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TODAY’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Preparing Students to Transition from High School to Community College Toni Jenkins, Collin County Community College District Bobby James, University of AR: Community College at Hope Michelle Overstreet, College Board 2006 College Board National Forum. TODAY’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES. Innovation

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TODAY’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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  1. Preparing Students to Transition from High School to Community CollegeToni Jenkins, Collin County Community College DistrictBobby James, University of AR: Community College at HopeMichelle Overstreet, College Board2006 College Board National Forum

  2. TODAY’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES • Innovation • Honors programs • State of the art research facilities • Campus programming • Valuable Partnerships • High schools • Industry • 4-year institutions • Critical Discussions • High schools • Alumni • Industry

  3. THE CHALLENGE REMAINS… Aiding students in the transition from high school to the community college.

  4. HAVE YOU HEARD THIS? “Stuck between the access mission of the traditionally open-door community college, and the drive to protect educational standards.” “Community colleges must support students’ academic and labor market success.”

  5. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SOURCE: 2005 High School Survey of Student Engagement

  6. CC STUDENTS Community college students express a high degree of satisfaction with their educational experience. • 94% would recommend their college to a friend or family member • 86% rate their overall educational experience as good or excellent SOURCE: 2005 Community College Survey of Student Engagement

  7. BUT… • 1/3 to 1/2 of students rarely or never take advantage of academic advising and career counseling services • 45% of surveyed students report lack of finances would likely or very likely cause them to drop out of college. • 57% work more than 20 hours a week. • 52% are first-generation college students SOURCE: 2005 Community College Survey of Student Engagement and other sources

  8. COMMUNITY COLLEGES • 2006 - 1,186 Institutions (+1,600 campuses) • 11.6 M Students (6.6 M for credit) • 40% full-time & 60% part-time • $2,191 average annual tuition (public) • 96% of students entering directly after high school do so in the same state SOURCES: AACC Fast Facts - www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/Fast_Facts1/Fast_Facts.htm; 2004 WICHE Report; NCES, and other sources

  9. CC LOCATION & GROWTH SOURCE: AACC (www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/HistoricalInformation/CCGrowth/CC_Growth_1991-2000.htm)

  10. 2-YEAR ENROLLMENTPublic and Private SOURCE: NCES Digest of Educational Statistics, June 2006

  11. INSIGHT AND INNOVATION

  12. Preparing Students to Transition from High School to Community College Bobby James Vice Chancellor for Student Services University of Arkansas Community College at Hope

  13. Importance of Two-Year Colleges • “One area in which educational investments appear to have paid off is our community colleges.”—Alan Greenspan • "A consequence of our highly competitive, rapidly growing economy is that the average American will hold many different jobs in a lifetime. Accordingly, education is no longer the sole province of the young. Significant numbers of workers continue their education well beyond their twenties. Millions enroll in community colleges in later life, for example, to upgrade their skills or get new ones. It is a measure of the dynamism of the U.S. economy that community colleges are one of the fastest growing segments of our educational system."—Alan Greenspan

  14. Arkansas Ranks 49th in College Going Rate • Out of 100 9th graders in Arkansas, 44 will attend • college and17 will ultimately obtain a college degree • High School Graduation Rate • Statewide 75.3% • Service Area 69.6% • Baccalaureate Attainment Rate • Statewide 16.7% • Service Area 10.9% • Adults without College Degree • Statewide 79.3% • Service Area 86.0% • Adults that have never attended college • Statewide 58.8% • Service Area 68.2%

  15. Arkansas Average English ACT Scores

  16. Arkansas Average ACT ReadingScores

  17. Arkansas Average ACT Math Scores

  18. Arkansas Average ACT Science Scores

  19. Arkansas Average ACT CompositeScores

  20. Annual Report on Fall Enrollment 80,320 47,629 12,751 Source: ADHE Enrollment Data

  21. Who UACCH Serves • Average Age: 26 • Serve Students On-Campus, Online, CIV • 36% Minority (Less than 5% Hispanic) • 85% Require Remediation • 78% are First Generation • 66% on Financial Aid • 90% are “at risk” (educationally, financially, personally)

  22. DOES THAT DATA SCARE YOU LIKE IT DOES ME?

  23. Have you altered a life? • “I used to think that the medical profession was the most arrogant of professions. Now I think it is us. Can you imagine a doctor bragging that he only treats well patients?” • Joe Martin, President, Real World University

  24. A Long Way To Go…The Workforce Gap A Long Way To Go…The Workforce Gap Where the Jobs Are** 21% require a 4-year degree 75% require an associate’s degree or advanced training 40-60% of jobs in 2015 do notexisttoday.*** 4%require minimum skills *1998-99 State Department of Education Special Survey. 1985-99 State Department of Education Enrollment Data, and 1989-99 High School Completer Data **Carol D’Amico, Workforce 2020: Work and Workers in the 21st Century ***Tony Zeiss, President, Central Piedmont Community College; Keynote Address AATYC, 2006 Where 9th graders are headed* 28%will enter a 4-year college 32%will enter an associate degree program or advanced training 10%will lack the skills needed for employment 30%will drop out before completing high school VS Where the Jobs Are** 21%require a 4-year degree 75%require an associate’s degree or advanced training 4%require minimum skills *1998-99 State Department ofEducation Special Survey. 1985-99 State Department of Education Enrollment Data, and 1989-99 High School Completer Data **Carol D’Amico, Workforce 2020: Work and Workers in the 21st Century ***Tony Zeiss, President, Central Piedmont Community College Where 9th graders are headed* 28%will enter a 4-year college 32%will enter an associate degree program or advanced training 10% will lack the skills needed for employment 30% will drop out before completing high school VS.

  25. Without Proper Preparation in High School, Is This What we Are Setting Our Students up To Face?

  26. So Where Do We Go From Here?

  27. Possible Ideas: • Push Student to Take Core/College • Prep Classes • (Arkansas and Texas • Currently Require This unless • Student/Parent Opt Out)* • Offer and Encourage Students to • Take Advanced Placement Courses • Partner with Your Local Community • College to Offer Dual Credit • Opportunities (Running Start in • Washington state Saved $22.5 Million • in Future Tuition for Students and Parents in 2002-2003 Through Dual Credit Programs)* • *Course Corrections; Lumina Foundation, October 2005

  28. Possible Ideas Continued • Encourage Students to Take Four Years of Math • in High School • (76+% of Students at Two-Year Colleges • Are Enrolled in Introductory College Math)** • Design Programs That Allow Students to See • the Importance of PREPARING for LIFE • (Entering a Community College/Workforce • Training Program RequiresThe Same • Reading, Writing, Math Skills as any Other • First Year College Program)*** • ** Community College Times; American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, October 2006 • ***Arkansas Department of Education, May 2006

  29. When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS

  30. Do I Need to Prepare for Community College? Analyzing and Supporting the High School to College Transition Thursday, February 2, 2006

  31. Collin County • Located just north of Dallas County • Among nations fastest growing cities • Current population of over 480,000 • One of the most highly educated counties in the state • One of the wealthiest counties in the state

  32. Collin College • Serves over 41,000 students annually • Fall credit enrollment of 19,300 • Three campuses • 75-80% of students indicate that they plan to transfer to a university • Average age is 25.6 and declining

  33. Hot Topic: Academic Readiness • 25-30% of all high school students enroll at the community college in fall after graduation • 45-50% will enroll within 15 months of graduation • 42% of these students require developmental math

  34. Source: NCES 1999-081R, Highlights From TIMSS

  35. Source: NCES 1999-081R, Highlights From TIMSS

  36. Why Is the CC Transition Important? • An estimated 47% of the undergraduate students in the U.S. public higher education and 44% of all U.S. undergraduates are enrolled in community and technical colleges Source: U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, 2001

  37. More Importantly • 49% of all minority students in American undergraduate education are found at community colleges Source: McClenny, K. M. and Waiwaiole, E.N.,AACC, Community College Journal,, April/May, 2005

  38. Community Colleges’ Open Admissions: Friend or Foe? • No SAT or standardized testing requirements • No Rank in Class requirement • No High School GPA requirement • Access is the driving force

  39. High School Student Mentality • Do high school students think they can “always go to the community college?” • Do they think that grades do not matter if they are going to the community college? • Do high school student value community colleges? • “First choice” or “last resort”

  40. Community College Enrollment: A Closer Look • Graduating class of 970 students • 240 juniors and seniors enrolled in dual credit • 30% enrolled at the community college upon graduation • Class rank ranges from 6th to 947th • 12% of the students are in the top quartile • 40% are in the top half • As many as 40% may not have indicated that they planned to attend college

  41. Access Is No Longer Enough • Persistence is critical • Meaningful attainment is absolutely necessary • Many programs within CC have selective admissions criteria • Students must be prepared to transfer • Students must be academically ready for junior and senior level courses

  42. Opportunity for Innovation • Supplemental summer instruction • Self paced refresher courses • Early college admissions • Parent education • Alternative delivery of instruction • Changes in pedagogy • Rethink developmental education

  43. High School/College Partnerships • Single biggest predictor post-high school success is quality and intensity of high school curriculum Cliff Adelman, Answers in the Tool Box, U.S. Department of Education • Community colleges cannot succeed if they wait until students enroll before addressing their preparation McCabe, AACC, Community College Journal, April/May 2005

  44. Closing the Gap Goal • Improve the rigor of the senior year in high school • Send a message to students that they cannot take the senior year off. • Align high school exit standards with college readiness standards

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