473, about $500 more than peers who never enrolled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: O\u2019Donoghue et al. (2026), MDRC. <em>Some College, No Credential.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>&#x1f465; <strong data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1250\">QUESTION FOR CAMPUS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><em>How can NMC identify and reconnect students who have made progress but left before earning a credential?<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"footer-container\" style=\"padding: 20px;background-color: #064e51;display: flex;justify-content: space-between\">\n<div class=\"footer-cell\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;color: #ffffff;opacity: 0.9;width: 50%\"><strong>The right placement. Timely support. Accessible pathways.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Using data to help students move forward.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Data Wranglers Insights. Impact. Student Success. &#x1f3db;&#xfe0f; ORPE ON CAMPUS What predicts success in MTH 121? 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