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College Connection Ready for Replication

College Connection Ready for Replication. Education Open Source Conference January 31, 2008. Presenters. Presenters. Mary Hensley, Ed.D. Vice President, College Support Systems and ISD Relations mhensley@austincc.edu 512-223-7618.

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College Connection Ready for Replication

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  1. College ConnectionReady for Replication Education Open Source Conference January 31, 2008

  2. Presenters

  3. Presenters Mary Hensley, Ed.D.Vice President, College Support Systems and ISD Relationsmhensley@austincc.edu512-223-7618 Leonard Rivera, Ph.D.Director, Off-Campus/College Connection Programslrivera@delmar.edu361-698-2404

  4. Agenda • Closing the Gaps Overview • College Connection Overview • College Connection How It Works • Program Results • Program Recognition • State and National Interest in Expansion • Questions and Answers

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

  6. Closing the Gaps • Closing the Gaps states that more Texans need to receive college degrees. • 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 15,000 additional students by 2015. • Del Mar Community College expects 2,900 additional 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. 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.

  10. 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

  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. 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

  13. Del Mar 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. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF

  14. Del Mar Service Area College Transition Rates Texas High School Graduates from FY 2006Enrolled in Texas Higher Education Fall 2006 **Less than 25 graduates attending this district 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. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF

  15. Del Mar 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. Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF

  16. College ConnectionHow It Works

  17. 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.

  18. College Connection Program • Program is free to the districts except for transportation costs to tour college campus(es). • During graduation ceremonies, high school graduating seniors receive acceptance letters to Austin Community College District.

  19. Students Receive Services at the High School:

  20. College ConnectionCommon Order of On-Campus Activities Senior Presentation Admission application Financial aid application ASSET assessment Tour of Austin Community College campus(es) Pre-Advising Advising Acceptance letter to Austin Community College at graduation Registration for Austin Community College classes Red=RequiredBlue=Recommended Black=Optional

  21. Lifetime Acceptance “at ACC” • Application never discarded • Provide a permanent college home • Students come to ACC: • Full-time • Part-time • In Summer for transfer • After military service • After career changes • Co-enroll while attending 4-year institution

  22. Lifetime Acceptance “at ACC” • Cohorts can be tracked by semester of entry • Longitudinal data collected for • Retention • Completion • Success

  23. Student Recruitment Senior Kickoff Presentation

  24. See, it didn’t hurt! Recruiter’s name prefix@austincc.edu

  25. ACC 101 – New Student Orientation http://www.austincc.edu/acc101/index_content.html

  26. Program Results

  27. Austin Community CollegeCollege 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

  28. Austin Community CollegeCollege Connection Program Growth Over 5 years at: • 1 school district to 27 school districts • 2 high schools to 58 high schools • 400 students to 17,000+ students

  29. Del Mar CollegeCollege Connection School Districts 2006-07Year 3 Calallen Corpus Christi Flour Bluff Odem Robstown Sinton Taft Tuloso-Midway West Oso 2007-08Year 4 Agua Dulce Aransas Pass Banquete Bishop Calallen Corpus Christi Dr. M.L. Garza Charter Flour Bluff Gregory-Portland Ingleside Mathis Odem Port Aransas Richard Milburn Academy Riviera Robstown Rockport Sinton Taft Tuloso-Midway West Oso 2004-05Year 1 Corpus Christi Sinton Robstown West Oso 2005-06Year 2 Calallen Corpus Christi Flour Bluff Odem Robstown Sinton Taft Tuloso-Midway West Oso

  30. Del Mar CollegeCollege Connection Program Growth Over 4 years at: • 4 school districts to 28 school districts • 5 high schools to 28 high schools • 1,081 students to 5,931 students

  31. Austin Community CollegeCollege ConnectionDiversity of Participants 2006-07

  32. Austin Community CollegeTraditionally Underrepresented in Higher Education - Students Enroll at ACC • More than 55% of College Connectionenrollees are minorities • Higher percentage entering ACC through College Connection than in the general ACC student population

  33. Austin Community CollegeCollege 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

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