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College Connection

College Connection. TASA Conference Presentation December 4, 2007. Agenda. College Connection Overview College Connection Results. Presenter. Presenter. Luanne Preston, Ph.D. Executive Director, Early College Start and College Connection luanne@austincc.edu 512-223-7354.

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College Connection

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  1. College Connection TASA Conference Presentation December 4, 2007

  2. Agenda • College Connection Overview • College Connection Results

  3. Presenter

  4. Presenter Luanne Preston, Ph.D.Executive Director, Early College Start and College Connectionluanne@austincc.edu512-223-7354

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

  6. 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 District expects over 15,000 more students by 2015. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingtheGaps/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal=1

  7. College ConnectionOverview

  8. Education Beyond High School Increases earning potential and employment opportunities U.S. Department of Education

  9. Learn to Earn Source: Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY

  10. Improving High School to College Transitions • Provide admission and pre-enrollment services to seniors on their 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. Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Austin Community College District Service Area College Transition Rates *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

  12. Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 Austin Community College District Service Area College Transition Rates *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

  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.PDF

  14. College ConnectionHow It Works

  15. 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.

  16. Students Receive Servicesat the High School:

  17. College Connection Activity Grid Sample ISD District Lead: Sandra Dowdy, Assistant Superintendent, 512-386-3040, sdowdy@del-valle.k12.tx.us Del Valle HS Lead: Jean MacInnis, Principal, 512-386-3210, jmacinnis@del-valle.k12.tx.us Admin. Assistant: Nadene Norwood, 512-386-3211, nadene.norwood@del-valle.k12.tx.us ACC District Lead: Mary Hensley, 223-7618, mhensley@austincc.edu Exec. Assistant: Esther Buzard, 223-7618, ebuzard@austincc.edu College Connection Lead: Luanne Preston, 223-7354, luanne@austincc.edu Admin. Assistant: Laurie Clark, 223-7354, lclark2@austincc.edu Senior Count: 400 SHADE/BOLD – Required College Connection Activities

  18. Lifetime Acceptance • Application never discarded • Provide a permanent college home • Students come to ACC District • In summer for transfer • After military service • After career changes • Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution • Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry; ACC District collects longitudinal data for retention, completion and success

  19. Guaranteed transfer • Arts & Sciences courses transfer seamlessly to Texas public universities • ACC is UT’s largest source of transfer students • Students who start at ACC do as well as, or better than, students who begin as freshmen at UT • ACC is a great auxiliary resource for students who already have confirmed college plans

  20. Program Results

  21. 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 Elgin 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 17,000 + Seniors expected in Year 5

  22. School Districts Participating in the College Connection Program 2006-2007

  23. School Districts Participating in the College Connection Program 2006-2007

  24. Del Mar College College Connection ProgramsExpansion Timeline

  25. College Connection Program Growth Over 4 years: • 1 school district to 27 school districts • 2 high schools to 58 high schools • 400 students to 17,000+ students

  26. The College Connection Program Works! Blue=Year College Connection started 1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf 2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf 3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF

  27. College ConnectionDiversity of Participants 2006-07

  28. Traditionally Underrepresented in Higher Education - Students Enroll at ACC District • More than 55% of College Connectionenrollees are minorities • Higher percentage entering ACC District through College Connection than inthe general ACC District student population

  29. College Connection Positively Impacts Other College Programs • ACC Fall Enrollments • 38% increase first year • 59% increase over two years • Early College Start (Dual Credit) Enrollments • 26% increase in enrollment from ‘04 to ’05 • 45% increase in enrollment from ’04 to ’06 • 3,209 students enrolled Summer 2007 (record-breaking ECS enrollment) • Tech Prep Enrollments • 4,336% increase in enrollment from ‘03 to ‘06 • 36 students in 2003-04 • 48 students in 2004-05 • 293 students in 2005-06 • 1,597 students in 2006-07

  30. Related Initiatives Mini-College Connectionfor Adult Education College Connection Scholarships

  31. Program Recognition

  32. College Connection Program National Acclaim & Recognition

  33. Awards Received

  34. Texas Community Colleges Adopting College Connection Program • Alamo Community College District • Coastal Bend Community College • Del Mar Community College • Houston Community College District • Temple Community College • Victoria Community College

  35. Other Texas Community Colleges Express Interest in College Connection Program • Vernon College • Odessa College • Central Texas College • El Paso Community College

  36. State and National Interest in Expansion

  37. National Interest: Florida Department of Education • Launched state-wide campaign in April 2007 called “Go Higher-Get Accepted” modeled after College Connection Maine Interest in College Connection • Proposed law requiring graduating high school seniors to complete at least one college application before getting diploma. • Support from “Compact for Higher Education”

  38. “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

  39. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion2007-2009 • Ten Schools Receive Implementation Grants • Alamo Community College District • Blinn College • Del Mar College • Houston Community College System • Lee College • Odessa College • Richland College • South Texas College • Tarrant County College District • Weatherford College

  40. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion2007-2009 • Five Schools Receive Planning Grants • Cedar Valley College • Cisco Junior College • Northeast Texas Community College • Paris Junior College • Victoria College

  41. THECB Statewide College Connection Expansion • Schools Already Adopting College Connection • Alamo Community College District • Central Texas College • Coastal Bend Community College • Del Mar Community College • Houston Community College District • Temple Community College • Vernon College • Victoria Community College

  42. College Connection Draws External Funding • TG Public Benefit Grant $155,000 • Texas Pioneer Foundation $398,188 • Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce$108,000 • Round Rock ISD$18,000 • Two Mobile Go Centers $147,218 • Advanced Micro Devices • AT&T Foundation • College For All Texans Foundation • Texas Pioneer Foundation

  43. Mobile Go Centers

  44. “Closing the Gaps” Background “The community college’s role in the goal of participation is absolutely vital. We talk about students who come directly from high school into higher education, and while the numbers are going up, we are not attracting a significant increase in the pool. That’s one of the areas that we’re going to have to spend some real effort – in encouraging students who complete high school to continue on with higher education and the Connections Program that has been talked about already today is absolutely the way that it needs to happen all across the state to change.” Dr. Glenda BarronAssistant Commissioner, Community and Technical Colleges DivisionTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardJanuary 7, 2005

  45. “The state must look forsuccessful programs with statewide potential, such as ACC’s 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

  46. Austin Community CollegeCollege Connection Website • Access to scheduled activities for students, parents, and school officials • Calendars • Links to pertinent ACC school district sites

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