African American Males in College

1. African American Males in College Mississippi Board of Education July 16 Dr. Larry L. Day Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges Dr. Reginald Sykes Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

2. African American Males in College Purpose of African American Males in College Task Force To offer recommendations and strategies to increase the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of African American males in Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Education

3. African American Males in CollegeTask Force • Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning • State Board for Community and Junior Colleges • Mississippi Department of Education • Community/Business Leaders

4. African American Males in College Initiative Sub-committees • Research - data and trends • K-12 - critical issues that impact IHL enrollment • Recruitment/Retention - review recruitment, retention, and marketing strategies • Best Practices - successful programs • Community Relations - identify parents, civic and business leaders/organizations to serve as partners • Community/Junior College - strategies in the enrollment, retention and graduation of African American males at Community/Junior Colleges

5. African American Enrollment Trends • Nationally, there is a 2 to 1 ratio of African American females to males enrolled in higher education • African American males lag behind African American females in degree completion rates • African American males trail other groups in society in almost every educational category

6. IHL African American Enrollment Source: IHLMIS, 2009

7. IHL Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity System Enrollment is around 71,000 7 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

8. IHL Six-Year Graduation Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen System Average is 48% Source: IHLMIS, 2009

9. IHL One-Year Retention Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen System Average is 75% 9 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

10. IHL Average ACT Composite Scores for Entering Freshmen System Average is 21.6 10 Source: IHLMIS, 2009

11. Mississippi Public Community and Junior Colleges • 1st Two-Year College System in the Nation • Over 70,000 Credit Headcount Enrollment • Open Door Admission Policy • 34 Locations Across the State • 70% of all Freshmen (Public & Private) Attend Community Colleges • 50% of all Undergraduates (Public & Private) Attend Community Colleges • Community College Transfers Perform As Well As Native IHL Students • 33% of all IHL Graduates Attended a Community College

12. Mississippi Community/Junior CollegeAfrican American Enrollment MACJC 2007-2008 Annual Report

13. Mississippi Community/Junior CollegeAfrican American Enrollment Percentage By Curriculum, Fall 2007

14. Mississippi Community/Junior CollegeAfrican American Enrollment PercentageIn A Remedial Course

15. Mississippi Community/Junior CollegeAfrican American Graduation, 2006-07

16. Mississippi Community/Junior CollegeAfrican American Graduation Percentage By Curriculum, 2006-07

17. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsSelf-Reported Education Level of African American Male Inmates As of May 1, 2009 23,386 males incarcerated in Mississippi 14,432 African American males incarcerated in Mississippi MDC Fact Sheet 2009 17

18. Task Force Recommendations • To craft a model for data collection, database development and analysis that will form the content of recommendations on policies and programs directed for the African American Males in College Initiative • To use data and analyses to determine what programs work (i.e. best practices) and those that do not work • To review steps, programs and procedures that lead to successful collegiate-level matriculation of African American males • To identify essential social resources that measure success (i.e., financial and human) and to identify social determinations that impede successful collegiate-level matriculation

19. Strategies • Adopt-a-School Program • Summer Programs for Young Scholars • Life After High School Tours • Identity Programs • Speakers Bureau • Peer Mentoring Training • Provide Leadership Activities • Cultural Enrichment andCo-curricular Activities

20. Strategies • Expand Involvement in Student Organizations • Exposure to other Cultures and Communities • Provide Academic Advising and Planning • Provide Peer Mentoring Training • Assist Community Groups • Ongoing Seminars • Financial Support from Greek Organizations • Utilize Community Programs to Inform Parents

21. Questions