College Connection Closing the Gaps and Opening Doors

ACC Foundation Board of Directors Meeting

February 18, 2009

College Connection College Connection Closing the Gaps and Opening DoorsClosing the Gaps and Opening Doors

AgendaAgenda

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Strategy:Board Strategy:Increasing ParticipationIncreasing Participation

Closing the Gaps If more Texans do not receive college degrees by 2030,

the State could lose up to $40 billion in annual household income.

The Texas GoalIncrease student enrollment in higher education by

630,000 by 2015.ACC’s GoalIncrease student enrollment to

38,690 by 2015.

OVERALLTexas Slightly Below Target

ACC Above Target2010 Target: 34,340 Fall 2008: 35,798

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Texas On Target


HISPANICTexas Well Below Target


WHITETexas Slightly Above Target


ACC Has Met 2010 Participation ACC Has Met 2010 Participation GoalsGoals

*OIE Table 1, Austin Community College, Student Profile - ACC Total, 12th Class Day Data, Fall 2007 vs. Fall 2008*THECB (2008, July). Closing the gaps by 2015: 2008 Progress Report. www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1555.pdf.*THECB (2004). Institutional targets for closing the gaps in participation: Targets one – four. http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingTheGaps/ctgtargets_pdf.cfm?Goal=1

The The College Connection College Connection ProgramProgram Partnerships with area school districts 100 percent participation of college seniors One-on-one support to assist students through college admissions Bring college admissions to the high school campuses—at no cost

to the school district

College Connection College Connection ResultsResults

College Connection Growth 2004-08

College Connection Enrollments into ACC

College Connection College Connection Program GrowthProgram Growth

Blue=Year College Connection started Red=Year Seniors attend ACC after College Connection1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf 3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF 4-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1497.pdf

ISD

Students NOT Located in Higher Education in Texas 2007 Increase of Students in TX HIED Since Inception

Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007

# % # % # % # % # %San Marcos 273 66% 219 55% 234 59% 294 66% 277 64% 2%Austin 2,066 56% 2,005 54% 2,014 52% 1,871 52% 4%Bastrop 234 57% 239 54% 282 61% 223 55% 2%Del Valle 312 80% 236 66% 229 71% 227 75% 5%Leander 459 48% 422 42% 418 40% 452 38% 10%Hays 290 55% 286 51% 296 48% 7%Manor 87 62% 89 68% 85 56% 6%Pflugerville 204 48% 156 46% 445 42% 6%

College Connection College Connection Works!Works!

Blue=Year College Connection started Red=Year Seniors attend ACC after College Connection1-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0961.pdf2-Source: http://www.txhighereddata.org/Reports/PDF/0963.pdf 3-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1161.PDF 4-Source: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Reports/PDF/1497.pdf

ISD

Students NOT Located in Higher Education in Texas 2007 Increase of Students in TX HIED Since Inception

Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007# % # % # % # % # %

Elgin 95 56% 72 45% 11%Jarrell 22 50% 26 52% -2%Lockhart 170 63% 139 55% 8%Luling 54 62% 54 67% -5%Round Rock 1020 47% 959 44% 3%Smithville 66 53% 56 57% -4%

College Connection College Connection Works!Works!

Diversity of Participants Diversity of Participants 2007-082007-08

Opening DoorsOpening Doors

“Because of College Connection and because of Austin Community College, I have been able to make smart choices about college and my future.” – LBJ High School Graduate, ACC Student

“With the start that I got from College Connection and the support that I got once I arrived at ACC, I have learned a lot about what it takes to go to college. I have learned so much that I have been able to help my friends know what to do. One of my best friends is finally going to start at Austin Community College in the fall because I shared with her that if I can do it, she can do it, too.” – Bastrop High School Graduate, ACC Student

ACC Fall Enrollments 38% increase first year 59% increase over two years Sustained growth over five years at about

30% per year

Early College Start (Dual Credit) Enrollments 41% increase from ’05 – ‘08

Tech Prep Enrollments 98% increase in enrollment from ‘03 to ‘08

36 students in 2003-04 48 students in 2004-05 293 students in 2005-06 1,597 students in 2006-07 2,181 students in 2007-08

Positive Impact on Other College Positive Impact on Other College ProgramsPrograms

• Alamo Community College District• Blinn College• Del Mar College• Houston Community College System• Lee College• Odessa College• Richland College• South Texas College• Tarrant County College District• Weatherford College

The Texas ConnectionThe Texas Connection

Ten Colleges Received THECB Implementation Grants

The Texas ConnectionThe Texas Connection

• Central Texas College• Coastal Bend Community College• Temple Community College• Vernon College

Other Community Colleges with College Connection

• Cedar Valley College• Cisco Junior College• Northeast Texas Community College• Paris Junior College• Victoria College

Five Colleges Received THECB Planning Grants

Changing the NationChanging the NationFlorida Department of Education: “Go Higher--Get

Accepted”Maine: Law requiring high school seniors to complete one

college applicationConsulting: Colleges from California to South Carolina have

consulted with ACC about the program’s successAwards:

THECB Star AwardExcelencia in EducationBellwether Award

For copies of this presentation:www.austincc.edu/isd/documents/02-18-2009ACCFoundation.ppt

Melissa RichardsonDirector, College [email protected]

Luanne Preston, Ph.D.Executive Director, School [email protected]

Documents

College Connection Closing the Gaps and Opening Doors