Dual Credit: Promoting College Access and Success

2. Why Dual Credit? “States are increasingly viewing dual enrollment as a strategy to promote postsecondary attainment and workforce readiness, and taking steps to broaden student access to dual enrollment coursework.”1 • 46% of 4-year institution graduates report enrollment at a 2-year institution in the past • 65% report at least 3 semesters at a 2-year institution • 62% of students who transfer from a 2-year institution to a 4-year institution will earn a bachelor’s degree within 6 years • 72% will earn the bachelor’s degree if they complete a credential at the 2-year institution before transferring

3. Dual Credit: Creating a College-going Culture • Approximately 50% of students who begin college in high school complete a degree within five years. • 88% of community college dual enrollment students continued to college after high school. • 41% of dual credit students went on to four-year colleges. • 80% increase in the number of high school students (1.2 million) taking college-level courses between AY 02-03 and AY 10-11. Chantlani, S. (2018). Dual enrollment is increasing college-going behavior, but only for some students

4. Oklahoma Dual Credit Statistics • Earned credit hours increased 158%. • 97% course success rate. • 19% of first-time, full-time OK freshmen. • 78% were concurrently enrolled at community colleges. • Persistence to the sophomore year average difference 6 – 21 points higher. • Graduation rates average difference 9 – 23 points higher. • Transfer and excel at all tiers of higher education. OSRHE, (2017). Concurrent Enrollment Interim Study

5. TCC Dual Credit Success Dual Credit Students • 90% A, B, or C (5,571 courses / 6,192 total) • 5.1% withdraw (313 / 6, 192 total)

6. Who, What, When… Student Eligibility • ANY junior or senior enrolled in one high school course, who is on-track for graduation has 36 credit hours of free tuition from TCC to start college early Course Eligibility • State admission and course enrollment requirements • No zero-level, co-requisite, or PE classes When do I start? • Six semesters of eligibility • Summer (after 10th), fall, and spring • Summer (after 11th), fall, and spring

7. Program Options Dual Credit Dual Credit to College Degree 2 + 2 Dual Credit to College Degree + One • Students use four semesters of concurrent eligibility • Students may enroll in one or more TCC courses each semester • Students earn 18 – 24 college credit hours • Eligible students may complete degree post high school via Tulsa Achieves or True Blue Lead scholarships • Students use from four to six semesters of concurrent eligibility • Student may enroll in two or more TCC courses each semester • Students earn 24 - 30 college credit hours • Students may complete a degree within one year after high school graduation • Students use six semesters of concurrent eligibility • Student may enroll in two courses each summer and three or more TCC courses each fall and spring semester • Students earn 55 - 60 college credit hours • Some students may earn a degree simultaneously with a high school diploma

8. College Degrees: By the credit hour What is a credit hour? How many credit hours in a course? What are general education courses? How many? What type of classes? How many credit hours in an Associate Degree? How many semesters to the first college degree? How many credit hours in a 4 year degree? What about graduate and professional degrees?

9. Sample Student PathwayLiberal Arts AA [Completed by HS graduation -sample]

10. Sample Student PathwayBiology AS [Plus One completion - sample]

11. Sample Student PathwayPre- Education AA [Plus One completion - sample] Transfer to OSU, NSU, Cameron, OU requires that students work closely with TCC academic advisors and the four-year advisor. Transfer requirements vary among institutions.

12. Sample Student PathwaysProgramming AAS [Plus One completion - sample]

13. Dual Credit to College Degree • Academic Expectation: • College courses content and rigor is not compromised or altered in any way to lessen or decrease expectations of student performance. • FERPA: • Faculty cannot discuss a student’s academic performance, conduct, attendance, or other information with anyone other than college officials who have a ”legitimate educational interest”. • Student Support • Student orientations, F.A. letter, student/parent MOU • Early alert emails, Star Fish alerts, student conduct, Title IX, Report IT

14. Feedback Dual Credit Student Orientations Summer 2019 “One of the things that we discussed that will help me the most will be time management. I will further manage how I will use my time between classes. I will also know how long I should spend outside of class on each class.” Dual Credit Student Survey 2019 They [TCC courses] have less busy work than high school classes. “TCC classes challenge you to be more social and thoughtful than high school classes. They require more of you and the critical thoughts you have.” Dual Credit Faculty Survey “[I] enjoyed concurrent and traditional students equally.” “…the biggest concern I have is a lack of communication. About 50% or more of my emails don’t get responses.”

15. STEWARDSHIP GUIDES OUR DAILY DECISION-MAKING Lissa Steadley, 918-595-7959 Lissa.steadley@tulsacc.edu Deleise Brewer, 918-595-7961 Deleise.brewer@tulsacc.edu Julie Thompson, 918-595-4705 Julie.thompson9@tulsacc.edu Mary Cantrell, 918- 595-7622 Mary.cantrell@tulsacc.edu