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It’s College That Works! . Dr. Nicole Kennedy TCSG Executive Director of Student Affairs. TCSG Enrollment has Skyrocketed at the 25 TCSG Colleges . . . Enrollment grew by 46,000 students between FY08 - FY11 32% increase in students in three years
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It’s College That Works! Dr. Nicole Kennedy TCSG Executive Director of Student Affairs
TCSG Enrollment has Skyrocketed at the 25 TCSG Colleges . . . • Enrollment grew by 46,000 students between FY08 - FY11 • 32% increase in students in three years • 190,000 students enrolled in the 26 TCSG colleges in FY11 • 15 TCSG colleges in Community College Week Magazine lists of 50 fastest-growing two-year colleges in the nation in 2010
Investing in Our Students: The TCSG colleges have added $659 million in new buildings, renovations and equipment over the last six years new classroom & lab construction: $393,000,000new classroom & lab equipment: $129,000,000campus building renovations: $92,000,000 Georgia career academy grants: $45,000,000
TCSG Colleges Adding Associate of Science Degrees (Fall 2011) • Columbus Technical College • AS Biology • AS Health Science • AS General Studies • Augusta Technical College • AS Business Administration • Savannah Technical College • AS Dental Hygiene
HOPE Overview 2011 55.5 percent of HOPE recipients are TCSG students They get 28 percent of HOPE funding
HOPE and TCSG Students • 77% of TCSG students receive HOPE • 91% of those students are on the HOPE Grant • The HOPE Grant funds Certificates and Diplomas • Certificates: four months to one year to complete • Diplomas: eight months to two years to complete
Merging Colleges:Greater student access to a wider range of learning opportunities 2008: 33 colleges 2011: 25 colleges
Articulation(TCSG & GaDOE) • TCSG forwards learning outcomes and blueprints to GaDOE • GaDOE recommends schools and teachers from across the state of Georgia willing to pilot the Spring Pilot Exams • GaDOE forwards learning outcomes and blueprints to targeted instructors • Targeted instructors should be on “block schedule” • GaDOE Instructors incorporate learning outcomes into curriculum Spring Semester • High School Initiatives Coordinators collaborates with High School Teachers to select a testing date for Spring Semester • High School Initiatives Coordinators collectively test a minimum of 75 students in each program area, Spring Semester • HS Initiatives Coordinators administer pilot exams at high schools no later than May 1, 2012 • CTECS utilize pilot results for analysis and cut scores • Official testing will be launched in Fall 2012
Articulation (TCSG & USG) Mini Core – Round 1 (approved early 2000s) • Introduction to Mathematical Modeling - MATH 1101 • College Algebra - MATH 1111 • Pre-calculus - MATH 1113 • Composition I - ENGL 1101 • Composition II - ENGL 1102 Mini Core – Round 2 (approved May 2011) • American Literature – ENGL 2130 • Introduction to Psychology – PSYC 1101 • Introduction to Economics – ECON 1101 • Introduction to Sociology – SOCI 1101 • Public Speaking –SPCH 1101
Round Three (TCSG & USG) Mini Core – Round 3 (proposed December 2011; estimated approval March 2012) • Art Appreciation ARTS 1101 • World History I HIST 1111 • World History II HIST 1112 • U.S. History I HIST 2111 • U.S. History II HIST 2112 • Intro to Humanities HUMN 1101 • American Government POLS 1101 • Macroeconomics ECON 2105 • Microeconomics ECON 2106 • Biology I BIOL 1111 (L) • Biology II BIOL 1112 (L) • Chemistry I CHEM 1211 (L) • Chemistry II CHEM 1212 (L) • Introduction to Statistics MATH 1121 • Calculus MATH 1131 • Intro to Physics I PHYS 1111 (L) • Intro to Physics II PHYS 1112 (L)
Model Articulation (TCSG & Southern Polytechnic State University) • BAS Articulation Signed May, 2009 • 134 TCSG Students BAS IT (1 Masters) • 43 TCSG Students BAS Business • 16 TCSG Students BAS Manufacturing • BSET Articulation Signed May, 2011 • 18+ North Georgia Technical College
Articulation Degree Delivery Format • All Courses will be delivered fully online • Labs will be delivered either: • Fully Online • Low-Residency Format Concentrated into three Saturdays per semester on SPSU campus • When volume permits, labs may be offered at local TCSG Campuses
It’s College That Works! Dr. Nicole Kennedy TCSG Executive Director of Student Affairs