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Report on Participation and Success Progress

Report on Participation and Success Progress . January 29, 2009. Goals. Participation: By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 630,000 more students.

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Report on Participation and Success Progress

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  1. Report on Participation and Success Progress January 29, 2009

  2. Goals Participation: By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 630,000 more students. Success: By 2015, award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. THECB 1/2009

  3. Areas of Focus • Increases in Hispanic Participation • Additional Technology Degrees • Additional Certified Teachers • Math and Science THECB 1/2009

  4. 2008 enrollment increase of 43,500 is largest since 2002 630,000 302,000 278,994 THECB 1/2009

  5. Source of fall 2007 to fall 2008 enrollment increase • Half of increase tied to Hispanic students (21,578) • African American enrollments increased by 7,000 • Dual Credit enrollments grew by 14,000 • Two-year college enrollments grew by 30,000 and universities by 11,000 THECB 1/2009

  6. Higher Education is becoming more diverse African-Am. Other Other African-Am. Hispanic White Hispanic White Fall 2000 Fall 2008 THECB 1/2009

  7. Ethnicity of 18-35 Year Old Texans: 2007 and 2015 Other Other African Am. African Am. White Hispanic Hispanic White 2007: 6.45 million 2015: 7.44 million THECB 1/2009

  8. Institutions’ enrollment targets exceed Participation Forecast but below Closing the Gaps Goal Public Colleges and Universities THECB 1/2009

  9. Metroplex faces biggest challenge to achieve CTG Participation Goal THECB 1/2009

  10. P-16 Outreach Efforts in Metroplex • Regional P-16 Council Grants • FY 2008: Three institutions • FY 2009: Two institutions • Work Study Mentorship Program Grants • FY 2008: Eight institutions (194 Mentors) • FY 2009: Fourteen institutions (279 Mentors) • College Access Challenge Grants (FY 2009-FY 2010) • Community Partnerships: Two institutions • College Connection: Two institutions THECB 1/2009

  11. P-16 Outreach Efforts in Metroplex • College Connection (State) Grants • FY 2007-2009: Three institutions totaling • Satellite GO Center Grants • FY 2008: One grantee • FY 2009: Three grantees • AmeriCorps*VISTA expansion • Proposed 14 VISTA members in FY 2010 • Mobile GO Centers • Two institutions • Dallas Minority Male Pilot Project THECB 1/2009

  12. Institutions’ 2015 Hispanic targets need to be raised White Hispanic African Am THECB 1/2009 * Asians are not targeted in the plan.

  13. Initiatives to increaseHispanic enrollments • URRS review includes comparison with CB’ CTG allocations by ethnicity • Institutional partnerships with high-need public schools • Closing the Gaps for Latina/o Students Task Force made recommendations • Academic assistance programs THECB 1/2009

  14. Dual Credit responsible for much of community college enrollment growth THECB 1/2009

  15. 39,307 more Bachelor’s, Associate’s and Certificates awarded than in 2000 93,765 39,965 39,307 THECB 1/2009

  16. Public institutions’ baccalaureate targets exceed state’s 2015 Goal Associate’s Bachelor’s THECB 1/2009

  17. Institutions anticipate substantial growth in UG awards by ethnicity but are short of 2015 CTG target Hispanic White* African Am. * Not targeted in the Plan. THECB 1/2009

  18. Public institutions are focused ondoctoral programs THECB 1/2009

  19. Progress in health awards;None in STEM fields Nursing/Allied Health Technology THECB 1/2009

  20. How to spur STEM awards • Universities and community colleges works with K-12 to improve student preparation • Improve transfer articulation between two-year and four-year institutions • Nurture students in STEM fields more effectively THECB 1/2009

  21. Educating teachers is criticalto Texas’ success Teachers Math & Science Teachers THECB 12/2008

  22. Teacher Initiatives • Math, Science & Technology Teacher Prep Academies • College and Career Readiness Initiative awareness programs for faculty in teacher education programs • Working with institutions to attract more high achieving students into teaching THECB 1/2009

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