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Rural Educational Partnerships That Promote Social Equity And Opportunity

Rural Educational Partnerships That Promote Social Equity And Opportunity. Rural Community College Alliance Conference Presentation by Dr. Barbara Mink Member, Board of Trustees, ACC District & Professor, Fielding Graduate University. Agenda.

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Rural Educational Partnerships That Promote Social Equity And Opportunity

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  1. Rural Educational Partnerships That Promote Social Equity And Opportunity Rural Community College Alliance Conference Presentation by Dr. Barbara Mink Member, Board of Trustees, ACC District & Professor, Fielding Graduate University

  2. Agenda • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Strategic Plan: Closing the Gaps • Austin Community College Service Area • ACC Programs Serving Rural Areas • College Connection • Early College Start • Capital Area College Tech Prep Consortium • ACC Centers • Fredericksburg Center • Lockhart Center • Summer Youth Programs • Mobile Go Centers

  3. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Strategic Plan“Closing the Gaps”Overview

  4. THECB: A Vision for Texas Higher Education • Goal 1: Close the Gaps in Participation • Goal 2: Close the Gaps in Success • Goal 3: Close the Gaps in Excellence • Goal 4: Close the Gaps in Research

  5. Goal 1: Closing the Gaps in Participation Closing the Gaps warns that if more Texans do not receive college degrees by 2030, the State could lose up to $40 billion in annual household income. The goal is to increase student enrollment in higher education by 630,000 by 2015. Most students will elect to start at a community college. Austin Community College expects 15,000 more students by 2015.

  6. Austin Community College Service Area

  7. ACC District Service AreaRegional Community College Rural Areas Rural Areas Rural Areas Black = In-district Green = Out-of-District

  8. ACC Programs Serve Rural Areas

  9. College Connection for Rural Students Overview

  10. Improving High School to College Transitions in Rural Areas • Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to seniors on their high school campuses • Create an expectation that “College is in everyone’s future.” • Increase percentage of high school seniors who enter college after high school graduation.

  11. Austin Community College District Service Area College Transition Rates Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 *Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the year immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state. **Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF Rural districts indicated in red.

  12. Austin Community College District Service Area College Transition Rates Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 *Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the year immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report.Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDFRural districts indicated in red.

  13. Austin Community College District Service Area College Transition Rates Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 *Includes students who were not enrolled in Texas colleges or universities in the year immediately following graduation, as well as students who were enrolled out-of-state.**Districts with less than 25 graduates are not included in this report. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDFRural districts indicated in red.

  14. College Connection Program • Many high school students find the college enrollment process intimidating. • Austin Community College District provides hands-on, one-on-onesupportto assist every student through each step of the college admissions process. • During graduation ceremonies, high school graduating seniors receive acceptance letters to Austin Community College District. • Program is an important and effective outreach to rural students.

  15. Rural Students Receive Services at the High School:

  16. Rural Students Receive Lifetime Acceptance to Austin Community College • Application never discarded • Provides a permanent college home • Reasons students come to ACC District • Full-time or part-time student • Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution • Summer courses for transfer • College courses after military service • College courses after career changes

  17. College Connection School Districts 2006-07Year 4 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del Valle Elgin Fredericksburg Harper Hays Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos Smithville 2007-08Year 5 Austin Bastrop Blanco Del Valle Dripping Springs Eanes Elgin Fredericksburg Georgetown Harper Hays Jarrell Johnson City Lago Vista 2003-04 Year 1 San Marcos 2004-05Year 2 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Leander San Marcos 2005-06Year 3 Austin Bastrop Del Valle Hays Leander Manor Pflugerville San Marcos Lake Travis Leander Liberty Hill Lockhart Luling Manor Nixon-Smiley Pflugerville Prairie Lea Round Rock San Marcos Smithville Wimberley Rural districts indicated in red.

  18. “Attaining advanced levels of education for disadvantaged students cannot be done without developing a college-going culture in every middle school and high school in the state of Texas...then suddenly, (going to college) changes from being a possibility to an expectation.” --Raymund Paredes Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board January 6, 2005

  19. “The state must look for successful programs with statewide potential, such as ACCs College Connection program, in which seniors in participating high schools are given help with financial aid forms and required to fill out applications.” Raymond ParedesState Higher Education CommissionerAustin American Statesman, April 16, 2006

  20. College Connection Program National Acclaim & Recognition

  21. College Connection Awards Received

  22. College Connection Website Reaches Rural Areas • Access to scheduled activities for students, parents, and school officials • Calendars of activities • Links to pertinent ACC school district sites

  23. Early College Start for Rural Students Overview

  24. Early College Start Program Overview • Serves juniors and seniors in high school • Take up to two college courses per semester

  25. Early College Start Growth in Rural Areas

  26. Capital Area College Tech Prep Consortium for Rural Students Overview

  27. Capital Area CollegeTech Prep Consortium • Start a college technical major in high school • After high school continue at Austin Community College • Earn college credit through articulated courses

  28. Tech Prep Growth in Rural Areas

  29. Tech Prep Growth in Rural Areas

  30. Tech Prep Growth in Rural Areas

  31. Tech Prep Growth in Rural Areas

  32. ACC Centers in Rural Areas

  33. ACC Has Centers and Sites Throughout the Eight-County Service Area • Exemplary Rural Centers • Fredericksburg Center • Lockhart Center Fredericksburg Center Lockhart Center

  34. Fredericksburg Center • Alliance for Innovative Nursing Education • Funded by a National Science Foundation grant • Partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center • Augmented with online delivery to accelerate students receiving BA or BSN degree

  35. Fredericksburg Nursing Program • Grant pays for: • Faculty • Curriculum development • Travel • Addresses critical shortages of nurses in rural areas • LVN program • Fast track LVN to ADN (RN) • Lecture instruction delivered via IVC

  36. Fredericksburg Nursing Program • Clinicals conducted at community hospital • Two ACC full-time nursing faculty housed at Fredericksburg Center • Nursing prerequisite courses (microbiology, etc.) delivered in high school laboratories equipped by ACC and community resources

  37. Lockhart High School/Center • Exemplary dual-credit program in small, rural high school • Juniors and seniors take two college courses per semester during school day • Juniors take: • History • English Composition • Seniors take: • Government • Economics • Literature • Psychology

  38. Lockhart High School/Center • Students routinely graduate with 18-24 transferable core curriculum college hours • Classes offered during school day by ACC adjunct faculty • LHS has some adjunct-qualified faculty

  39. Summer Youth Programs for Rural Areas

  40. 2007 Summer Youth Program • 119 participants – 43 from rural areas • Purpose: • Provides opportunities for career and college exploration • Supports interest in math, science, and technology • Fosters a college-going culture

  41. 2007 Summer Youth Program • Offered to students in 4th-8th grade in two-week sessions on ACC campuses • Taught by ACC professors in a day-long format • Provides follow-up sessions during school year to monitor commitment to stay and succeed in school

  42. Mobile Go Center for Rural Areas

  43. ACC’s Mobile Go Center • Trailer • Length, 34 Feet • Air-Conditioned • Equipped with: • 17 Computers • Printers • Scanner • Copier • Satellite Internet Acquiring second Mobile Go Center – October 2007

  44. Mobile Go Center Funding • Provided by: • College for all Texans Foundation • Texas Pioneer Foundation • Advanced Micro Devices • AT&T Foundation • Austin Community College District

  45. ACC’s Mobile Go Center • Provides college information for all institutions of higher education • Staffed by ACC student services personnel

  46. ACC’s Mobile Go Center • Virtual one-stop, college-information facility • Visits: • Rural Communities • Festivals • Sports Events • Supermarkets • Shopping Malls • Schools • Other • Assists students: • College Information • College Admissions • Financial Aid

  47. ACC’s Mobile Go Center • Enables ACC to reach individuals where they live, work, and/or attend school • Supports College Connection program activities • Assists in expanding ACC’s outreach efforts to rural areas

  48. Mobile Go Center Serves Rural Areas “For our state to have a strong and vibrant future, we must all continue to work to ensure that every Texas child who dreams of attending an institution of higher education gets the opportunity to do so.” John Montford AT&T Senior Vice President, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Board Chairman, College for All Texans Foundation

  49. Austin Community College “Proud to serve its entire eight-county, 7,100 square mile, service area”

  50. Presenter Contact InformationBarbara Mink Austin Community CollegeBoard of Trustees 5930 Middle Fiskville RoadAustin, TX 78754 Office: (512) 223-7613

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